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CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I. [OF KETILL FLATNOSE AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 9TH CENTURY A.D.][1]
II. [KETILL AND HIS SONS PREPARE TO LEAVE NORWAY.][2]
III. [KETILL's SONS GO TO ICELAND.][4]
IV. [KETILL GOES TO SCOTLAND, A.D. 890.][5]
V. [UNN GOES TO ICELAND, A.D. 895.][7]
VI. [UNN DIVIDES HER LAND.][8]
VII. [OF THE WEDDING OF OLAF "FEILAN," A.D. 920.][10]
VIII. [THE BIRTH OF HRUT, AND THORGERD'S SECOND WIDOWHOOD, A.D. 923.][15]
IX. [HOSKULD'S MARRIAGE, A.D. 935.][16]
X. [OF VIGA HRAPP.][18]
XI. [ABOUT THORD GODDI AND THORBJORN SKRJUP.][20]
XII. [HOSKULD BUYS A SLAVE WOMAN.][21]
XIII. [HOSKULD RETURNS TO ICELAND, A.D. 948.][25]
XIV. [THE MURDER OF HALL, INGJALD'S BROTHER.][29]
XV. [THOROLF'S ESCAPE WITH ASGAUT THE THRALL.][34]
XVI. [THORD BECOMES OLAF'S FOSTER FATHER, A.D. 950.][38]
XVII. [ABOUT VIGA HRAPP'S GHOST, A.D. 950.][41]
XVIII. [OF THE DROWNING OF THORSTEIN SWART.][43]
XIX. [HRUT COMES TO ICELAND][47]
XX. [MELKORKA'S MARRIAGE AND OLAF THE PEACOCK'S JOURNEY, A.D. 955][53]
XXI. [OLAF THE PEACOCK GOES TO IRELAND, A.D. 955][56]
XXII. [OLAF THE PEACOCK COMES HOME TO ICELAND, A.D. 957][66]
XXIII. [THE MARRIAGE OF OLAF PEACOCK AND THORGERD, THE DAUGHTER OF EGIL, A.D. 959][70]
XXIV. [THE BUILDING OF HERDHOLT, A.D. 960][74]
XXV. [ABOUT HOSKULD'S SONS][78]
XXVI. [THE DEATH OF HOSKULD, A.D. 985][80]
XXVII. [THE FUNERAL FEAST FOR HOSKULD][83]
XXVIII. [THE BIRTH OF KJARTAN, OLAF'S SON, A.D. 978][85]
XXIX. [OLAF'S SECOND JOURNEY TO NORWAY, A.D. 975][87]
XXX. [ABOUT GIERMUND AND THURED, A.D. 978][91]
XXXI. [THURED'S SECOND MARRIAGE, A.D. 980][94]
XXXII. [OF OSVIF HELGISON][96]
XXIII. [OF GEST ODDLEIFSON AND GUDRUN'S DREAMS][98]
XXXIV. [GUDRUN'S FIRST MARRIAGE, A.D. 989][104]
XXXV. [GUDRUN'S SECOND MARRIAGE, A.D. 991][107]
XXVI. [ABOUT KOTKELL AND GRIMA][113]
XXXVII. [ABOUT HRUT AND ELDGRIM, A.D. 995][115]
XXXVIII. [THE DEATH OF STIGANDI. THORLIEK LEAVES ICELAND][122]
XXXIX. [OF KJARTAN'S FRIENDSHIP FOR BOLLI][127]
XL. [KJARTAN AND BOLLI VOYAGE TO NORWAY, A.D. 996][128]
XLI. [BOLLI RETURNS TO ICELAND, A.D. 999][141]
XLII. [BOLLI MAKES LOVE TO GUDRUN, A.D. 1000][144]
XLIII. [KJARTAN COMES BACK TO ICELAND, A.D. 1001][146]
XLIV. [KJARTAN COMES HOME, A.D. 1001][152]
XLV. [KJARTAN MARRIES HREFNA, A.D. 1002][155]
XLVI. [FEAST AT HERDHOLT AND THE LOSS OF KJARTAN'S SWORD, A.D. 1002][160]
XLVII. [KJARTAN GOES TO LAUGAR, AND OF THE BARGAIN FOR TONGUE, A.D. 1003][166]
XLVIII. [THE MEN OF LAUGAR AND GUDRUN PLAN AN AMBUSH FOR KJARTAN, A.D. 1003][171]
XLIX. [THE DEATH OF KJARTAN][175]
L. [THE END OF HREFNA. THE PEACE SETTLED, A.D. 1003][181]
LI. [OSVIF'S SONS ARE BANISHED][184]
LII. [THE KILLING OF THORKELL OF GOAT'S PEAK][186]
LIII. [THORGERD'S EGGING, A.D. 1007][188]
LIV. [HALLDOR PREPARES TO AVENGE KJARTAN][190]
LV. [THE DEATH OF BOLLI][192]
LVI. [BOLLI BOLLISON IS BORN, A.D. 1008][197]
LVII. [ABOUT THORGILS HALLASON, A.D. 1018][199]
LVIII. [THORKELL AND GRIM, AND THEIR VOYAGE ABROAD][202]
LIX. [GUDRUN DEMANDS REVENGE FOR BOLLI, A.D. 1019][205]
LX. [THE EGGING OF GUDRUN][209]
LXI. [OF THORSTEIN THE BLACK AND LAMBI][213]
LXII. [THORGILS AND HIS FOLLOWERS LEAVE HOME][216]
LXIII. [THE DESCRIPTION OF HIS ENEMIES BROUGHT TO HELGI][219]
LXIV. [THE DEATH OF HELGI, A.D. 1019][224]
LXV. [OF GUDRUN'S DECEIT][227]
LXVI. [OSVIF AND GEST DIE][231]
LXVII. [THE DEATH OF THORGILS HALLASON, A.D. 1020][232]
LXVIII. [GUDRUN'S MARRIAGE WITH THORKELL EYJOLFSON][235]
LXIX. [THE QUARREL ABOUT GUNNAR AT THE FEAST][239]
LXX. [THORLEIK GOES TO NORWAY][242]
LXXI. [THE PEACE BETWEEN THE SONS OF BOLLI AND THE SONS OF OLAF, A.D. 1026][247]
LXXII. [BOLLI AND THORLEIK GO ABROAD, A.D. 1029][251]
LXXIII. [BOLLI'S VOYAGE][252]
LXXIV. [THORKELL EYJOLFSON GOES TO NORWAY][256]
LXXV. [THORKELL AND THORSTEIN AND HALLDOR OLAFSON, A.D. 1026][259]
LXXVI. [THE DROWNING OF THORKELL, A.D. 1026][264]
LXXVII. [THE RETURN OF BOLLI, A.D. 1030][267]
LXXVIII. [THE DEATH OF SNORRI, AND THE END, A.D. 1031][269]

THE LAXDALE SAGA

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Chap. I

Of Ketill Flatnose and his Descendants, 9th Century A.D.

Ketill's family

Ketill Flatnose was the name of a man. He was the son of Bjorn the Ungartered. Ketill was a mighty and high-born chieftain (hersir) in Norway. He abode in Raumsdale, within the folkland of the Raumsdale people, which lies between Southmere and Northmere. Ketill Flatnose had for wife Yngvild, daughter of Ketill Wether, who was a man of exceeding great worth. They had five children; one was named Bjorn the Eastman, and another Helgi Bjolan. Thorunn the Horned was the name of one of Ketill's daughters, who was the wife of Helgi the Lean, son of Eyvind Eastman, and Rafarta, daughter of Kjarval, the Irish king. Unn "the Deep-minded" was another of Ketill's daughters, and was the wife of Olaf the White, son of Ingjald, who was son of Frodi the Valiant, who was slain by the Svertlings. Jorunn, "Men's Wit-breaker," was the name of yet another of Ketill's daughters. She was the mother of Ketill the Finn, who settled on land at Kirkby. His son was Asbjorn, father of Thorstein, father of Surt, the father of Sighat the Speaker-at-Law.

Chap. II