Bridge of Liarskogar, a work of great art, hung with
rings and
‘din-bells,’ 158
Domestic Implements.
Bottles of leather, for keeping drink
in, 20
Chopper, 23, 194
Clothes-bag, 175
Curd-bags, hides drawn up to fetch curds
in from mountain dairies, 84
Deer-horn, for drinking at feasts, 15
Digging-tools, 47
Kettle, 182
Meal-bags, wherein victuals were kept
for the thing-ride, 38
Tools to strike fire, 182
Trough, 194
Wool-combs. 30
Dowry, 7
Dress and Ornamental Apparel.
Breeches (of sail-cloth, 117), 176, 220
Cape, 117, 136, 137
Chain, round the neck, 14
Cloak of rich web, 14
Coloured clothes (over—clothes),
154, 174
Cowl, 220 Drugget-cloak, 107
Fur-cloak, 64
Hat (slouched), 169, 189
Hood, 206
Kirtle (red), 85
Leggings (hose), 65
Mittens, 206
Rings of gold, 14
Shirt, 176
Spurs, 202
State-raiment, 175
Thongs (hose-thongs), 65
Fair in Vagar in Halogaland, 62
Famine, 21
Feasts.
(There were three principal festals in
the year: at Winter-nights,
Yule, and Midsummer.)
Autumn-feast (= winter nights’ feast, Oct. 14), at Thorbiorn Oxmain’s, III “Drinking turn and turn about,” is probably the same that elsewhere is called “SamburethSarol,” an ale-club or rotation drinking by common subscription, 14 Yule-ale, 51 Yule-biddings, 51, 52
Fights, see Battles and Fights.
Food and Drink.
(The Saga mentions no imported articles
of food.)
Beer, 53, 56
Curds, 84
Fish (stockfish), 131, 132
Lent-fare, fat and livers, 183
Mutton, passim.
Fire above hid treasure, 47
Foster-brothers (sworn brothers), 78, 81, 92, 93
Godi’s-wood, a wood said to have belonged to
six Godar, 97
Grettir’s-heave, 39, 91, 176
Horse-Outfit.
Bridle (embossed, 160), 76, 136
Head-gear, 160 Saddle (fair-stained, 84),
38
Snaffle-rings, 160 Hospitality, 54,
Hospitality, 54, 80
Houses and their Outfit.
Beaks of vessels put over the door, 115
Bed, 107
Boards (= tables), 30
Bolt, 56
Boose (= cow-stall in a byre), 103
Booth at the thing, 96
—for drinking assemblages, 72
—for trade-purposes, 113
Bower, serving as a ward-robe, cloth-bower, 56
—a storehouse apart from other houses,
out-bower, 56, 245
Closet, 56
Corn-barn, 58
Cross-beam (= tie-beam), 107, 108
Cross-bench (= dais), 193
Door, 56 and passim.
Doorcase, 108
Doorpost, 133
Dungeon, 254
Gable, 193
Hall, fire-hall, passim, see also note
on hall pp. 273-275
Hangings, 53
High-chair, 48
Hill-dairy, 84, 153, 154
Horse-stable, 106
House of refuge (saluhus), 117
Latch, 56
Lock-bed, 107
Loft (sleeping-loft), 14, 124
Long-fires, 30
Rafters, 108
Roof, 107, 240
Seat-beam, 84, 107
Side-wall, 193
Thatch, 108, 240
Threshold, 108, 133
Tie-beam, 107