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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga

Chapter 5 ASMUND'S CHILDREN. GRETTIR'S CHILDHOOD

Word Count: 1440    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

was Atli, an able and accomplished man, tactful and easy to deal with; he was much liked by all. His second son was called Grettir. He was very hard to manage in his bringi

o afterwards married Glum the son of Ospak, Kjallak's son from Skridinsenni. Another daughter was named Rannveig; she married Gamli the son of Thorhall of Vineland, and they dwelt at M

develop a little. Asmund told him that he must do some work. Grettir

d the geese,"

k, only fit for an id

s father said, "and we sha

come on quickly enough. This put him out, for he could never control his temper. Soon afterwards some wanderers found the goslings lying outside dead, and the ge

en winter

ing the gosl

them ther

creatures

any more of their

ns his friend of il

e you other

hath tried. But what am I

m sitting by the fire, as I am

s." he answered. "It is

his back hard. It was the custom in those days for people to have large rooms with long fires in them in their houses, where men sat

ack his father said to him: "Now you will have to

"`Tis ill to rou

r nothing at al

along Asmund's back. Asmund sprang up and was going to thrash him with his stick, but he esc

giver of tre

tent to bur

cut I was str

ee the bird

ne and said he would not grow up very prudent. The affair

old him to look after his horses. Grettir sai

ather and about rain coming. When she refuses to graze it never fails that a storm will follow. You are then to keep the horses under shelter in the sta

to do; but it seems to me rash to trust to the mar

morning early he came to the stables, opened the door and found Keingala standing in front of the manger. She had taken the whole of the fodder which had been given to all the horses for herself. Grettir jumped upon her back, with a sharp knife in his hand which he drew across her shoulder and along her back on both sides. The horse was fat and fresh; she shied back very frightened and kicked out till her hoofs rattled against the walls. Grettir fell off, but picked himself up and tried to mo

y seem wise who ar

hought it very strange that no change came in the weather. On the third morning he went himself to the horses and on seein

ppen-also the unli

ad got into that state and thought Grettir must have done it. Grettir grinned and said nothing. Asmund went h

spoke

me sorely, and

f a woman that u

ds my command

erses, oh wif

he more perverse, for you to make him work, or

d Asmund. "He must have something wors

to the other," said Gre

w very big, but men did not clearly know what strength he had because he had never been tried in wrestling. He kept making

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1 Chapter 1 MEETING OF DEFEATED CHIEFS IN THE WEST AND MARRIAGE OF ONUND2 Chapter 2 FIGHT WITH VIKINGS VIGBJOD AND VESTMAR3 Chapter 3 DEATH OF ONUND. DISPUTES BETWEEN THE SONS OF ONUND AND OF EIRIK4 Chapter 4 BATTLE AT RIFSKER5 Chapter 5 ASMUND'S CHILDREN. GRETTIR'S CHILDHOOD6 Chapter 6 GRETTIR KILLS SKEGGI AND IS OUTLAWED FOR THREE YEARS7 Chapter 7 GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND IS WRECKED ON HARAMARSEY8 Chapter 8 ADVENTURE IN THE HOWE OF KAR THE OLD9 Chapter 9 BERSERKS AT HARAMARSEY10 Chapter 10 THORFINN'S RETURN. GRETTIR VISITS THE NORTH11 Chapter 11 ADVENTURE WITH A BEAR12 Chapter 12 GRETTIR KILLS BJORN AND IS SUMMONED BEFORE JARL SVEINN13 Chapter 13 GRETTIR KILLS GUNNAR. HIS FRIENDS RALLY ROUND HIM AND SAVE HIM FROM THE VENGEANCE OF THE JARL14 Chapter 14 SENTENCES ON THE FOSTER-BROTHERS15 Chapter 15 GRETTIR'S VISIT TO AUDUN IN VIDIDAL; OFFERS HIS SERVICES TO BARDI16 Chapter 16 GRETTIR'S VAIN ENDEAVOUR TO PROVOKE BARDI17 Chapter 17 THE SPOOK AT THORHALLSSTAD. GLAM THE SHEPHERD KILLED BY A FIEND. HIS GHOST WALKS18 Chapter 18 DOINGS OF GLAM'S GHOST. AWFUL CONDITION OF VATNSDAL19 Chapter 19 THE FIGHT WITH GLAM'S GHOST20 Chapter 20 GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND KILLS THORBJORN SLOWCOACH21 Chapter 21 GRETTIR FETCHES FIRE-THE SONS OF THORIR ARE BURNT22 Chapter 22 GRETTIR APPEARS BEFORE THE KING AND FAILS TO UNDERGO THE ORDEAL23 Chapter 23 ADVENTURE WITH THE BERSERK SNAEKOLL24 Chapter 24 THE SONS OF THORIR OF SKARD ARE SLAIN BY ATLI AND GRIM25 Chapter 25 ATLI MURDERED BY THORBJORN OXMAIN26 Chapter 26 GRETTIR RETURNS TO BJARG-SVEINN AND HIS HORSE SADDLE-HEAD27 Chapter 27 DEATH OF THORBJORN OXMAIN28 Chapter 28 GRETTIR WINTERS WITH THORGILS AT REYKJAHOLAR IN COMPANY WITH THE FOSTER-BROTHERS29 Chapter 29 GRETTIR'S CASE OVERBORNE AT THE ALL-THING30 Chapter 30 GRETTIR IS CAPTURED BY FARMERS AND RELEASED BY THORBJORG31 Chapter 31 ADVENTURE WITH LOPT32 Chapter 32 TREACHERY AND DEATH OF THORIR REDBEARD33 Chapter 33 ATTACK ON GRETTIR BY THORIR OF GARD WITH EIGHTY MEN REPULSED WITH THE AID OF HALLMUND34 Chapter 34 THE CHASTISEMENT OF GISLI35 Chapter 35 THE BATTLE WITH THE MYRAMEN36 Chapter 36 HALLMUND IS KILLED BY A FOREST-MAN NAMED GRIM37 Chapter 37 GRETTIR'S MEETING WITH THORIR ON THE REYKJA HEATH38 Chapter 38 GHOSTS IN BARDARDAL39 Chapter 39 GRETTIR SLAYS A GIANT40 Chapter 40 FIGHT WITH THORODD THE SON OF SNORRI41 Chapter 41 GRETTIR'S LAST VISIT TO BJARG AND JOURNEY WITH ILLUGI TO DRANGEY42 Chapter 42 GRETTIR VISITS THE THING AT HEGRANES43 Chapter 43 THORBJORN'S FOSTER-MOTHER44 Chapter 44 THE SPELL TAKES EFFECT45 Chapter 45 THE SPELL CONTINUES TO WORK46 Chapter 46 THORBJORN AGAIN VISITS DRANGEY47 Chapter 47 THE LAST BATTLE-DEATH OF GRETTIR AND ILLUGI48 Chapter 48 THORBJORN VISITS GRETTIR'S MOTHER AT BJARG49 Chapter 49 GRETTIR'S DEATH AVENGED BY HIS BROTHER THORSTEINN DROMUND50 Chapter 50 THE LADY SPES51 Chapter 51 ADVENTURES OF THORSTEINN AND SPES52 Chapter 52 THE ORDEAL53 Chapter 53 ABSOLUTION IN ROME54 Chapter 54 THE TESTIMONY OF STURLA THE LAWMAN