The Story of Grettir the Strong eBook

Allen French
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 319 pages of information about The Story of Grettir the Strong.

The Story of Grettir the Strong eBook

Allen French
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 319 pages of information about The Story of Grettir the Strong.

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

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