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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga

Chapter 7 GRETTIR SAILS FOR NORWAY AND IS WRECKED ON HARAMARSEY

Word Count: 1487    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

o had a young and pretty wife. Asmund sent a man to Haflidi asking him to take Grettir and look after him. Haflidi answered that he had heard that Grettir was very difficult to get on with, b

"You have never been obedient to me. Nor do I know what you would do

Work not done n

the road. Before they parted she said: "You have not been sent off in the way that I should have wished, my son, or in a way befitting you

. She said: "This was the sword of Jokull, my father's father and of the ancient Vat

. Then he went on his way and Asdis wished him all possible happiness. He rode South over the heath and did not stop t

sails I my fa

ough he sent

was who gave

aying: The mo

evident that she had

bale or to trim the sails or to do any work in the ship, as it was his duty to do equally with the other men; nor would he buy himself off. They sailed to the South, rounded Reykjanes and left the land behind t

men called out to Grettir to get up and work; th

if every fin

of such a l

e than before, and said they would pay him out on h

ly of Bard the mate's wife than to bear a han

he heard them went up to Grettir and said: "I don't think your relations with the crew are very good. You a

ttir rejoined. "But I should like one or two t

shall never get on upon those terms. B

is t

ut them. Now I suggest that you make a lampoon about me. T

ng but good," said he. "I am not goi

ch should at first appear foul, bu

wered, "I am q

said: "You have much toil; and it see

nswered, "annoy us mor

ud, said: "It will be the

rd himself being den

words that

d on curds a

o meals a

the bays mid f

that you should take him down a little, but I am not going to risk my good name because of his ill-temper and caprice. T

ndure?" they said. "Why should a la

, and after that they cared

ut. The mate's young wife was in the habit of stitching Grettir's sleeves for him, and th

y den! deep fu

rd thou didst s

e sewed; but n

the toil while t

t up at on

ough the ship be

exed that I sl

ly be wrath i

e toiling at wo

would do little good. He replied: "A man's help is something." Haflidi told them not to refuse

would try what he could do. He said the less tried the better, and went below and filled his bucket. There were two men above to empty the buckets as he handed them. Before long they both gave in from fatigue. Then four others took their places, but the same thing happened. Some say that befor

with all the loose property. There was an island a little way off, whither they carried as much of their property as they could get off in the night. When the day broke, they began to ask where they were. Some of them

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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