Saga of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald

Anonymous

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Length

1 h 24 min

Chapters

7

Language

English

Genre

Sagas

First published

1875

Chapters

1. 1 I. Of Thorstein Eglison and his Kin. II. Of Thorstein's Dream. III. Of the Birth and Fostering of Helga the FairRead by Phil Schempf 12:26
2. 2 IV. Of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue and his Kin. V. Of Raven and his Kin. VI. How Helga was vowed to Gunnlaug, and of Gunnlaug's faring abroad.Read by Phil Schempf 14:33
3. 3 VII. Of Gunnlaug in the East and the West. VIII. Of Gunnlaug in Ireland.Read by Phil Schempf 14:10
4. 4 IX. Of the Quarrel between Gunnlaug and Raven before the Swedish King. X. How Raven came home to Iceland, and asked for Helga to Wife. XI. Of how Gunnlaug must needs abide away from Iceland.Read by Phil Schempf 11:19
5. 5 XII. Of Gunnlaug's landing, and how he found Helga wedded to Raven. XIII. Of the Winter-Wedding at Skaney, and how Gunnlaug gave the Kings Cloak to Helga. XIV. Of the Holmgang at the Althing.Read by Phil Schempf 14:43
6. 6 XV. How Gunnlaug and Raven agreed to go East to Norway, to try the matter again. XVI. How the two Foes met and fought at Dingness.Read by Phil Schempf 10:29
7. 7 XVII. The News of the Fight brought to Iceland. XVIII. The Death of Helga the Fair.Read by Phil Schempf 6:09

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