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    The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875
    The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875
    The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875
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    The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald 1875

    By Eiríkr Magnússon and William Morris

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    Release dateJun 1, 2004
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      Title: The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald

             1875

      Author: Anonymous

      Translator: Eirikr Magnusson And William Morris

      Release Date: January 25, 2008 [EBook #24421]

      Last Updated: January 15, 2013

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORY OF GUNNLAUG ***

      Produced by David Widger

      THE STORY OF

      GUNNLAUG THE WORM-TONGUE

      AND RAVEN THE SKALD.

      Translated From The Icelandic By Eirikr Magnusson And William Morris

      1875

      [Transcriber's Note: Thought to be written in the 13th Century]

      EVEN AS ARI THORGILSON THE LEARNED, THE PRIEST, HATH TOLD IT, WHO WAS THE MAN OF ALL ICELAND MOST LEARNED IN TALES OF THE LAND'S INHABITING AND IN LORE OF TIME AGONE.

      CONTENTS

      CHAPTER I. Of Thorstein Egilson and his Kin.

      CHAPTER II. Of Thorsteins Dream.

      CHAPTER III. Of the Birth and Fostering of Helga the Fair.

      CHAPTER IV. Of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue and his Kin.

      CHAPTER V. Of Raven and his Kin.

      CHAPTER VI. How Helga was vowed to Gunnlaug, and of Gunnlaug's faring abroad.

      CHAPTER VII. Of Gunnlaug in the East and the West.

      CHAPTER VIII. Of Gunnlaug in Ireland.

      CHAPTER IX. Of the Quarrel between Gunnlaug and Raven before the Swedish King.

      CHAPTER X. How Raven came home to Iceland, and asked for Helga to Wife.

      CHAPTER XI. Of how Gunnlaug must needs abide away from Iceland.

      CHAPTER XII. Of Gunnlaug's landing, and how he found Helga wedded to Raven.

      CHAPTER XIII. Of the Winter-Wedding at Skaney, and how Gunnlaug gave the Kings Cloak to Helga.

      CHAPTER XIV. Of the Holmgang at the Althing.

      CHAPTER XV. How Gunnlaug and Raven agreed to go East to Norway, to try the matter again.

      CHAPTER XVI. How the two Foes met and fought at Dingness.

      CHAPTER XVII. The News of the Fight brought to Iceland.

      CHAPTER XVIII. The Death of Helga the Fair.

      CHAPTER I. Of Thorstein Egilson and his Kin.

      There was a man called Thorstein, the son of Egil, the son of Skallagrim, the son of Kveldulf the Hersir of Norway. Asgerd was the mother of Thorstein; she was the daughter of Biorn Hold. Thorstein dwelt at Burg in Burg-firth; he was rich of fee, and a great chief, a wise man, meek and of measure in all wise. He was nought of such wondrous growth and strength as his father Egil had been; yet was he a right mighty man, and much beloved of all folk.

      Thorstein was goodly to look on, flaxen-haired, and the best-eyed of men; and so say men of lore that many of the kin of the Mere-men, who are come of Egil, have been the goodliest folk; yet, for all that, this kindred have differed much herein, for it is said that some of them have been accounted the most ill-favoured of men: but in that kin have been also many men of great prowess in many wise, such as Kiartan, the son of Olaf Peacock, and Slaying-Bardi, and Skuli, the son of Thorstein. Some have been great bards, too, in that kin, as Biorn, the champion of Hit-dale, priest Einar Skulison, Snorri Sturluson, and many others.

      Now, Thorstein had to wife Jofrid, the daughter of Gunnar, the son of Hlifar. This Gunnar was the best skilled in weapons, and the lithest of limb of all bonderfolk who have been in Iceland; the second was Gunnar of Lithend; but Steinthor of Ere was the third. Jofrid was eighteen winters old when Thorstein wedded her; she was a widow, for Thorodd, son of Odd of Tongue, had had her to wife aforetime. Their daughter was Hungerd, who was brought up at Thorstein's at Burg. Jofrid was a very stirring woman; she and Thorstein had many children betwixt them, but few of them come into this tale. Skuli was the eldest of their sons, Kollsvein the second, Egil the third.

      CHAPTER II. Of Thorsteins Dream.

      One summer, it is said, a ship came from over the main into Gufaros. Bergfinn was he hight who was the master thereof, a Northman of kin, rich in goods, and somewhat stricken in years, and a wise man he was withal.

      Now, goodman Thorstein rode to the ship, as it was his wont mostly to rule the market, and this he did now. The Eastmen got housed, but Thorstein took the master to himself, for thither he prayed to go. Bergfinn was of few words throughout the winter, but Thorstein

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