Njal's Saga, part 2
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darchildreNjal's Saga, chapters 8 through 15.
In this section, there's an aborted feud over Unn's dowry, we are made more familiar with Hallgerd Hoskuldsdottir, she gets married the first time (everyone is pretty sure this is going to end badly and everyone is eventually proved correct), we meet Hallgerd's creepy-ass foster father Thjostolf and Hallgerd's creepy-ass uncle Svan (who does magic!), Hallgerd gets married a second time (which everyone is understandably nervous about), Thjostolf stalks around her wedding with an axe while glowering at everyone like a hilarious nutbar, and we end the segment on an ominous note as Hallgerd's second husband lets Thjostolf move in with them. Also, there is a guy named Osvif, which is ridiculously difficult to say - too many fricatives! I've pretty much never been happier about a "and now he is out of the saga."
Chapter 8 - The amount Mord is demanding is the amount of the dowry he settled on Unn, plus the amount that Hrut promised to give her when they got betrothed, back in chapter 2. The fine is because Hrut should have already paid this back.
A godi (as in Jorund the Godi) is a local chieftain with legal and administrative responsibilities.
Chapter 12 - Apparently having the Sight (as Svan does - that's how he can see Osvif's personal spirits) makes you sleepy. That's why Svan is yawning.
"The nose is near to the eyes" - this basically means "what concerns those close to us also concerns us."
Chapter 14 - Hey, look, Hallgerd is descended from Sigurd. Nothing good ever comes of being a Volsung.
The water sprinkling ceremony looks like Christian baptism but isn't.
The previous part of this saga can be found here and the previous saga can be found here. Enjoy!
In this section, there's an aborted feud over Unn's dowry, we are made more familiar with Hallgerd Hoskuldsdottir, she gets married the first time (everyone is pretty sure this is going to end badly and everyone is eventually proved correct), we meet Hallgerd's creepy-ass foster father Thjostolf and Hallgerd's creepy-ass uncle Svan (who does magic!), Hallgerd gets married a second time (which everyone is understandably nervous about), Thjostolf stalks around her wedding with an axe while glowering at everyone like a hilarious nutbar, and we end the segment on an ominous note as Hallgerd's second husband lets Thjostolf move in with them. Also, there is a guy named Osvif, which is ridiculously difficult to say - too many fricatives! I've pretty much never been happier about a "and now he is out of the saga."
Chapter 8 - The amount Mord is demanding is the amount of the dowry he settled on Unn, plus the amount that Hrut promised to give her when they got betrothed, back in chapter 2. The fine is because Hrut should have already paid this back.
A godi (as in Jorund the Godi) is a local chieftain with legal and administrative responsibilities.
Chapter 12 - Apparently having the Sight (as Svan does - that's how he can see Osvif's personal spirits) makes you sleepy. That's why Svan is yawning.
"The nose is near to the eyes" - this basically means "what concerns those close to us also concerns us."
Chapter 14 - Hey, look, Hallgerd is descended from Sigurd. Nothing good ever comes of being a Volsung.
The water sprinkling ceremony looks like Christian baptism but isn't.
The previous part of this saga can be found here and the previous saga can be found here. Enjoy!
