CONTENTS.

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