Story of the Ere-Dwellers

By Anonymous

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Title:	Story of the Ere-Dwellers
Author:	Anonymous
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
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Excerpt
THE ERE-DWELLERS' STORY is in character a mixture of a saga, or dramatically told tale, and a chronicle record of events outside its aim and purpose. It differs from all other Icelandic sagas in having for a central hero a man of peace, yet at the same time revengeful and ruthless when he sees his opportunity, always cool and collected, dissimulating, astute, scheming, and unmistakably hinted at as one devoid of courage. Snorri the Priest figures throughout the story up to the death of the nobly chivalrous Arnkel, when we except his clever outwitting of his cowardly uncle and stepfather, Bork the Thick, as distinctly a second-rate chief, above whom Arnkel towers to such an extent that all the interest of the narrative centres in him. Even when Arnkel is removed in a most ungallant fashion, Steinthor of Ere bids fair to eclipse Snorri altogether; and it is first when peace is made after the fights in Swanfirth and Swordfirth, a peace to which Steinthor held loyally ever afterwards, being a man of wisdom and moderation, that Snorri becomes the real central figure of the saga, and remains so to the end. Yet this prestige he owed entirely to the alliance of his turbulent and, at times, highly disrespectful foster-brothers, the sons of Thorbrand of Swanfirth, who, on the ground of his want of courage and directness, goaded him first unto the slaying of Arnkel, and again into the second brunt of the battle of Swanfirth.

Table of Contents
· PREFACE · CHAPTER I: Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. · CHAPTER II: Of Biorn Ketilson and Thorolf Most-Beard. · CHAPTER III: Thorolf Most-Beard Outlawed By King Harald Hairfair. · CHAPTER IV: Thorolf Most-Beard Comes Out To Iceland, And Sets Up House There. · CHAPTER V: Biorn Ketilson Comes West-Over-The-Sea, But Will Not Abide There. · CHAPTER VI: Biorn Comes Out To Iceland. · CHAPTER VII: Of The Kin Of Kiallak. · CHAPTER VIII: Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. · CHAPTER IX: Of Thorstein Codbiter. Battle At Thorsness Thing. · CHAPTER X: Peace Made. · CHAPTER XI: Of Thorgrim The Priest, The Death Of Thorstein Codbiter. · CHAPTER XII: Of Arnkel The Priest And Others. · CHAPTER XIII: Of Snorri Thorgrimson. · CHAPTER XIV: Snorri Gets Holyfell. · CHAPTER XV: Of Snorri The Priest, Of The Mewlithe-Folk. · CHAPTER XVI: Gunnlaug Is Witch-Ridden, Geirrid Summoned, Of Thorarin. · CHAPTER XVII: Strife At The Thorsness Thing; Snorri Goes Between. · CHAPTER XVIII: Men Will Ransack At Mewlithe: Thorarin Falls To Fight. · CHAPTER XIX: The Lay Of The Mewlithers. · CHAPTER XX: The End Of Katla And Odd. · CHAPTER XXI: They Take Rede About The Blood-Feud. · CHAPTER XXII: Snorri Summons Thorarin. · CHAPTER XXIII: Of Vigfus And Biorn And Mar. · CHAPTER XXIV: Of Eric the Red. · CHAPTER XXV: Of Vermund And Thorarin In Norway; Of Those Bareserks. · CHAPTER XXVI: Of Vigfus And Swart The Strong. The Slaying Of Vigfus. · CHAPTER XXVII: Arnkel Takes Up The Blood-Feud For Vigfus. · CHAPTER XXVIII: Of The Bareserks And The Wooing of Asdis, Stir's Daughter. · CHAPTER XXIX: Of Thorod Scat-Catcher And Of Biorn Asbrandson, And Of The Slaying OfThe Sons Of Thorir Wooden-Leg. · CHAPTER XXX: Of The Evil Dealings Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. · CHAPTER XXXI: Of Thorolf Halt-Foot And Snorri The Priest. · CHAPTER XXXII: The Slaying Of Ulfar; Thorbrand's Sons Claim The Heritage. · CHAPTER XXXIII: Of The Death Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. · CHAPTER XXXIV: Thorolf Halt-Foot Walks; The Second Burial Of Him. · CHAPTER XXXV: Arnkel Slays Hawk. · CHAPTER XXXVI: Thorleif Would Slay Arnkel, And Is Slain. · CHAPTER XXXVII: The Slaying Of Arnkel. · CHAPTER XXXVIII: The Blood-Suit For Arnkel. · CHAPTER XXXIX: Of Thorleif Kimbi And His Dealings With Arnbiorn. · CHAPTER XL: Of Biorn, The Champion Of The Broadwickers, And His Dealings With Thurid Of Frodis-Water. · CHAPTER XLI: Of Thorleif Kimbi And Thord Wall-Eye. · CHAPTER XLII: Thorbrand's Sons Make An Onslaught On Arnbiorn. 1 · CHAPTER XLIII: Of Egil The Strong. · CHAPTER XLIV: The Battle In Swanfirth. · CHAPTER XLV: The Battle In Swordfirth. · CHAPTER XLVI: The Peace-Making After These Battles. · CHAPTER XLVII: Of Thorod Scat-Catcher And Snorri And Biorn The Champion Of The Broad-Wickers. · CHAPTER XLVIII: Of Thorbrand's Sons In Greenland. · CHAPTER XLIX: Of The Coming Of Christ's Faith To Iceland. · CHAPTER L: Of Thorgunna, And How She Came To Frodis-Water. · CHAPTER LI: It Rains Blood At Frodis-Water. Of Thorgunna, And How She Died And Was Buried At Skalaholt. · CHAPTER LII: The Beginning Of Wonders At Frodis-Water. · CHAPTER LIII: Now Men Die At Frodis-Water, More Wonders. · CHAPTER LIV: The Death Of Thorod Scat-Catcher; The Dead Walk At Frodis-Water. · CHAPTER LV: A Door-Doom At Frodis-Water. · CHAPTER LVI: Of Snorri The Priest And The Blood-Suit After Stir. · CHAPTER LVII: Of Uspak Of Ere In Bitter, And Of His Injustice. · CHAPTER LVIII: Uspak Robs Alf The Little. Thorir Chases Uspak. · CHAPTER LIX: Uspak And His Men At The Strands. They Give Up Their Work. · CHAPTER LX: Uspak Goes Back To Ere In Bitter: He Robs And Slays. · CHAPTER LXI: Snorri Sends For Thrand The Strider. · CHAPTER LXII: Snorri And Sturla Win The Work At Ere In Bitter. · CHAPTER LXIII: Of The Walking Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. He Is Dug Up And Burned. Of The Bull Glossy. · CHAPTER LXIV: The Last Tidings Of Biorn The Champion Of The Broadwickers. · CHAPTER LXV: