977. The slaying of Atli.
978. The slaying of Brynjolf the unruly and Thord Freedmanson.
979. The slaying of Sigmund the white.
983. Hallgerda steals from Otkell at Kirkby.
984. The suit for the theft settled at the Althing.
985. Otkell rides over Gunnar
in the spring; fight at Rangriver
just before the Althing; at the Althing
Geir the priest
and Gunnar strive; in the autumn Hauskuld
Dale-Kolli’s
son, Gunnar’s father-in-law, dies;
birth of Hauskuld
Thrain’s son.
986. The fight at Knafahills, and death of Hjort Gunnar’s brother.
987. The suit for those slain at Knafahills settled at the Althing.
988. Gunnar goes west to visit Olaf the peacock.
989. Slaying of Thorgeir
Otkell’s son before, and banishment of
Gunnar at, the Althing; Njal’s sons,
Helgi and Grim,
and Thrain Sigfus’ son, go abroad.
990. Gunnar slain at Lithend.
992. Thrain returns to Iceland
with Hrapp; Njal’s sons ill-treated
by Earl Hacon for his sake.
994. Njal’s sons return to Iceland, bringing Kari with them.
995. Death of Earl Hacon; Olaf Tryggvi’s son King of Norway.
996. Skarphedinn slays Thrain.
997. Thangbrand sent by
King Olaf to preach Christianity in
Iceland.
998. Slaying of Arnor of
Forswaterwood by Flosi’s brothers at
Skaptarfells Thing; Thangbrand’s
missionary journey;
Gizur and Hjallti go abroad.
999. Hjallti Skeggi’s
son found guilty of blasphemy against the
Gods at the Althing; Thangbrand returns
to Norway.
1000. Gizur and Hjallti return
to Iceland; the Change of Faith
and Christianity brought into the law
at the Althing on
St. John’s day, 24th June; fall
of King Olaf Tryggvi’s
son at Svoldr, 9th September.
1001. Thorgeir the priest
of Lightwater gives up the Speakership
of the Law.
1002. Grim of Mossfell Speaker of the Law.
1003. Grim lays down the Speakership.
1003 or 1004. Skapti Thorod’s
son Speaker of the Law; the Fifth Court
established; Hauskuld Thrain’s son
marries Hildigunna
Flosi’s niece and has one of the
new priesthoods at
Whiteness.
1006. Duels abolished in
legal matters; slaying of Hauskuld
Njal’s son by Lyting and his brothers.
1009. Amund the blind slays
Lyting; Valgard the guileful comes
back to Iceland; his evil counsel to Mord;
Mord begins
to backbite and slander Hauskuld and Njal’s
sons to one
another.
1111. Hauskald the Whiteness
priest slain early in the spring;
suit for his manslaughter at the Althing;
Njal’s Burning
the autumn after.
1112. The suit for the Burning
and battle at the Althing; Flosi
and the Burners banished; Kari and
Thorgeir Craggeir
carry on the feud.
1113. Flosi goes abroad with
the Burners, and Kari follows them;
Flosi and Kari in Orkney.