The Viking Age. Volume 1 (of 2) / The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations

by Paul B. Du Chaillu

[552]. The sleeping room.

[553]. The stepson of Thor.

[554]. See also Kjalnesinga, 2.

[555]. Skirsl, to pass under jardarmen. See page [559].

[556]. Dulareid, an oath of denial.

[557]. Evening rider, night hag, witch, riding on wolves in the twilight.

[558]. Witnesses fetched at random when defendant could choose his co-swearers.

[559]. Witnesses called by a body of named men.

[560]. Séttareid, an oath of six; i.e., six compurgators.

[561]. Grima, a hood covering the face; grimueid, a kind of oath taken by six compurgators. The origin of the word is obscure; perhaps the compurgators had to appear in court with cowls or hoods on.