CONTENTS.

[PREFACE.]
[CHRONOLOGY OF THE STORY.]
[CONTENTS.]
[THE STORY OF GRETTIR THE STRONG.]
THE FOREFATHERS OF GRETTER
[CHAP. I.]
[CHAP. II.]
[CHAP. III.]
[CHAP. IV.]
[CHAP. V.]
[CHAP. VI.]
[CHAP. VII.]
[CHAP. VIII.]
[CHAP. IX.]
[CHAP. X.]
[CHAP. XI.]
[CHAP. XII.]
[CHAP. XIII.]
HERE BEGINS THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF GRETTIR THE STRONG
[CHAP. XIV.]
Of Grettir as a Child, and his froward ways
with his father
[CHAP. XV.]
Of the Ball-play on Midfirth Water
[CHAP. XVI.]
XVI. Of the Slaying of Skeggi
[CHAP. XVII.]
Of Grettir's Voyage out
[CHAP. XVIII.]
Of Grettir at Haramsey and his dealings with
Karr the Old
[CHAP. XIX.]
Of Yule at Haramsey, and how Grettir dealt
with the Bearserks
[CHAP. XX.]
How Thorfinn met Grettir at Haramsey again
[CHAP. XXI.]
Of Grettir and Biorn and the Bear
[CHAP. XXII.]
Of the Slaying of Biorn
[CHAP. XXIII.]
The Slaying of Hiarandi
[CHAP. XXIV.]
Of the Slaying of Gunnar, and Grettir's strife
with Earl Svein
[CHAP. XXV.]
The Slaying of Thorgils Makson
[CHAP. XXVI.]
Of Thorstein Kuggson, and the gathering for
the Bloodsuit for the Slaying of Thorgils
Makson
[CHAP. XXVII.]
The Suit for the Slaying of Thorgils Makson
[CHAP. XXVIII.]
Grettir comes out to Iceland again
[CHAP. XXIX.]
Of the Horse-fight at Longfit
[CHAP. XXX.]
Of Thorbiorn Oxmain and Thorbiorn Tardy,
and of Grettir's meeting with Kormak on
Ramfirth-neck
[CHAP. XXXI.]
How Grettir met Bardi, the Son of Gudmund,
as he came back from the Heath-slayings
[CHAP. XXXII.]
Of the Haunting at Thorhall-stead; and how
Thorhall took a Shepherd by the rede of
Skapti the Lawman, and what befell thereafter
[CHAP. XXXIII.]
Of the doings of Glam at Thorhall-stead
[CHAP. XXXIV.]
Grettir hears of the Hauntings
[CHAP. XXXV.]
Grettir goes to Thorhall-stead, and has to do
with Glam
[CHAP. XXXVI.]
Of Thorbiorn Oxmain's Autumn-feast, and the
mocks of Thorbiorn Tardy
[CHAP. XXXVII.]
XXXVII. Olaf the Saint, King in Norway; the slaying
of Thorbiorn Tardy; Grettir goes to
Norway
[CHAP. XXXVIII.]
Of Thorir of Garth and his sons; and how
Grettir fetched fire for his shipmates
[CHAP. XXXIX.]
How Grettir would fain bear Iron before the
King
[CHAP. XL.]
Of Grettir and Snoekoll
[CHAP. XLI.]
Of Thorstein Dromund's Arms, and what he
deemed they might do
[CHAP. XLII.]
Of the Death of Asmund the Greyhaired
[CHAP. XLIII.]
The Onset on Atli at the Pass and the Slaying
of Gunnar and Thorgeir
[CHAP. XLIV.]
The Suit for the Slaying of the Sons of Thorir
of the Pass
[CHAP. XLV.]
Of the Slaying of Atli Asmundson
[CHAP. XLVI.]
Grettir outlawed at the Thing at the Suit of
Thorir of Garth
[CHAP. XLVII.]
Grettir comes out to Iceland again
[CHAP. XLVIII.]
The Slaying of Thorbiorn Oxmain
[CHAP. XLIX.]
The Gathering to avenge Thorbiorn Oxmain
[CHAP. L.]
Grettir and the Foster-brothers at Reek-knolls
[CHAP. LI.]
Of the Suit for the Slaying of Thorbiorn
Oxmain, and how Thorir of Garth would
not that Grettir should be made sackless
[CHAP. LII.]
How Grettir was taken by the Icefirth Carles
[CHAP. LIII.]
Grettir with Thorstein Kuggson
[CHAP. LIV.]
Grettir meets Hallmund on the Keel
[CHAP. LV.]
Of Grettir on Ernewaterheath, and his dealings
with Grim there
[CHAP. LVI.]
Of Grettir and Thorir Redbeard
[CHAP. LVII.]
How Thorir of Garth set on Grettir on Ernewaterheath
[CHAP. LVIII.]
Grettir in Fairwoodfell
[CHAP. LIX.]
Gisli's meeting with Grettir
[CHAP. LX.]
Of the Fight at Hitriver
[CHAP. LXI.]
How Grettir left Fairwoodfell, and of his abiding
in Thorir's-dale
[CHAP. LXII.]
Of the Death of Hallmund, Grettir's Friend
[CHAP. LXIII.]
How Grettir beguiled Thorir of Garth when he
was nigh taking him
[CHAP. LXIV.]
Of the ill haps at Sand-heaps, and how Guest
came to the Goodwife there
[CHAP. LXV.]
Of Guest and the Troll-wife
[CHAP. LXVI.]
Of the Dweller in the Cave under the Force
[CHAP. LXVII.]
Grettir driven from Sand-heaps to the West
[CHAP. LXVIII.]
How Thorod, the Son of Snorri Godi, went
against Grettir
[CHAP. LXIX.]
How Grettir took leave of his Mother at Biarg,
and fared with Illugi his Brother to Drangey
[CHAP. LXX.]
Of the Bonders who owned Drangey between them
[CHAP. LXXI.]
How those of Skagafirth found Grettir on Drangey
[CHAP. LXXII.]
Of the Sports at Heron-ness Thing
[CHAP. LXXIII.]
The Handselling of Peace
[CHAP. LXXIV.]
Of Grettir's Wrestling; and how Thorbiorn
Angle now bought the more part of Drangey
[CHAP. LXXV.]
Thorbiorn Angle goes to Drangey to speak with Grettir
[CHAP. LXXVI.]
How Noise let the Fire out on Drangey,
and how Grettir must needs go aland for more
[CHAP. LXXVII.]
Grettir at the Home-stead of Reeks
[CHAP. LXXVIII.]
Of Haering at Drangey, and the end of him
[CHAP. LXXIX.]
Of the Talk at the Thing about Grettir's Outlawry
[CHAP. LXXX.]
Thorbiorn Angle goes with his Foster-mother
out to Drangey
[CHAP. LXXXI.]
Of the Carline's evil Gift to Grettir
[CHAP. LXXXII.]
Grettir sings of his Great Deeds
[CHAP. LXXXIII.]
How Thorbiorn Angle gathered Force and
set Sail for Drangey
[CHAP. LXXXIV.]
The Slaying of Grettir Asmundson
[CHAP. LXXXV.]
How Thorbiorn Angle claimed Grettir's Head-money
[CHAP. LXXXVI.]
How Thorbiorn Angle brought Grettir's
Head to Biarg
[CHAP. LXXXVII.]
Affairs at the Althing
[CHAP. LXXXVIII.]
Thorbiorn Angle goes to Norway, and thence
to Micklegarth
[CHAP. LXXXIX.]
How the Short-Sword was the easier known
when sought for by reason of the notch in
the blade
[CHAP. XC.]
How the Lady Spes redeemed Thorstein from
the Dungeon
[CHAP. XCI.]
Of the Doings of Thorstein and the Lady Spes
[CHAP. XCII.]
Of the Oath that Spes made before the Bishop
[CHAP. XCIII.]
Thorstein and Spes come out to Norway
[CHAP. XCIV.]
Thorstein Dromund and Spes leave Norway
again
[CHAP. XCV.]
How Thorstein Dromund and Spes fared to
Rome and died there
[NOTES AND CORRECTIONS.]
[INDICES.]
[INDEX I.]
[INDEX II.]
[INDEX III.]
[PERIPHRASTIC EXPRESSIONS IN THE SONGS.]
[PROVERBS AND PROVERBIAL SAYINGS THAT OCCUR IN THE STORY.]