CONTENTS. Introduction The Northmen in Iceland--Superstitions of the Race--Social Principles--Daily Life in Njal's Time--Conclusion. Icelandic Chronology CHAPTER I. Of Fiddle Mord 1 II. Hrut Woos Unna 2 III. Hrut and Gunnhillda, Kings' Mother 4 IV. Of Hrut's Cruise 7 V. Atli Arnvid Son's Slaying 8 VI. Hrut Sails out to Iceland 10 VII. Unna separates from Hrut 13 VIII. Mord claims his Goods from Hrut 15 IX. Thorwald gets Hallgerda to Wife 17 X. Hallgerda's Wedding 19 XI. Thorwald's Slaying 20 XII. Thiostolf's Flight 22 XIII. Glum's Wooing 25 XIV. Glum's Wedding 28 XV. Thiostolf goes to Glum's House 29 XVI. Glum's Sheep Hunt 30 XVII. Glum's Slaying 31 XVIII. Fiddle Mord's d**h 34 XIX. Gunnar comes into the Story 34 XX. Of Njal and His Children 35 XXI. Unna goes to See Gunnar 35 XXII. Njal's Advice 37 XXIII. Huckster Hedinn 39 XXIV. Gunnar and Hrut Strive at the Thing 42 XXV. Unna's Second Wedding 44 XXVI. Of Asgrim and his Children 45 XXVII. Helgi Njal's Son's Wooing 45 XXVIII. Hallvard comes out to Iceland 46 XXIX. Gunnar goes Abroad 47 XXX. Gunnar goes a-sea-roving 48 XXXI. Gunnar goes to King Harold Gorm's Son and Earl Hacon 52 XXXII. Gunnar comes out to Iceland 53 XXXIII. Gunnar's Wooing 54 XXXIV. Of Thrain Sigfus' Son 57 XXXV. The Visit to Bergthorsknoll 59 XXXVI. Kol Slew Swart 60 XXXVII. The Slaying of Kol, whom Atli Slew 63 XXXVIII. The k**ing of Atli the Thrall 65 XXXIX. The Slaying of Brynjolf the Unruly 69 XL. Gunnar and Njal make Peace about Brynjolf's Slaying 70 XLI. Sigmund comes out to Iceland 71 XLII. The Slaying of Thord Freedmanson 73 XLIII. Njal and Gunnar make Peace for the Slaying of Thord 74 XLIV. Sigmund Mocks Njal and his Sons 76 XLV. The Slaying of Sigmund and Skiolld 79 XLVI. Of Gizur The White and Geir the Priest 82 XLVII. Of Otkell in Kirkby 83 XLVIII. How Hallgerda makes Malcolm Steal from Kirkby 85 XLIX. Of Skamkell's Evil Counsel 86 L. Of Skamkell's Lying 90 LI. Of Gunnar 92 LII. Of Runolf, the Son of Wolf Aurpriest 94 LIII. How Otkell Rode over Gunnar 95 LIV. The Fight at Rangriver 97 LV. Njal's Advice to Gunnar 99 LVI. Gunnar and Geir the Priest Strive at the Thing 101 LVII. Of Starkad and his Sons 104 LVIII. How Gunnar's Horse Fought 106 LIX. Of Asgrim and Wolf Uggis' Son 108 LX. An Attack against Gunnar agreed on 109 LXI. Gunnar's Dream 111 LXII. The Slaying of Hjort and Fourteen Men 112 LXIII. Njals Counsel to Gunnar 115 LXIV. Of Valgard and Mord 116 LXV. Of Fines and Atonements 118 LXVI. Of Thorgeir Otkell's Son 120 LXVII. Of Thorgeir Starkad's Son 121 LXVIII. Of Njal and those Namesakes 122 LXIX. Olaf the Peaco*k's Gifts to Gunnar 124 LXX. Mord's Counsel 126 LXXI. The Slaying of Thorgeir Otkell's Son 127 LXXII. Of the Suits for Manslaughter at the Thing 129 LXXIII. Of the Atonement 130 LXXIV. Kolskegg goes Abroad 132 LXXV. The Riding to Lithend 135 LXXVI. Gunnar's Slaying 135 LXXVII. Gunnar Sings a Song Dead 139 LXXVIII. Gunnar of Lithend Avenged 141 LXXIX. Hogni takes an Atonement for Gunnar's d**h 143 LXXX. Of Kolskegg: How he was Baptised 143
LXXXI. Of Thrain: How he Slew Kol 144 LXXXII. Njal's Sons Sail Abroad 147 LXXXIII. Of Kari Solmund's Son 148 LXXXIV. Of Earl Sigurd 150 LXXXV. The Battle with the Earls 151 LXXXVI. Hrapp's Voyage from Iceland 152 LXXXVII. Thrain took to Hrapp 156 LXXXVIII. Earl Hacon Fights with Njal's Sons 162 LXXXIX. Njal's Sons and Kari come out to Iceland 165 XC. The Quarrel of Njal's Sons with Thrain Sigfus' Son 166 XCI. Thrain Sigfus' Son's Slaying 170 XCII. Kettle takes Hauskuld as his Foster-Son 175 XCIII. Njal takes Hauskuld to Foster 176 XCIV. Of Flosi Thord's Son 177 XXCV. Of Hall of the Side 177 XCVI. Of the Change of Faith 178 XCVII. Of Thangbrand's Journeys 179 XCVIII. Of Thangbrand and Gudleif 180 XCIX. Of Gest Oddleif's Son 183 C. Of Gizur the White and Hjallti 185 CI. Of Thorgeir of Lightwater 186 CII. The Wedding of Hauskuld, the Priest of Whiteness 187 CIII. The Slaying of Hauskuld Njal's Son 191 CIV. The Slaying of Lyting's Brothers 195 CV. Of Amund the Blind 197 CVI. Of Valgard the Guileful 198 CVII. Of Mord and Njal's Sons 199 CVIII. Of The Slander of Mord Valgard's Son 200 CIX. Of Mord and Njal's Sons 203 CX. The Slaying of Hauskuld, the Priest Whiteness 203 CXI. Of Hildigunna and Mord Valgard's Son 205 CXII. The Pedigree of Gudmund the Powerful 206 CXIII. Of Snorri the Priest and his Stock 207 CXIV. Of Flosi Thord's Son 207 CXV. Of Flosi and Hildigunna 209 CXVI. Of Flosi and Mord and the Sons of Sigfus 211 CXVII. Njal and Skarphedinn Talk Together 213 CXVIII. Asgrim and Njal's Sons pray Men for Help 214 CXIX. Of Skarphedinn and Thorkel Foulmouth 219 CXX. Of the Pleading of the Suit 221 CXXI. Of the Award of Atonement between Flosi and Njal 223 CXXII. Of the Judges 225 CXXIII. An Attack planned on Njal and his Sons 228 CXXIV. Of Portents 232 CXXV. Flosi's Journey from Home 232 CXXVI. Of Portents at Bergthorsknoll 233 CXXVII. The Onslaught on Bergthorsknoll 235 CXXVIII. Njal's Burning 237 CXXIX. Skarphedinn's d**h 241 CXXX. Of Kari Solmund's Son 245 CXXXI. Njal's and Bergthora's Bones Found 248 CXXXII. Flosi's Dream 251 CXXXIII. Of Flosi's Journey and his Asking for Help 252 CXXXIV. Of Thorhall and Kari 256 CXXXV. Of Flosi and the Burners 260 CXXXVI. Of Thorgeir Craggeir 262 CXXXVII. Of Eyjolf Bolverk's Son 262 CXXXVIII. Of Asgrim, and Gizur, and Kari 267 CXXXIX. Of Asgrim and Gudmund 270 CXL. Of the Declarations of the Suits 271 CXLI. Now Men go to the Courts 274 CXLII. Of Eyjolf Bolverk's Son 284 CXLIII. The Counsel of Thorhall Asgrim's Son 285 CXLIV. Battle at the Althing 290 CXLV. Of Kari and Thorgeir 299 CXLVI. The Award of Atonement with Thorgeir Craggeir 303 CXLVII. Kari comes to Bjorn's House in the Mark 305 CXLVIII. Of Flosi and the Burners 307 CXLIX. Of Kari and Bjorn 309 CL. More of Kari and Bjorn 312 CLI. Of Kari, and Bjorn, and Thorgeir 315 CLII. Flosi goes Abroad 317 CLIII. Kari goes Abroad 318 CLIV. Gunnar Lambi's Son's Slaying 320 CLV. Of Signs and Wonders 323 CLVI. Brian's Battle 324 CLVII. The Slaying of Kol Thorstein's Son 330 CLVIII. Of Flosi and Kari 332