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The Story of Burnt Njal

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  1. 1Epigraph
  2. 2From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga
  3. 3Sir George Dasent’s Preface
  4. 4Sir George Dasent’s Introduction
  5. 5Icelandic Chronology
  6. 6Chapter I — Of Fiddle Mord
  7. 7Chapter II — Hrut Woos Unna
  8. 8Chapter III — Hrut and Gunnhillda, Kings Mother
  9. 9Chapter IV — Of Hrut’s Cruise
  10. 10Chapter V — Atli Arnvid Son’s Slaying
  11. 11Chapter VI — Hrut Sails Out to Iceland
  12. 12Chapter VII — Unna Separates From Hrut
  13. 13Chapter VIII — Mord Claims His Goods From Hrut
  14. 14Chapter IX — Thorwald Gets Hallgerda to Wife
  15. 15Chapter X — Hallgerda’s Wedding
  16. 16Chapter XI — Thorwald’s Slaying
  17. 17Chapter XII — Thiostolf’s Flight
  18. 18Chapter XIII — Glum’s Wooing
  19. 19Chapter XIV — Glum’s Wedding
  20. 20Chapter XV — Thiostolf Goes to Glum’s House
  21. 21Chapter XVI — Glum’s Sheep Hunt
  22. 22Chapter XVII — Glum’s Slaying
  23. 23Chapter XVIII — Fiddle Mord’s Death
  24. 24Chapter XIX — Gunnar Comes Into the Story
  25. 25Chapter XX — Of Njal and His Children
  26. 26Chapter XXI — Unna Goes to See Gunnar
  27. 27Chapter XXII — Njal’s Advice
  28. 28Chapter XXIII — Huckster Hedinn
  29. 29Chapter XXIV — Gunnar and Hrut Strive at the Thing
  30. 30Chapter XXV — Unna’s Second Wedding
  31. 31Chapter XXVI — Of Asgrim and His Children
  32. 32Chapter XXVII — Helgi Njal’s Son’s Wooing
  33. 33Chapter XXVIII — Hallvard Comes Out to Iceland
  34. 34Chapter XXIX — Gunnar Goes Abroad
  35. 35Chapter XXX — Gunnar Goes A-Sea-Roving
  36. 36Chapter XXXI — Gunnar Goes to King Harold Gorm’s Son and Earl Hacon
  37. 37Chapter XXXII — Gunnar Comes Out to Iceland
  38. 38Chapter XXXIII — Gunnar’s Wooing
  39. 39Chapter XXXIV — Of Thrain Sigfus’ Son
  40. 40Chapter XXXV — The Visit to Bergthorsknoll
  41. 41Chapter XXXVI — Kol Slew Swart
  42. 42Chapter XXXVII — The Slaying of Kol, Whom Atli Slew
  43. 43Chapter XXXVIII — The Killing of Atli the Thrall
  44. 44Chapter XXXIX — The Slaying of Brynjolf the Unruly
  45. 45Chapter XL — Gunnar and Njal Make Peace About Brynjolf’s Slaying
  46. 46Chapter XLI — Sigmund Comes Out to Iceland
  47. 47Chapter XLII — The Slaying of Thord Freedsmanson
  48. 48Chapter XLIII — Njal and Gunnar Make Peace for the Slaying of Thord
  49. 49Chapter XLIV — Sigmund Mocks Njal and His Sons
  50. 50Chapter XLV — The Slaying of Sigmund and Skiolld
  51. 51Chapter XLVI — Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest
  52. 52Chapter XLVII — Of Otkell in Kirkby
  53. 53Chapter XLVIII — How Hallgerda Makes Malcolm Steal From Kirkby
  54. 54Chapter XLIX — Of Skamkell’s Evil Counsel
  55. 55Chapter L — Of Skamkell’s Lying
  56. 56Chapter LI — Of Gunnar
  57. 57Chapter LII — Of Runolf, the Son of Wolf Aurpriest
  58. 58Chapter LIII — How Otkell Rode Over Gunnar
  59. 59Chapter LIV — The Fight at Rangriver
  60. 60Chapter LV — Njal’s Advice to Gunnar
  61. 61Chapter LVI — Gunnar and Geir the Priest Strive at the Thing
  62. 62Chapter LVII — Of Starkad and His Sons
  63. 63Chapter LVIII — How Gunnar’s Horse Fought
  64. 64Chapter LIX — Of Asgrim and Wolf Uggis’ Son
  65. 65Chapter LX — An Attack Against Gunnar Agreed On
  66. 66Chapter LXI — Gunnar’s Dream
  67. 67Chapter LXII — The Slaying of Hjort and Fourteen Men
  68. 68Chapter LXIII — Njal’s Counsel to Gunnar
  69. 69Chapter LXIV — Of Valgard and Mord
  70. 70Chapter LXV — Of Fines and Atonements
  71. 71Chapter LXVI — Of Thorgeir Otkell’s Son
  72. 72Chapter LXVII — Of Thorgeir Starkad’s Son
  73. 73Chapter LXVIII — Of Njal and Those Namesakes
  74. 74Chapter LXIX — Olaf the Peacock’s Gifts to Gunnar
  75. 75Chapter LXX — Mord’s Counsel
  76. 76Chapter LXXI — The Slaying of Thorgeir Otkell’s Son
  77. 77Chapter LXXII — Of the Suits for Manslaughter at the Thing
  78. 78Chapter LXXIII — Of the Atonement
  79. 79Chapter LXXIV — Kolskegg Goes Abroad
  80. 80Chapter LXXV — The Riding to Lithend
  81. 81Chapter LXXVI — Gunnar’s Slaying
  82. 82Chapter LXXVII — Gunnar Sings a Song Dead
  83. 83Chapter LXXVIII — Gunnar of Lithend Avenged
  84. 84Chapter LXXIX — Hogni Takes an Atonement for Gunnar’s Death
  85. 85Chapter LXXX — Of Kolskegg: How He Was Baptised
  86. 86Chapter LXXXI — Of Thrain: How He Slew Kol
  87. 87Chapter LXXXII — Njal’s Sons Sail Abroad
  88. 88Chapter LXXXIII — Of Kari Solmund’s Son
  89. 89Chapter LXXXIV — Of Earl Sigurd
  90. 90Chapter LXXXV — The Battle With the Earls
  91. 91Chapter LXXXVI — Hrapp’s Voyage From Iceland
  92. 92Chapter LXXXVII — Thrain Took to Hrapp
  93. 93Chapter LXXXVIII — Earl Hacon Fights With Njal’s Sons
  94. 94Chapter LXXXIX — Njal’s Sons and Kari Come Out to Iceland
  95. 95Chapter XC — The Quarrel of Njal’s Sons With Thrain Sigfus’ Son
  96. 96Chapter XCI — Thrain Sigfus’ Son’s Slaying
  97. 97Chapter XCII — Kettle Takes Hauskuld as His Foster-Son
  98. 98Chapter XCIII — Njal Takes Hauskuld to Foster
  99. 99Chapter XCIV — Of Flosi Thord’s Son
  100. 100Chapter XCV — Of Hall of the Side
  101. 101Chapter XCVI — Of the Change of Faith
  102. 102Chapter XCVII — Of Thangbrand’s Journeys
  103. 103Chapter XCVIII — Of Thangbrand and Gudleif
  104. 104Chapter XCIX — Of Gest Oddleif’s Son
  105. 105Chapter C — Of Gizur the White and Hjallti
  106. 106Chapter CI — Of Thorgeir of Lightwater
  107. 107Chapter CII — The Wedding of Hauskuld, the Priest of Whiteness
  108. 108Chapter CIII — The Slaying of Hauskuld Njal’s Son
  109. 109Chapter CIV — The Slaying of Lyting’s Brothers
  110. 110Chapter CV — Of Amund the Blind
  111. 111Chapter CVI — Of Valgard the Guileful
  112. 112Chapter CVII — Of Mord and Njal’s Sons
  113. 113Chapter CVIII — Of the Slander of Mord Valgard’s Son
  114. 114Chapter CIX — Of Mord and Njal’s Sons
  115. 115Chapter CX — The Slaying of Hauskuld, the Priest of Whiteness
  116. 116Chapter CXI — Of Hildigunna and Mord Valgard’s Son
  117. 117Chapter CXII — The Pedigree of Gudmund the Powerful
  118. 118Chapter CXIII — Of Snorri the Priest, and His Stock
  119. 119Chapter CXIV — Of Flosi Thord’s Son
  120. 120Chapter CXV — Of Flosi and Hildigunna
  121. 121Chapter CXVI — Of Flosi and Mord and the Sons of Sigfus
  122. 122Chapter CXVII — Njal and Skarphedinn Talk Together
  123. 123Chapter CXVIII — Asgrim and Njal’s Sons Pray Men for Help
  124. 124Chapter CXIX — Of Skarphedinn and Thorkel Foulmouth
  125. 125Chapter CXX — Of the Pleading of the Suit
  126. 126Chapter CXXI — Of the Award of Atonement Between Flosi and Njal
  127. 127Chapter CXXII — Of the Judges
  128. 128Chapter CXXIII — An Attack Planned on Njal and His Sons
  129. 129Chapter CXXIV — Of Portents
  130. 130Chapter CXXV — Flosi’s Journey From Home
  131. 131Chapter CXXVI — Of Portents at Bergthorsknoll
  132. 132Chapter CXXVII — The Onslaught on Bergthorsknoll
  133. 133Chapter CXXVIII — Njal’s Burning
  134. 134Chapter CXXIX — Skarphedinn’s Death
  135. 135Chapter CXXX — Of Kari Solmund’s Son
  136. 136Chapter CXXXI — Njal’s and Bergthora’s Bones Found
  137. 137Chapter CXXXII — Flosi’s Dream
  138. 138Chapter CXXXIII — Of Flosi’s Journey and His Asking for Help
  139. 139Chapter CXXXIV — Of Thorhall and Kari
  140. 140Chapter CXXXV — Of Flosi and the Burners
  141. 141Chapter CXXXVI — Of Thorgeir Craggeir
  142. 142Chapter CXXXVII — Of Eyjolf Bolverk’s Son
  143. 143Chapter CXXXVIII — Of Asgrim, and Gizur, and Kari
  144. 144Chapter CXXXIX — Of Asgrim and Gudmund
  145. 145Chapter CXL — Of the Declarations of the Suits
  146. 146Chapter CXLI — Now Men Go to the Courts
  147. 147Chapter CXLII — Of Eyjolf Bolverk’s Son
  148. 148Chapter CXLIII — The Counsel of Thorhall Asgrim’s Son
  149. 149Chapter CXLIV — Battle at the Althing
  150. 150Chapter CXLV — Of Kari and Thorgeir
  151. 151Chapter CXLVI — The Award of Atonement With Thorgeir Craggeir
  152. 152Chapter CXLVII — Kari Comes to Bjorn’s House in the Mark
  153. 153Chapter CXLVIII — Of Flosi and the Burners
  154. 154Chapter CXLIX — Of Kari and Bjorn
  155. 155Chapter CL — More of Kari and Bjorn
  156. 156Chapter CLI — Of Kari and Bjorn and Thorgeir
  157. 157Chapter CLII — Flosi Goes Abroad
  158. 158Chapter CLIII — Kari Goes Abroad
  159. 159Chapter CLIV — Gunnar Lambi’s Son’s Slaying
  160. 160Chapter CLV — Of Signs and Wonders
  161. 161Chapter CLVI — Brian’s Battle
  162. 162Chapter CLVII — The Slaying of Kol Thorstein’s Son
  163. 163Chapter CLVIII — Of Flosi and Kari

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