INDEX III.
THINGS.
A nithing's deed, setting on a dying man with weapons, [250]
Arson, [2], [5], [13]
Assassins (hired), [163], [167]
Barrow of Karr the Old of Haramsey, 47, 49
of Onund Treefoot, called "Treefoot's-barrow," [19]
Battles and Fights.
Battle of Barra, between Onund Treefoot, and King Kiarval, [1], [2]
of Bute, between Onund Treefoot and the Vikings, Vigbiod
and Vestmar, [7], [9]
of Ernewaterheath, between Grettir and Hallmund on one
side, and Thorir of Garth with eighty men on the other, [168], [170]
of Grettirsoddi by Hitriver, between Grettir and the Marshmen,
[179], [180]
of Hafrsfirth, between Harald Fairhair and several Norwegian petty
kings, [3], [4]
of Nesjar, between St. Olaf and Earl Svein, [112]
of the Pass, between Ath Asmundson and the Sons of Thorir of the
Pass, [127], [128]
at Bowerfell, between Grettir and the men of Meal, [91]
Fight in Drangey, between the Brothers Grettir and Illugi, on one
side, and Thorbiorn Angle and his band on the other, [240], [241]
Fight on Ernewaterheath, with the Assassins Grim and Thorir
Redbeard, [163], [164]
at Fairwoodfell with Gish, [176], [177]
at Fleet-tongue with Skeggi, [38]
in Gartar, with Biorn, [68]
at Goosere, with Thorbiorn Tardy, [144]
in Grettir's-Gill, between Ufeigh Grettir and Thorbiorn
Earls' Champion, [18], [19]
in Haramsey, with Karr the Old, in his harrow, [48], [49]
in Haramsey, with twelve Bearserks, [56], [58]
on Midfit, with Thorbiorn Oxmain, [141]
on Reekness, between the men of the Creek and those
of Coldback, over a whale, [23]
on a common driftland in the Strands over a whale, between
the foster-brothers Þorgeir Havarson and Thormod
Coalbrowskald on one side, and Thorgils Makson on the other, [77], [78]
at Sand-heaps, with a troll-wife, [194], [195]
nigh to Sand-heaps, in a cave, with a giant, [197]
at Steinker, with Hiarandi, [70], [71]
[296] Fight at Thorhall-stead with Glam the Thrall, [107], [109]
in Tunsberg, with Gunnar, the brother of Hiarandi, [72], [73]
with Snaekoll the bearserk, [122], [123]
Bridge of Liarskogar, a work of great art, hung with rings and
'din-bells,' [158]
Domestic Implements.
Bottles of leather, for keeping drink in, [20]
Chopper, [23], [194]
Clothes-bag, [175]
Curd-bags, hides drawn up to fetch curds in from mountain dairies, [84]
Deer-horn, for drinking at feasts, [15]
Digging-tools, [47]
Kettle, [182]
Meal-bags, wherein victuals were kept for the thing-ride, [38]
Tools to strike fire, [182]
Trough, [194]
Wool-combs, [30]
Dowry, 7
Dress and Ornamental Apparel.
Breeches (of sail-cloth, [117]), [176], [220]
Cape, [117], [136], [137]
Chain, round the neck, [14]
Cloak of rich web, [14]
Coloured clothes (over—clothes), [154], [174]
Cowl, 220 Drugget-cloak, [107]
Fur-cloak, [64]
Hat (slouched), [169], [189]
Hood, [206]
Kirtle (red), [85]
Leggings (hose), [65]
Mittens, [206]
Rings of gold, [14]
Shirt, [176]
Spurs, [202]
State-raiment, [175]
Thongs (hose-thongs), [65]
Fair in Vagar in Halogaland, Famine, [21]
Feasts.
(There were three principal festals in the year: at Winter-nights,
Yule, and Midsummer.)
Autumn-feast (= winter nights' feast, Oct. 14), at Thorbiorn
Oxmain's, III "Drinking turn and turn about," is probably the same
that elsewhere is called "SamburðSarol," an ale-club or rotation
drinking by common subscription, [14] Yule-ale, [51] Yule-biddings,
[51], [52]
Fights, see Battles and Fights.
Food and Drink.
(The Saga mentions no imported articles of food.)
Beer, [53], [56]
Curds, [84]
Fish (stockfish), [131], [132]
Lent-fare, fat and livers, [183]
Mutton, passim.
Fire above hid treasure, [47]
Foster-brothers (sworn brothers), [78], [81], [92], [93]
Godi's-wood, a wood said to have belonged to six Godar, [97]
Grettir's-heave, [39], [91], [176]
Horse-Outfit.
Bridle (embossed, [160]), [76], [136]
Head-gear, [160] Saddle (fair-stained, [84]), [38]
Snaffle-rings, [160]
Hospitality, 54, 80
Houses and their Outfit.
Beaks of vessels put over the door, [115]
Bed, [107]
Boards (= tables), [30]
Bolt, [56]
Boose (= cow-stall in a byre), [103]
Booth at the thing, [96]
—for drinking assemblages, [72]
—for trade-purposes, [113]
Bower, serving as a ward-robe, cloth-bower, [56]
—a storehouse apart from other houses, out-bower, [56], [245]
Closet, [56]
Corn-barn, [58]
Cross-beam (= tie-beam), [107], [108]
Cross-bench (= dais), [193]
Door, [56] and passim.
Doorcase, [108]
Doorpost, [133]
Dungeon, [254]
Gable, [193]
Hall, fire-hall, passim, see also note on hall pp. [273]-[275]
Hangings, [53]
High-chair, [48]
Hill-dairy, [84], [153], [154]
Horse-stable, [106]
House of refuge (sáluhús), [117]
Latch, [56]
Lock-bed, [107]
Loft (sleeping-loft), [14], [124]
Long-fires, [30]
Rafters, [108]
Roof, [107], [240]
Seat-beam, [84], [107]
Side-wall, [193]
Thatch, [108], [240]
Threshold, [108], [133]
Tie-beam, [107]
Landwights.
Amongst these are to be numbered Hallmund and Thorir the half-troll
of Thorir's-dale, and the wights told of in Hallmund's Song, [187]
Atonement. See Weregild.
Law, Suits, Penalties.
Boot for insulting language, [66]
Banishment, [129]
Declaring manslaughter as having been done by one's own hand, [133], [142]
District-outlawry, [129]
Execution (féránsdómr), [247]-[248]
Fine, [39], and passim.
Handselling of a lawsuit, [39]
Handselling of lawful truce, [212], [214]
Law-provisions
For drift-right, [25]
For bearserks challenging men to holm, [51]
For heritage of outlawed men in Norway in the days of
Harold Fairhair, [11]
For the utmost limit of outlawry, [225]
For heathen sacrifices in the earliest days of Christianity
in Iceland, [226]
For a rightful suitor in a blood-suit, [150]
Lawsuits, [18], [19], [24], [39], [79], [129], [130], [149], [151], [238], [249], [250]
Manners and Customs, Civil and Religious.
Bathing, [148], [220]
Burial of misdoers in cairns and tidewashed heap of stones, [59], [241]
Burial in barrows. See Barrows.
—at churches, [126], [142]
Fasting on Yule-eve, [98]
to iron birth, [119]
Hallowing of a vessel by a bishop, [115]
Iron-birth, [119]
Meal-times, [49]
Riding, to the Althing, [36], [79]
[298] Rubbing of one's back by the fire, [30]
Sailors' duties have to be per-formed on board ship by the
passengers, [41], sqq.
Sitting at table in the evening, [48]
Sleeping in fire-halls, [30]
Thing-men have to provide themselves, each one with fare at his own cost, [38]
Varangian weapon-show, [253]
Washing of hands ere going to table, [113]
Money.
Hundred in silver, [151]
Mark in silver, [151], [173]
Names of folk derived from their country or dwelling-stead
Axefirthers, [278]
Gothlander, [11]
Halogalander, [57]
Icefirthers, [155], [156]
Lavadale-men, [182]
Marshmen, [182]
Northlanders, [163]
Northmen, [10], [253]
Ramfirthers, [34], and passim.
South-Islander, [7], [92]
The men of Biarg, [88], [92]
The men of Coldback, [20], sqq.
The men of the Creek, [20], sqq.
Varangians, [253], sqq.
Waterdale-folk, [26], [38]
Waterdale-kin, [142]
Waterness-men, [34], [88]
Well-wharfers, [170]
Westfirthers, [80]
Westhope-men, [34]
Willowdale-men, [34]
Occupations.
Binding of hay into horseloads for being conveyed into rick-yard
Catching of fowl, [219]
Drift-watching, [22]
Fetching home victuals from mountain dairies, [84]
Fetching home stockfish on horses, [126], [128]
Fishing in sea and fresh water, [163], [166], [184]
Folding, gathering sheep in autumn up from the wilds
and mountains, to be sorted for their owners according to
the marks in the ears of each sheep, [174]
Gathering of eggs, [214]
Hay-harvest, falls into two parts, the first, the haymaking in the
manured homefield, the second, in unmanured meads and mountains,
Iron-smithying, [158]
Mowing-tide, the whole season of the summer while grass can be
Watching of home-geese, [29]
of horses in winter, [31]
of neat, [102]
Whale-cutting, [23]
Pet Animals.
Keingala, a mare, [31]
Pied-belly, a ram, [240]
Saddle-fair, a mare, [135]
Runes.
Songs cut on staffs, in runes, [186], [198]
Baneful runes cut on a bewitched log of wood, [230], [231]
Sagas Quoted.
The saga of the Bandamenn, [29]
of Bodmod, Grimulf, and Gerpir, [25]
of Eric the Earl, [51]
of Grim who slew Hallmund, [188]
of the heath-slayings, [86]
The saga of the Laxdale-men, [19]
Settlings of land in Iceland, [10], [11], [12], [16], [17]
Ships and their outfit.
Boat, ten oars aboard, [22], [227]
Boat-stand, [20], and passim
Beaks, [115]
Bark (karfi), of sixteen oars aboard, [46], [52], [62]
Bulwark, [3]
Forecastle, [3]
Grapplings, [3]3
Gunwale, [147]
Row-barge, [115]
Ship shield-hung from stem to stern, [52]
stained above sea, [52]
cleared from stem to stern, [3]
Viking-ship, [1]
War-ship, [6]
Work in connection with ship:
pumping, [44]
rolling ship ashore, [174]
launching of, [46]
building of, [25]
Yard, [16]
Skalds named in the Saga.
Arnor Earls'-skald, [179]
Bessi, Skald-Torfa's son, [34], [71]
Grettir Asmundson.
Odd the Foundling-Skald, [34], [87]-[88]
Skald-Torfa, [34]
Svein of Bank, [135]
Thormod Coalbrowskald, [77]
Social Stations.
Bonder, [14], and passim
Chapmen, passim
Court-owner, an owner of all such houses in a town as form the
surrounding of a court, [71]
Earl, a man next after the king in dignity, [14], [50] sqq.,
Free-men, [53]
Godi, a chief combining in his person the religious and administrative
authority of the district over which he ruled, [11], [26]
Herdsman. See Occupations.
Hersir, a man next to an earl in dignity, [14]
Home-folk, [54]
Home-women, [54]
House-carle, passim.
Sports and Games.
Ball-play, [34]
Ball, [35]
Bat, [35]
Knave-game (note), [208]
Sports at Heron-ness thing, [210], [212]
Tale-game, [208]
Wrestling, [211], [212], [216]
Things, or Public Law-assemblages.
The Althing, passim
The Thing of Kialarness, [19]
Heron-ness, [210]
Trade on England, [67]
Trolls and Evil Wights.
See Hallmund's song, [187]
Troll-carle, [197]
The wight that slew Glam, 96, 99, 100
Troth, to sit in troth for three winters, [7]7
Twainmonth, the second month in the year, corresponding to our
September (Aug. 24—Sept. [22]).
Wadmall as an article of trade, [40], [220]
Weapons and War-gear.
Axe, passim.
Barb-end, [57]
Buckler, [142]
Byrni, [57]
Chopper, [194]
Cheek-pieces of a helmet, [122]
Glaive (heft-sax), [197]
Grigs of the sword, [241]
Hand-axe, [141]
Helmet, [57], [85], [122], [132]
Shield (iron-rimmed, inlaid), [72], [122], [128], [175], [203], [241]
Socket inlaid with silver, [141]
Socket-nail, [141]
Short-sword, Karrs-loom, [49], and passim
Spear, great without barbs, [141]
Stones used for missiles, [8]
Spear-head, [57]
Sword, girt with a sword, [132], [241]
Jokul's gift, the heirloom of the kinsmen of Ingimund the
Old, [40], and passim.
Weird of a ghost, [109]
of a sorceress, [229]
Winter-nights, the first days in winter about Oct. [14], [145]
Witchcraft and Sorcery.
Gale of wind brought on by evil craft, [236]-[236] [237]
Witchcraft, an illegal means for overcoming an enemy, [244], [250]
Witchcraft wrought into a log of wood, the manner thereof, [230], [231]
Wound growing deadly through the effect of evil and witchcrafty