FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   258   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270   271   272   273   274  
275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283   284   285   286   287   >>  
lso made an award in the suit about the burning. Njal was to be atoned for with a triple fine, and Bergthora with two. The slaying of Skarphedinn was to be set off against that of Hauskuld the Whiteness Priest. Both Grim and Helgi were to be paid for with double fines; and one full man-fine should be paid for each of those who had been burnt in the house. No atonement was taken for the slaying of Thord Kari's son. It was also in the award that Flosi and all the burners should go abroad into banishment, and none of them was to sail the same summer unless he chose; but if he did not sail abroad by the time that three winters were spent, then he and all the burners were to become thorough outlaws. And it was also said that their outlawry might be proclaimed either at the Harvest-Thing or Spring-Thing, whichever men chose; and Flosi was to stay abroad three winters. As for Gunnar Lambi's son, and Grani Gunnar's son, Glum Hilldir's son, and Kol Thorstein's son, they were never to be allowed to come back. Then Flosi was asked if he would wish to have a price put upon his wound, but he said he would not take bribes for his hurt. Eyjolf Bolverk's son had no fine awarded for him, for his unfairness and wrongfulness. And now this settlement and atonement was handselled and was well kept afterwards. Asgrim and his friends gave Snorri the priest good gifts, and he had great honour from these suits. Skapti got a fine for his hurt. Gizur the White, and Hjallti Skeggi's son, and Asgrim Ellidagrim's son, asked Gudmund the Powerful to come and see them at home. He accepted the bidding, and each of them gave him a gold ring. Now Gudmund rides home north and had praise from every man for the part he had taken in these quarrels. Thorgeir Craggeir asked Kari to go along with him, but yet first of all they rode with Gudmund right up to the fells north. Kari gave Gudmund a golden brooch, but Thorgeir gave him a silver belt, and each was the greatest treasure. So they parted with the utmost friendship, and Gudmund is out of this story. Kari and Thorgeir rode south from the fell, and down to the Rapes (1), and so to Thurso-water. Flosi, and the burners along with him, rode east to Fleetlithe, and he allowed the sons of Sigfus to settle their affairs at home. Then Flosi heard that Thorgeir and Kari had ridden north with Gudmund the Powerful, and so the burners thought that Kari and his friend must mean t
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   250   251   252   253   254   255   256   257   258   259   260   261   262   263   264   265   266   267   268   269   270   271   272   273   274  
275   276   277   278   279   280   281   282   283   284   285   286   287   >>  



Top keywords:

Gudmund

 

burners

 

Thorgeir

 

abroad

 
Asgrim
 

Powerful

 

slaying

 

winters

 
Gunnar
 

allowed


atonement
 
settlement
 

accepted

 

bidding

 

handselled

 

honour

 

Snorri

 

Ellidagrim

 

Hjallti

 

priest


Skeggi
 

friends

 

Skapti

 

Thurso

 

Fleetlithe

 

Sigfus

 
friend
 
thought
 

ridden

 
settle

affairs

 

Craggeir

 
quarrels
 

praise

 

golden

 
parted
 
utmost
 

friendship

 

treasure

 

greatest


brooch

 

silver

 

Hilldir

 
double
 

summer

 
banishment
 

burning

 

atoned

 

triple

 
Bergthora