The story of Burnt Njal eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 520 pages of information about The story of Burnt Njal.

The story of Burnt Njal eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 520 pages of information about The story of Burnt Njal.

[Footnote 78:  This is the English equivalent for the Icelandic Hrepp, a district.  It still lingers in “the Rape of Bramber,” and other districts in Sussex and the south-east.]

[Footnote 79:  “With words alone,” The English proverb, “Threatened men live long".]

[Footnote 80:  “Sea crags.”  Hence Thorgeir got his surname “Craggeir".]

[Footnote 81:  “Pilgrimage to Rome.”  This condition had not been mentioned before.]

[Footnote 82:  “Shieldburg” that is, a ring of men holding their shields locked together.]

[Footnote 83:  “Thy dog,” etc.  Meaning that he would go a third time on a pilgrimage to Rome If St. Peter helped him out of this strait.]

[Footnote 84:  “Helmgnawer,” the sword that bites helmets.]

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