{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/gre/gre04.htm","path":"neu/gre/gre04.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/gre/gre04.htm","text":"| | | PAGE | \n| | Preface | v | \n| | Chronology of the Story. | xvii | \n| CHAP . | | | \n| I.-XIII. | The Forefathers of Grettir | 1-27 | \n| XIV. | Of Grettir as a Child, and his froward ways with his father. | 29 | \n| XV. | Of the Ball-play on Midfirth Water | 34 | \n| XVI. | Of the Slaying of Skeggi | 35 | \n| XVII. | Of Grettir's Voyage out | 39 | \n| XVIII. | Of Grettir at Haramsey and his dealings with Karr the Old | 46 | \n| XIX. | Of Yule at Haramsey, and how Grettir dealt with the Bearserks | 50 | \n| XX. | How Thorfinn met Grettir at Haramsey again | 60 | \n| XXI. | Of Grettir and Biorn and the Bear | 62 | \n| XXII. | Of the Slaying of Biorn | 67 | \n| p. xx | | | \n| CHAP . | | PAGE | \n| XXIII. | The Staying of Hiarandi | 70 | \n| XXIV. | Of the Slaying of Gunnar, and Grettir's strife with Earl Svein | 72 | \n| XXV. | The Slaying of Thorgils Makson | 77 | \n| XXVI. | Of Thorstein Kuggson, and the gathering for the Bloodsuit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson | 78 | \n| XXVII. | The Suit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson | 80 | \n| XXVIII. | Grettir comes out to Iceland again | 83 | \n| XXIX. | Of the Horse-fight at Longfit | 87 | \n| XXX. | Of Thorbiorn Oxmain and Thorbiorn Tardy, and of Grettir's meeting with Kormak on Ranifirth-neck | 89 | \n| XXXI. | How Grettir met Bardi, the Son of Gudmund, as he came back from the Heath-slayings | 92 | \n| XXXII. | Of the Haunting at Thorhall-stead; and how Thorhall took a Shepherd by the rede of Skapti the Lawman, and what befell thereafter | 95 | \n| XXXIII. | Of the doings of Glam at Thorhall-stead | 101 | \n| XXXIV. | Grettir hears of the Hauntings | 104 | \n| XXXV. | Grettir goes to Thorhall-stead, and has to do with Glam | 105 | \n| XXXVI. | Of Thorbiorn Oxmain's Autumn-feast, and the mocks of Thorbiorn Tardy | 111 | \n| XXXVII. | Olaf the Saint, King in Norway; the slaying of Thorbiorn Tardy; Grettir goes to Norway | 112 | \n| XXXVIII. | Of Thorir of Garth and his sons; and how Grettir fetched fire for his Shipmates | 115 | \n| p. xxi | | | \n| CHAP . | | PAGE | \n| XXXIX. | How Grettir would fain bear Iron before the King | 119 | \n| XL. | Of Grettir and Sn\u00e6koll | 122 | \n| XLI. | Of Thorstein Dromund's Arms, and what he deemed they might do | 124 | \n| XLII. | Of the Death of Asmund the Greyhaired | 125 | \n| XLIII. | The Onset on Atli at the Pass and the Slaying of Gunnar and Thorgeir | 126 | \n| XLIV. | The Suit for the Slaying of the Sons of Thorir of the Pass | 129 | \n| XLV. | Of the Slaying of Atli Asmundson | 130 | \n| XLVI. | Grettir outlawed at the Thing at the Suit of Thorir of Garth | 133 | \n| XLVII. | Grettir comes out to Iceland again | 135 | \n| XLVIII. | The Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain | 140 | \n| XLIX. | The gathering to avenge Thorbiorn Oxmain | 143 | \n| L. | Grettir and the Foster-brothers at Reek-knolls. | 145 | \n| LI. | Of the Suit for the Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain, and how Thorir of Garth would not that Grettir should be made sackless | 149 | \n| LII. | How Grettir was taken by the Icefirth Carles | 152 | \n| LIII. | Grettir with Thorstein Kuggson | 158 | \n| LIV. | Grettir meets Hallmund on the Keel | 159 | \n| LV. | Of Grettir on Ernewaterheath, and his dealings with Grim there. | 163 | \n| LVI. | Of Grettir and Thorir Redbeard | 164 | \n| LVII. | How Thorir of Garth set on Grettir on Ernewaterheath | 168 | \n| p. xxii | | | \n| CHAP . | | PAGE | \n| LVIII. | Grettir in Fairwood-fell | 170 | \n| LIX. | Gisli's meeting with Grettir | 172 | \n| LX. | Of the Fight at Hitriver | 178 | \n| LXI. | How Grettir left Fairwood-fell, and of his abiding in Thorir's-dale | 181 | \n| LXII. | Of the Death of Hallmund, Grettir's Friend | 184 | \n| LXIII. | How Grettir beguiled Thorir of Garth when he was nigh taking him | 188 | \n| LXIV. | Of the ill haps at Sand-heaps, and how Guest came to the Goodwife there | 191 | \n| LXV. | Of Guest and the Troll-wife | 194 | \n| LXVI. | Of the Dweller in the Cave under the Force | 197 | \n| LXVII. | Grettir driven from Sand-heaps to the West | 199 | \n| LXVIII. | How Thorod the Son of Snorri Godi, went against Grettir | 201 | \n| LXIX. | How Grettir took leave of his Mother at Biarg, and fared with Illugi his Brother to Drangey | 204 | \n| LXX. | Of the Bonders who owned Drangey between them | 207 | \n| LXXI. | How those of Skagafirth found Grettir on Drangey | 209 | \n| LXXII. | Of the Sports at Heron-ness Thing | 210 | \n| LXXIII. | The Handselling of Peace | 213 | \n| LXXIV. | Of Grettir's Wrestling; and how Thorbiorn Angle now bought the more part of Drangey | 214 | \n| LXXV. | Thorbiorn Angle goes to Drangey to speak with Grettir | 218 | \n| p. xxiii | | | \n| CHAP . | | PAGE | \n| LXXVI. | How Noise let the Fire out on Drangey, and how Grettir must needs go aland for more | 219 | \n| LXXVII. | Grettir at the Home-stead of Reeks | 220 | \n| LXXVIII. | Of H\u00e6ring at Drangey, and the end of him | 222 | \n| LXXIX. | Of the Talk at the Thing about Grettir's Outlawry | 225 | \n| LXXX. | Thorbiorn Angle goes with his Foster-mother out to Drangey | 226 | \n| LXXXI. | Of the Carline's evil Gift to Grettir | 230 | \n| LXXXII. | Grettir sings of his Great Deeds | 233 | \n| LXXXIII. | How Thorbiorn Angle gathered Force and set Sail for Drangey | 236 | \n| LXXXIV. | The Slaying of Grettir Asmundson. | 238 | \n| LXXXV. | How Thorbiorn Angle claimed Grettir's Head-money | 243 | \n| LXXXVI. | How Thorbiorn Angle brought Grettir's Head to Biarg | 246 | \n| LXXXVII. | Affairs at the Althing | 249 | \n| LXXXVIII. | Thorbiorn Angle goes to Norway, and thence to Micklegarth | 251 | \n| LXXXIX. | How the Short-Sword was the easier known when sought for by reason of the notch in the blade | 252 | \n| XC. | How the LadySpes redeemed Thorstein from the Dungeon | 255 | \n| XCI. | Of the Doings of Thorstein and the LadySpes | 257 | \n| XCII. | Of the Oath that Spes made before the Bishop | 264 | \n| XCIII. | Thorstein and Spes come out to Norway | 267 | \n| p. xxiv | | | \n| CHAP . | | PAGE | \n| XCIV. | Thorstein Dromund and Spes leave Norway again | 269 | \n| XCV. | How Thorstein Dromund and Spes fared to Rome and died there | 271 | \n| | Notes | 273 | \n| | Index of Persons | 281 | \n| | Index of Places | 289 | \n| | Index of Things | 295 | \n| | Periphrastic Expressions in the Songs | 301 | \n| | Proverbial Sayings | 303 |","title":"CONTENTS.","type":"page"}