The Laxdaela Saga. Anonymous
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| Автор произведения | Anonymous |
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Chapter XLIX: The Death of Kjartan
Chapter L: The End of Hrefna. The Peace Settled, A.D. 1003
Chapter LI: Osvif's Sons are Banished
Chapter LII: The Killing of Thorkell of Goat's Peak
Chapter LIII: Thorgerd's Egging, A.D. 1007
Chapter LIV: Halldor prepares to avenge Kjartan
Chapter LV: The Death of Bolli
Chapter LVI: Bolli Bollison is born, A.D. 1008
Chapter LVII: About Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1018
Chapter LVIII: Thorkell and Grim, and their Voyage Abroad
Chapter LIX: Gudrun demands Revenge for Bolli, A.D. 1019
Chapter LX: The Egging of Gudrun
Chapter LXI: Of Thorstein the Black and Lambi
Chapter LXII: Thorgils and his Followers leave Home
Chapter LXIII: The Description of his Enemies brought to Helgi
Chapter LXIV: The Death of Helgi, A.D. 1019
Chapter LXV: Of Gudrun's Deceit
Chapter LXVI: Osvif and Gest die
Chapter LXVII: The Death of Throgils Hallason, A.D. 1020
Chapter LXVIII: Gudrun's Marriage with Thorkell Eyjolfson
Chapter LXIX: The Quarrel about Gunnar at the Feast
Chapter LXX: Thorleik goes to Norway
Chapter LXXI: The Peace between the Sons of Bolli and the Sons of Olaf, A.D. 1026
Chapter LXXII: Bolli and Thorleik go abroad, A.D. 1029
Chapter LXXIII: Bolli's Voyage
Chapter LXXIV: Thorkell Eyjolfson goes to Norway
Chapter LXXV: Thorkell and Thorstein and Halldor Olafson, A.D. 1026
Chapter LXXVI: The Drowning of Thorkell, A.D. 1026
Chapter LXXVII: The Return of Bolli, A.D. 1030
Chapter LXXVIII: The Death of Snorri, and the End, A.D. 1031
Chapter I: Of Ketill Flatnose and his Descendants, 9th Century A.D.
Ketill Flatnose was the name of a man. He was the son of Bjorn the Ungartered. Ketill was a mighty and high-born chieftain (hersir) in Norway. He abode in Raumsdale, within the folkland of the Raumsdale people, which lies between Southmere and Northmere. Ketill Flatnose had for wife Yngvild, daughter of Ketill Wether, who was a man of exceeding great worth. They had five children; one was named Bjorn the Eastman, and another Helgi Bjolan. Thorunn the Horned was the name of one of Ketill’s daughters, who was the wife of Helgi the Lean, son of Eyvind Eastman, and Rafarta, daughter of Kjarval, the Irish king. Unn “the Deepminded” was another of Ketill’s daughters, and was the wife of Olaf the White, son of Ingjald, who was son of Frodi the Valiant, who was slain by the Svertlings. Jorunn, “Men’s Witbreaker,” was the name of yet another of Ketill’s daughters. She was the mother of Ketill the Finn, who settled on land at Kirkby. His son was Asbjorn, father of Thorstein, father of Surt, the father of Sighat the Speaker-at-Law.
Chapter II: Ketill and his Sons prepare to leave Norway
In the latter days of Ketill arose the power of King Harald the Fairhaired, in such a way that no folkland king or other great men could thrive in the land unless he alone ruled what title should be theirs. When Ketill heard that King Harald was minded to put to him the same choice as to other men of might -- namely, not only to put up with his kinsmen being left unatoned, but to be made himself a hireling to boot -- he calls together a meeting of his kinsmen, and began his speech in this wise: "You all know what dealings there have been between me and King Harald, the which there is no need of setting forth; for a greater need besets us, to wit, to take counsel as to the troubles that now are in store for us. I have true news of King Harald's enmity towards us, and to me it seems that we may abide no trust from that quarter. It seems to me that there are two choices left us, either to fly the land or to be slaughtered each in his own seat. Now, as for me, my will is rather to abide the same death that my kinsmen suffer, but I would not lead you by my wilfulness into so great a trouble, for I know the temper of my kinsmen and friends, that ye would not desert me, even though it would be some trial of manhood to follow me."
Bjorn, the son of Ketill, answered: "I will make known my wishes at once. I will follow the example of noble men, and fly this land. For I deem myself no greater a man by abiding at home the thralls of King Harald, that they may chase me away from my own possessions, or that else I may have to come by utter death at their hands."
At this there was made a good cheer, and they all thought it was spoken bravely. This counsel then was settled, that they should leave the country, for the sons of Ketill urged it much, and no one spoke against it. Bjorn and Helgi wished to go to Iceland, for they said they had heard many pleasing news thereof. They had been told that there was good land to be had there, and no need to pay money for it; they said there was plenty of whale and salmon and other fishing all the year