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The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga

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"The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga" by Unknown is an Icelandic saga composed in the fourteenth century. It chronicles the tumultuous life of Grettir Ásmundarson, a fierce and ill-tempered outlaw in eleventh-century Iceland. After encountering a cursed undead shepherd, Grettir's fate darkens—he becomes perpetually unlucky, fearful of darkness, and condemned to nineteen years of isolation as a hunted man. This tale explores how a would-be hero's violent nature leads not to glory, but to betrayal and lonely exile.

The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga, by Unknown. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #347.

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93 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Family and Early Wars of Onund the Son of Ofeig201 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Battle of Hafrsfjord547 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: Meeting of Defeated Chiefs in the West and Marriage of855 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Fight with Vikings Vigbjod and Vestmar662 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: Visit of Onund and Thrand to Eyvind in Ireland250 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: Death of Bjorn; Disputes Over His Property in Norway457 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: Murder of Ondott Crow, and the Vengeance Therefor892 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Onund and Asmund Sail to Iceland196 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Onund Settles in Kaldbak505 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: Ofeig Grettir Is Killed. Visit of Onund to Aud the318 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: Death of Onund. Disputes Between the Sons of Onund and of630 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Battle at Rifsker1,122 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Thorgrim Settles at Bjarg and Marries. His Son Asmund623 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Asmund's Children. Grettir's Childhood1,398 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: Games at Midfjordvatn425 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Grettir Kills Skeggi and Is Outlawed for Three Years1,076 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Grettir Sails for Norway and Is Wrecked on Haramarsey1,440 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Adventure in the Howe of Kar the Old1,122 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Berserks at Haramarsey2,676 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: Thorfinn's Return. Grettir Visits the North731 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Adventure with a Bear1,288 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: Grettir Kills Bjorn and Is Summoned Before Jarl Sveinn705 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: Grettir Kills Hjarrandi440 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIV: Grettir Kills Gunnar. His Friends Rally Round Him and Save1,148 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXV: Events in Iceland. Thorgils Maksson Attacked by the435 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Feud with the Foster-Brothers Is Taken Up by Asmund243 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVII: Sentences on the Foster-Brothers882 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVIII: Grettir's Visit to Audun in Vididal; Offers His Services992 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXIX: Horse-Fight at Langafit429 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXX: Thorbjorn Oxmain and the Fray at Hrutafjardarhals796 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXXI: Grettir's Vain Endeavour to Provoke Bardi837 words
  32. 32.Chapter XXXII: The Spook at Thorhallsstad. Glam the Shepherd Killed by a1,478 words
  33. 33.Chapter XXXIII: Doings of Glam's Ghost. Awful Condition of Vatnsdal881 words
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIV: Grettir Visits His Uncle Jokull355 words
  35. 35.Chapter XXXV: The Fight with Glam's Ghost1,606 words
  36. 36.Chapter XXXVI: Thorbjorn Slowcoach at Home202 words
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVII: Grettir Sails for Norway and Kills Thorbjorn Slowcoach716 words
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVIII: Grettir Fetches Fire--The Sons of Thorir Are Burnt1,184 words
  39. 39.Chapter XXXIX: Grettir Appears Before the King and Fails to Undergo the734 words
  40. 40.Chapter XL: Adventure with the Berserk Snaekoll565 words
  41. 41.Chapter XLI: Thorsteinn Dromund's Arms259 words
  42. 42.Chapter XLII: Death of Asmund Longhair295 words
  43. 43.Chapter XLIII: The Sons of Thorir of Skard Are Slain by Atli and Grim586 words
  44. 44.Chapter XLIV: Settlement of the Feud at the Hunavatn Thing372 words
  45. 45.Chapter XLV: Atli Murdered by Thorbjorn Oxmain946 words
  46. 46.Chapter XLVI: Sentence of Outlawry Passed Upon Grettir at the All-Thing262 words
  47. 47.Chapter XLVII: Grettir Returns to Bjarg--Sveinn and His Horse1,166 words
  1. 48.Chapter XLVIII: Death of Thorbjorn Oxmain870 words
  2. 49.Chapter XLIX: Grettir Visits Thorsteinn Kuggason and Snorri Godi409 words
  3. 50.Chapter L: Grettir Winters with Thorgils at Reykjaholar in Company with1,013 words
  4. 51.Chapter LI: Grettir's Case Overborne at the All-Thing780 words
  5. 52.Chapter LII: Grettir Is Captured by Farmers and Released by Thorbjorg1,388 words
  6. 53.Chapter LIII: Grettir Winters in Ljarskogar with Thorsteinn Kuggason360 words
  7. 54.Chapter LIV: Adventure with Lopt704 words
  8. 55.Chapter LV: Grettir in the Arnarvatn Heath. Death of Grim the Forest-Man425 words
  9. 56.Chapter LVI: Treachery and Death of Thorir Redbeard909 words
  10. 57.Chapter LVII: Attack on Grettir by Thorir of Gard with Eighty Men661 words
  11. 58.Chapter LVIII: Grettir Visits Bjorn the Hitdale Warrior and Takes Refuge530 words
  12. 59.Chapter LIX: The Chastisement of Gisli1,681 words
  13. 60.Chapter LX: The Battle with the Myramen753 words
  14. 61.Chapter LXI: Grettir Winters Under the Geitland Glacier798 words
  15. 62.Chapter LXII: Hallmund Is Killed by a Forest-Man Named Grim836 words
  16. 63.Chapter LXIII: Grettir's Meeting with Thorir on the Reykja Heath539 words
  17. 64.Chapter LXIV: Ghosts in Bardardal764 words
  18. 65.Chapter LXV: Adventure with a Troll-Woman697 words
  19. 66.Chapter LXVI: Grettir Slays a Giant546 words
  20. 67.Chapter LXVII: Visit to Gudmund the Mighty544 words
  21. 68.Chapter LXVIII: Fight with Thorodd the Son of Snorri621 words
  22. 69.Chapter LXIX: Grettir's Last Visit to Bjarg and Journey with Illugi to1,019 words
  23. 70.Chapter LXX: The People of Skagafjord401 words
  24. 71.Chapter LXXI: The Bondis Claim Their Property in Drangey291 words
  25. 72.Chapter LXXII: Grettir Visits the Thing at Hegranes1,852 words
  26. 73.Chapter LXXIII: Visit of Thorbjorn Angle to Drangey202 words
  27. 74.Chapter LXXIV: The Fire Goes Out in Drangey344 words
  28. 75.Chapter LXXV: Grettir Swims to the Mainland for Fire401 words
  29. 76.Chapter LXXVI: Adventure of Haering in Drangey600 words
  30. 77.Chapter LXXVII: Grettir's Case Before the All-Thing322 words
  31. 78.Chapter LXXVIII: Thorbjorn's Foster-Mother1,105 words
  32. 79.Chapter LXXIX: The Spell Takes Effect698 words
  33. 80.Chapter LXXX: The Spell Continues to Work401 words
  34. 81.Chapter LXXXI: Thorbjorn Again Visits Drangey637 words
  35. 82.Chapter LXXXII: The Last Battle--Death of Grettir and Illugi1,862 words
  36. 83.Chapter LXXXIII: Thorbjorn Visits Grettir's Mother at Bjarg508 words
  37. 84.Chapter LXXXIV: Thorbjorn Is Exiled at the Thing638 words
  38. 85.Chapter LXXXV: Thorbjorn Goes to Norway and Constantinople294 words
  39. 86.Chapter LXXXVI: Grettir's Death Avenged by His Brother Thorsteinn761 words
  40. 87.Chapter LXXXVII: The Lady Spes459 words
  41. 88.Chapter LXXXVIII: Adventures of Thorsteinn and Spes1,757 words
  42. 89.Chapter LXXXIX: The Ordeal939 words
  43. 90.Chapter XC: Thorsteinn and Spes Return to Norway393 words
  44. 91.Chapter XCI: Absolution in Rome524 words
  45. 92.Chapter XCII: The End of Thorsteinn and Spes321 words
  46. 93.Chapter XCIII: The Testimony of Sturla the Lawman123 words