Laxdaela Saga
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Laxdaela Saga

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  1. 244 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Laxdaela Saga

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About this book

One of a series of thirteenth-century texts that tell of the fortunes, quests and struggles of early Icelandic families, the Laxdaela Saga is a gripping historical account of emigration from Norway, passionate love triangles, evolving gender roles, heated battles, centuries-old grudges, vengeance, and much more.

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Information

Publisher
The Floating Press
Year
2011
eBook ISBN
9781775454984

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter I - Of Ketill Flatnose and His Descendants, 9th Century A.D.
  4. Chapter II - Ketill and His Sons Prepare to Leave Norway
  5. Chapter III - Ketill's Sons Go to Iceland
  6. Chapter IV - Ketill Goes to Scotland, A.D. 890
  7. Chapter V - Unn Goes to Iceland, A.D. 895
  8. Chapter VI - Unn Divides Her Land
  9. Chapter VII - Of the Wedding of Olaf "Feilan," A.D. 920
  10. Chapter VIII - The Birth of Hrut and Thorgerd's Second Widowhood, A.D. 923
  11. Chapter IX - Hoskuld's Marriage, A.D. 935
  12. Chapter X - Of Viga Hrapp
  13. Chapter XI - About Thord Goddi and Thorbjorn Skrjup
  14. Chapter XII - Hoskuld Buys a Slave Woman
  15. Chapter XIII - Hoskuld Returns to Iceland, A.D. 948
  16. Chapter XIV - The Murder of Hall, Ingjald's Brother
  17. Chapter XV - Thorolf's Escape with Asgaut the Thrall
  18. Chapter XVI - Thord Becomes Olaf's Foster Father, A.D. 950
  19. Chapter XVII - About Viga Hrapp's Ghost, A.D. 950
  20. Chapter XVIII - Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart
  21. Chapter XIX - Hrut Comes to Iceland
  22. Chapter XX - Melkorka's Marriage and Olaf the Peacock's Journey, A.D. 955
  23. Chapter XXI - Olaf the Peacock Goes to Ireland, A.D. 955
  24. Chapter XXII - Olaf the Peacock Comes Home to Iceland, A.D. 957
  25. Chapter XXIII - The Marriage of Olaf Peacock and Thorgerd, the Daughter of Egil, A.D. 959
  26. Chapter XXIV - The Building of Herdholt, A. D. 960
  27. Chapter XXV - About Hoskuld's Sons
  28. Chapter XXVI - The Death of Hoskuld, A.D. 985
  29. Chapter XXVII - The Funeral Feast for Hoskuld
  30. Chapter XXVIII - The Birth of Kjartan, Olaf's Son, A.D. 978
  31. Chapter XXIX - Olaf's Second Journey to Norway, A.D. 975
  32. Chapter XXX - About Giermund and Thured, A.D. 978
  33. Chapter XXXI - Thured's Second Marriage, A.D. 980
  34. Chapter XXXII - Of Osvif Helgeson
  35. Chapter XXXIII - Of Gest Oddleifson and Gudrun's Dreams
  36. Chapter XXXIV - Gudrun's First Marriage, A.D. 989
  37. Chapter XXXV - Gudrun's Second Marriage, A.D. 991
  38. Chapter XXXVI - About Kotkell and Grima
  39. Chapter XXXVII - About Hrut and Eldgrim, A.D. 995
  40. Chapter XXXVIII - The Death of Stigandi Thorliek Leaves Iceland
  41. Chapter XXXIX - Of Kjartan's Friendship for Bolli
  42. Chapter XL - Kjartan and Bolli Voyage to Norway, A.D. 996
  43. Chapter XLI - Bolli Returns to Iceland, A.D. 999
  44. Chapter XLII - Bolli Makes Love to Gudrun, A.D. 1000
  45. Chapter XLIII - Kjartan Comes Back to Iceland, A.D. 1001
  46. Chapter XLIV - Kjartan Comes Home, A.D. 1001
  47. Chapter XLV - Kjartan Marries Hrefna, A.D. 1002
  48. Chapter XLVI - Feast at Herdholt and the Loss of Kjartan's Sword, A.D. 1002
  49. Chapter XLVII - Kjartan Goes to Laugar, and of the Bargain for Tongue, A.D. 1003
  50. Chapter XLVIII - The Men of Laugar and Gudrun Plan an Ambush for Kjartan, A.D. 1003
  51. Chapter XLIX - The Death of Kjartan
  52. Chapter L - The End of Hrefna the Peace Settled, A.D. 1003
  53. Chapter LI - Osvif's Sons Are Banished
  54. Chapter LII - The Killing of Thorkell of Goat's Peak
  55. Chapter LIII - Thorgerd's Egging, A.D. 1007
  56. Chapter LIV - Halldor Prepares to Avenge Kjartan
  57. Chapter LV - The Death of Bolli
  58. Chapter LVI - Bolli Bollison is Born, A.D. 1008
  59. Chapter LVII - About Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1018
  60. Chapter LVIII - Thorkell and Grim, and Their Voyage Abroad
  61. Chapter LIX - Gudrun Demands Revenge for Bolli, A.D. 1019
  62. Chapter LX - The Egging of Gudrun
  63. Chapter LXI - Of Thorstein the Black and Lambi
  64. Chapter LXII - Thorgils and His Followers Leave Home
  65. Chapter LXIII - The Description of His Enemies Brought to Helgi
  66. Chapter LXIV - The Death of Helgi, A.D. 1019
  67. Chapter LXV - Of Gudrun's Deceit
  68. Chapter LXVI - Osvif and Gest Die
  69. Chapter LXVII - The Death of Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1020
  70. Chapter LXVIII - Gudrun's Marriage with Thorkell Eyjolfson
  71. Chapter LXIX - The Quarrel About Gunnar at the Feast
  72. Chapter LXX - Thorleik Goes to Norway
  73. Chapter LXXI - The Peace Between the Sons of Bolli and the Sons of Olaf, A.D. 1026
  74. Chapter LXXII - Bolli and Thorleik Go Abroad, A. D. 1029
  75. Chapter LXXIII - Bolli's Voyage
  76. Chapter LXXIV - Thorkell Eyjolfson Goes to Norway
  77. Chapter LXXV - Thorkell and Thorstein and Halldor Olafson, A.D. 1026
  78. Chapter LXXVI - The Drowning of Thorkell, A.D. 1026
  79. Chapter LXXVII - The Return of Bolli, A.D. 1030
  80. Chapter LXXVIII - The Death of Snorri, and the End, A.D. 1031
  81. Note
  82. Endnotes