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