| [SIR GEORGE DASENT'S INTRODUCTION.] | ||
| The Northmen in Iceland—Superstitions of the Race—Social Principles—Daily Life in Njal's Time—Conclusion. | ||
| [ICELANDIC CHRONOLOGY.] | ||
| [CHAPTER I.] | Of Fiddle Mord | 1 |
| [CHAPTER II.] | Hrut Woos Unna | 2 |
| [CHAPTER III.] | Hrut and Gunnhillda, Kings' Mother | 4 |
| [CHAPTER IV.] | Of Hrut's Cruise | 7 |
| [CHAPTER V.] | Atli Arnvid Son's Slaying | 8 |
| [CHAPTER VI.] | Hrut Sails out to Iceland | 10 |
| [CHAPTER VII.] | Unna separates from Hrut | 13 |
| [CHAPTER VIII.] | Mord claims his Goods from Hrut | 15 |
| [CHAPTER IX.] | Thorwald gets Hallgerda to Wife | 17 |
| [CHAPTER X.] | Hallgerda's Wedding | 19 |
| [CHAPTER XI.] | Thorwald's Slaying | 20 |
| [CHAPTER XII.] | Thiostolf's Flight | 22 |
| [CHAPTER XIII.] | Glum's Wooing | 25 |
| [CHAPTER XIV.] | Glum's Wedding | 28 |
| [CHAPTER XV.] | Thiostolf goes to Glum's House | 29 |
| [CHAPTER XVI.] | Glum's Sheep Hunt | 30 |
| [CHAPTER XVII.] | Glum's Slaying | 31 |
| [CHAPTER XVIII.] | Fiddle Mord's Death | 34 |
| [CHAPTER XIX.] | Gunnar comes into the Story | 34 |
| [CHAPTER XX.] | Of Njal and His Children | 35 |
| [CHAPTER XXI.] | Unna goes to See Gunnar | 35 |
| [CHAPTER XXII.] | Njal's Advice | 37 |
| [CHAPTER XXIII.] | Huckster Hedinn | 39 |
| [CHAPTER XXIV.] | Gunnar and Hrut Strive at the Thing | 42 |
| [CHAPTER XXV.] | Unna's Second Wedding | 44 |
| [CHAPTER XXVI.] | Of Asgrim and his Children | 45 |
| [CHAPTER XXVII.] | Helgi Njal's Son's Wooing | 45 |
| [CHAPTER XXVIII.] | Hallvard comes out to Iceland | 46 |
| [CHAPTER XXIX.] | Gunnar goes Abroad | 47 |
| [CHAPTER XXX.] | Gunnar goes a-sea-roving | 48 |
| [CHAPTER XXXI.] | Gunnar goes to King Harold Gorm's Son and Earl Hacon | 52 |
| [CHAPTER XXXII.] | Gunnar comes out to Iceland | 53 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIII.] | Gunnar's Wooing | 54 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIV.] | Of Thrain Sigfus' Son | 57 |
| [CHAPTER XXXV.] | The Visit to Bergthorsknoll | 59 |
| [CHAPTER XXXVI.] | Kol Slew Swart | 60 |
| [CHAPTER XXXVII.] | The Slaying of Kol, whom Atli Slew | 63 |
| [CHAPTER XXXVIII.] | The Killing of Atli the Thrall | 65 |
| [CHAPTER XXXIX.] | The Slaying of Brynjolf the Unruly | 69 |
| [CHAPTER XL.] | Gunnar and Njal make Peace about Brynjolf's Slaying | 70 |
| [CHAPTER XLI.] | Sigmund comes out to Iceland | 71 |
| [CHAPTER XLII.] | The Slaying of Thord Freedmanson | 73 |
| [CHAPTER XLIII.] | Njal and Gunnar make Peace for the Slaying of Thord | 74 |
| [CHAPTER XLIV.] | Sigmund Mocks Njal and his Sons | 76 |
| [CHAPTER XLV.] | The Slaying of Sigmund and Skiolld | 79 |
| [CHAPTER XLVI.] | Of Gizur The White and Geir the Priest | 82 |
| [CHAPTER XLVII.] | Of Otkell in Kirkby | 83 |
| [CHAPTER XLVIII.] | How Hallgerda makes Malcolm Steal from Kirkby | 85 |
| [CHAPTER XLIX.] | Of Skamkell's Evil Counsel | 86 |
| [CHAPTER L.] | Of Skamkell's Lying | 90 |
| [CHAPTER LI.] | Of Gunnar | 92 |
| [CHAPTER LII.] | Of Runolf, the Son of Wolf Aurpriest | 94 |
| [CHAPTER LIII.] | How Otkell Rode over Gunnar | 95 |
| [CHAPTER LIV.] | The Fight at Rangriver | 97 |
| [CHAPTER LV.] | Njal's Advice to Gunnar | 99 |
| [CHAPTER LVI.] | Gunnar and Geir the Priest Strive at the Thing | 101 |
| [CHAPTER LVII.] | Of Starkad and his Sons | 104 |
| [CHAPTER LVIII.] | Njals Counsel to Gunnar | 115 |
| [CHAPTER LIX.] | Gunnar's Dream | 111 |
| [CHAPTER LX.] | An Attack against Gunnar agreed on | 109 |
| [CHAPTER LXI.] | Gunnar's Dream | 111 |
| [CHAPTER LXII.] | The Slaying of Hjort and Fourteen Men | 112 |
| [CHAPTER LXIII.] | Njals Counsel to Gunnar | 115 |
| [CHAPTER LXIV.] | Of Valgard and Mord | 116 |
| [CHAPTER LXV.] | Of Fines and Atonements | 118 |
| [CHAPTER LXVI.] | Of Thorgeir Otkell's Son | 120 |
| [CHAPTER LXVII.] | Of Thorgeir Starkad's Son | 121 |
| [CHAPTER LXVIII.] | Of Njal and those Namesakes | 122 |
| [CHAPTER LXIX.] | Olaf the Peacock's Gifts to Gunnar | 124 |
| [CHAPTER LXX.] | Mord's Counsel | 126 |
| [CHAPTER LXXI.] | The Slaying of Thorgeir Otkell's Son | 127 |
| [CHAPTER LXXII.] | Of the Suits for Manslaughter at the Thing | 129 |
| [CHAPTER LXXIII.] | Of the Atonement | 130 |
| [CHAPTER LXXIV.] | Kolskegg goes Abroad | 132 |
| [CHAPTER LXXV.] | The Riding to Lithend | 135 |
| [CHAPTER LXXVI.] | Gunnar's Slaying | 135 |
| [CHAPTER LXXVII.] | Gunnar Sings a Song Dead | 139 |
| [CHAPTER LXXVIII.] | Gunnar of Lithend Avenged | 141 |
| [CHAPTER LXXIX.] | Hogni takes an Atonement for Gunnar's Death | 143 |
| [CHAPTER LXXX.] | Of Kolskegg: How he was Baptised | 143 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXI.] | Of Thrain: How he Slew Kol | 144 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXII.] | Njal's Sons Sail Abroad | 147 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIII.] | Of Kari Solmund's Son | 148 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIV.] | Of Earl Sigurd | 150 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXV.] | The Battle with the Earls | 151 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVI.] | Hrapp's Voyage from Iceland | 152 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVII.] | Thrain took to Hrapp | 156 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXVIII.] | Earl Hacon Fights with Njal's Sons | 162 |
| [CHAPTER LXXXIX.] | Njal's Sons and Kari come out to Iceland | 165 |
| [CHAPTER XC.] | The Quarrel of Njal's Sons with Thrain Sigfus' Son | 166 |
| [CHAPTER XCI.] | Thrain Sigfus' Son's Slaying | 170 |
| [CHAPTER XCII.] | Kettle takes Hauskuld as his Foster-Son | 175 |
| [CHAPTER XCIII.] | Njal takes Hauskuld to Foster | 176 |
| [CHAPTER XCIV.] | Of Flosi Thord's Son | 177 |
| [CHAPTER XCV.] | Of Hall of the Side | 177 |
| [CHAPTER XCVI.] | Of the Change of Faith | 178 |
| [CHAPTER XCVII.] | Of Thangbrand's Journeys | 179 |
| [CHAPTER XCVIII.] | Of Thangbrand and Gudleif | 180 |
| [CHAPTER XCIX.] | Of Gest Oddleif's Son | 183 |
| [CHAPTER C.] | Of Gizur the White and Hjallti | 185 |
| [CHAPTER CI.] | Of Thorgeir of Lightwater | 186 |
| [CHAPTER CII.] | The Wedding of Hauskuld, the Priest of Whiteness | 187 |
| [CHAPTER CIII.] | The Slaying of Hauskuld Njal's Son | 191 |
| [CHAPTER CIV.] | The Slaying of Lyting's Brothers | 195 |
| [CHAPTER CV.] | Of Amund the Blind | 197 |
| [CHAPTER CVI.] | Of Valgard the Guileful | 198" |
| [CHAPTER CVII.] | Of Mord and Njal's Sons | 199 |
| [CHAPTER CVIII.] | Of The Slander of Mord Valgard's Son | 200 |
| [CHAPTER CIX.] | Of Mord and Njal's Sons | 203 |
| [CHAPTER CX.] | The Slaying of Hauskuld, the Priest Whiteness | 203 |
| [CHAPTER CXI.] | Of Hildigunna and Mord Valgard's Son | 205 |
| [CHAPTER CXII.] | The Pedigree of Gudmund the Powerful | 206 |
| [CHAPTER CXIII.] | Of Snorri the Priest and his Stock | 207 |
| [CHAPTER CXIV.] | Of Flosi Thord's Son | 207 |
| [CHAPTER CXV.] | Of Flosi and Hildigunna | 209 |
| [CHAPTER CXVI.] | Of Flosi and Mord and the Sons of Sigfus | 211 |
| [CHAPTER CXVII.] | Njal and Skarphedinn Talk Together | 213 |
| [CHAPTER CXVIII.] | Asgrim and Njal's Sons pray Men for Help | 214 |
| [CHAPTER CXIX.] | Of Skarphedinn and Thorkel Foulmouth | 219 |
| [CHAPTER CXX.] | Of the Pleading of the Suit | 221 |
| [CHAPTER CXXI.] | Of the Award of Atonement between Flosi and Njal | 223 |
| [CHAPTER CXXII.] | Of the Judges | 225 |
| [CHAPTER CXXIII.] | An Attack planned on Njal and his Sons | 228 |
| [CHAPTER CXXIV.] | Of Portents | 232 |
| [CHAPTER CXXV.] | Flosi's Journey from Home | 232 |
| [CHAPTER CXXVI.] | Of Portents at Bergthorsknoll | 233 |
| [CHAPTER CXXVII.] | The Onslaught on Bergthorsknoll | 235 |
| [CHAPTER CXXVIII.] | Njal's Burning | 237 |
| [CHAPTER CXXIX.] | Skarphedinn's Death | 241 |
| [CHAPTER CXXX.] | Of Kari Solmund's Son | 245 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXI.] | Njal's and Bergthora's Bones Found | 248 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXII.] | Flosi's Dream | 251 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXIII.] | Of Flosi's Journey and his Asking for Help | 252 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXIV.] | Of Thorhall and Kari | 256 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXV.] | Of Flosi and the Burners | 260 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXVI.] | Of Thorgeir Craggeir | 262 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXVII.] | Of Eyjolf Bolverk's Son | 262 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXVIII.] | Of Asgrim, and Gizur, and Kari | 267 |
| [CHAPTER CXXXIX.] | Of Asgrim and Gudmund | 270 |
| [CHAPTER CXL.] | Of the Declarations of the Suits | 271 |
| [CHAPTER CXLI.] | Now Men go to the Courts | 274 |
| [CHAPTER CXLII.] | Of Eyjolf Bolverk's Son | 284 |
| [CHAPTER CXLIII.] | The Counsel of Thorhall Asgrim's Son | 285 |
| [CHAPTER CXLIV.] | Battle at the Althing | 290 |
| [CHAPTER CXLV.] | Of Kari and Thorgeir | 299 |
| [CHAPTER CXLVI.] | The Award of Atonement with Thorgeir Craggeir | 303 |
| [CHAPTER CXLVII.] | Kari comes to Bjorn's House in the Mark | 305 |
| [CHAPTER CXLVIII.] | Of Flosi and the Burners | 307 |
| [CHAPTER CXLIX.] | Of Kari and Bjorn | 309 |
| [CHAPTER CL.] | More of Kari and Bjorn | 312 |
| [CHAPTER CLI.] | Of Kari, and Bjorn, and Thorgeir | 315 |
| [CHAPTER CLII.] | Flosi goes Abroad | 317 |
| [CHAPTER CLIII.] | Kari goes Abroad | 318 |
| [CHAPTER CLIV.] | Gunnar Lambi's Son's Slaying | 320 |
| [CHAPTER CLV.] | Of Signs and Wonders | 323 |
| [CHAPTER CLVI.] | Brian's Battle | 324 |
| [CHAPTER CLVII.] | The Slaying of Kol Thorstein's Son | 330 |
| [CHAPTER CLVIII.] | Of Flosi and Kari | 332 |
THE STORY OF BURNT NJAL.
CHAPTER I.
OF FIDDLE MORD.
There was a man named Mord whose surname was Fiddle; he was the son of Sigvat the Red, and he dwelt at the "Vale" in the Rangrivervales. He was a mighty chief, and a great taker up of suits, and so great a lawyer that no judgments were thought lawful unless he had a hand in them. He had an only daughter, named Unna. She was a fair, courteous and gifted woman, and that was thought the best match in all the Rangrivervales.
Now the story turns westward to the Broadfirth dales, where, at Hauskuldstede, in Laxriverdale, dwelt a man named Hauskuld, who was Dalakoll's son, and his mother's name was Thorgerda. He had a brother named Hrut, who dwelt at Hrutstede; he was of the same mother as Hauskuld, but his father's name was Heriolf. Hrut was handsome, tall and strong, well skilled in arms, and mild of temper; he was one of the wisest of men—stern towards his foes, but a good counsellor on great matters. It happened once that Hauskuld bade his friends to a feast, and his brother Hrut was there, and sat next him. Hauskuld had a daughter named Hallgerda, who was playing on the floor with some other girls. She was fair of face and tall of growth, and her hair was as soft as silk; it was so long, too, that it came down to her waist. Hauskuld called out to her, "Come hither to me, daughter". So she went up to him, and he took her by the chin, and kissed her; and after that she went away.