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.

Things, or Public Law-assemblages.

  The Althing, passim
  The Thing of Kialarness, 19
    Heron-ness, 210
    Hunawater, 129, 150
  Trade on England, 67

Trolls and Evil Wights.

  See Hallmund’s song, 187
  Troll-carle, 197
  Troll-wife, 194-195
  The wight that slew Glam, 96, 99, 100
Troth, to sit in troth for three winters, 7
  Twainmonth, the second month in the year, corresponding to our
    September (Aug. 24—­Sept. 22). 
  Wadmall as an article of trade, 40, 220

Weapons and War-gear.

  Axe, passim
  Barb-end, 57
  Barb, 57, 132
  Buckler, 142
  Byrni, 57
  Chopper, 194
  Cheek-pieces of a helmet, 122
  Glaive (heft-sax), 197
  Grigs of the sword, 241
  Hand-axe, 141
  Helmet, 57, 85, 122, 132
  Shield (iron-rimmed, inlaid), 72, 122, 128, 175, 203, 241
  Socket inlaid with silver, 141
  Socket-nail, 141
  Short-sword, Karrs-loom, 49, and passim
  Spear, great without barbs, 141
    with broad barbs, 56, 132
  Stones used for missiles, 8
  Spear-head, 57
  Sword, girt with a sword, 132, 241
    Jokul’s gift, the heirloom of the kinsmen of Ingimund the
    Old, 40, and passim
  Weird of a ghost, 109
    of a sorceress, 229
  Winter-nights, the first days in winter about Oct. 14, 145

Witchcraft and Sorcery.

  Gale of wind brought on by evil craft, 236-237
  Witchcraft, an illegal means for overcoming an enemy, 244, 250
  Witchcraft wrought into a log of wood, the manner thereof, 230, 231
  Wound growing deadly through the effect of evil and witchcrafty
    runes, 244, 250
  Wooing, 6, 7, 19

PERIPHRASTIC EXPRESSIONS IN THE SONGS.

An Axe:  Battle ogress, rock-troll, 38
Blood:  Rain of swords, 15
Cave (Hallmund’s):  Kettle, where waters fall from great
    ice-wall, 160
Fight:  Dart’s breath, 15
    Dart-shower, 43
    Gale of death, 15
    Gale of swords, 95
    Hilda’s[22] weather, 95
    Iron-rain, 234
    Mist’s[22] mystery, 95
    Odin’s gale; Odin’s storm, 143, 190
    Shield-fire’s thunder, 6
    Shield-rain, 215
    Spears’ breath, 170
    Spear-shower, 138
    Spear-storm, 234
    Sword-shower, 81

Gallows:  Sigar’s meed for lovesome deed, (Sigarr hung Hag-bard
    the Viking for having befooled his daughter), 157
Gold:  Deep sea’s flame, 137
    Dragon’s lair, 49
    Serpent’s bed, 215
    The flame of sea, 49
    Wave’s flashing flame, 49
    Worm’s bed, 41
    Worm-land, 131
Grettir (an Eddaic name for a serpent):  Fell-creeping lad, 86
Head:  Thoughts’ burg, 76
Man:  Elm-stalk, 136
    Gold-scatterer, 181
    Helm-stalk, 136
    Jewel-strewer, 30

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