999. Hjallti Skeggi"s son found guilty of blasphemy against the G.o.ds at the Althing; Thangbrand returns to Norway.
1000. Gizur and Hjallti return to Iceland; the Change of Faith and Christianity brought into the law at the Althing on St. John"s day, 24th June; fall of King Olaf Tryggvi"s son at Svoldr, 9th September.
1001. Thorgeir the priest of Light.w.a.ter gives up the Speakership of the Law.
1002. Grim of Mossfell Speaker of the Law.
1003. Grim lays down the Speakership.
1003 or 1004. Skapti Thorod"s son Speaker of the Law; the Fifth Court established; Hauskuld Thrain"s son marries Hildigunna Flosi"s niece and has one of the new priesthoods at Whiteness.
1006. Duels abolished in legal matters; slaying of Hauskuld Njal"s son by Lyting and his brothers.
1009. Amund the blind slays Lyting; Valgard the guileful comes back to Iceland; his evil counsel to Mord; Mord begins to backbite and slander Hauskuld and Njal"s sons to one another.
1111. Hauskald the Whiteness priest slain early in the spring; suit for his manslaughter at the Althing; Njal"s Burning the autumn after.
1112. The suit for the Burning and battle at the Althing; Flosi and the Burners banished; Kari and Thorgeir Craggeir carry on the feud.
1113. Flosi goes abroad with the Burners, and Kari follows them; Flosi and Kari in Orkney.
1114. Brian"s battle on Good Friday; Flosi goes to Rome.
1115. Flosi returns from Rome to Norway, and stays with Earl Eric, Earl Hacon"s son.
1116. Flosi returns to Iceland; Kari goes to Rome and returns to Caithness; his wife Helga dies out in Iceland.
1117. Kari returns to Iceland, id reconciled with Flosi, and marries Hildigunna Hauskuld"s widow.
CONTENTS.
Introduction
The Northmen in Iceland--Superst.i.tions of the Race--Social Principles--Daily Life in Njal"s Time--Conclusion.
Icelandic Chronology
CHAPTER
I. Of Fiddle Mord 1
II. Hrut Woos Unna 2
III. Hrut and Gunnhillda, Kings" Mother 4
IV. Of Hrut"s Cruise 7
V. Atli Arnvid Son"s Slaying 8
VI. Hrut Sails out to Iceland 10
VII. Unna separates from Hrut 13
VIII. Mord claims his Goods from Hrut 15
IX. Thorwald gets Hallgerda to Wife 17
X. Hallgerda"s Wedding 19
XI. Thorwald"s Slaying 20
XII. Thiostolf"s Flight 22
XIII. Glum"s Wooing 25
XIV. Glum"s Wedding 28
XV. Thiostolf goes to Glum"s House 29
XVI. Glum"s Sheep Hunt 30
XVII. Glum"s Slaying 31
XVIII. Fiddle Mord"s Death 34
XIX. Gunnar comes into the Story 34
XX. Of Njal and His Children 35
XXI. Unna goes to See Gunnar 35
XXII. Njal"s Advice 37
XXIII. Huckster Hedinn 39
XXIV. Gunnar and Hrut Strive at the Thing 42
XXV. Unna"s Second Wedding 44
XXVI. Of Asgrim and his Children 45
XXVII. Helgi Njal"s Son"s Wooing 45
XXVIII. Hallvard comes out to Iceland 46