Word: njal
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Prof. Smith introduced his lecture last night by a pretty description of Monad-nock and the surrounding country, the various parts of which reflect the images of the lives and characters of Art, Egil, and Njal...
...central figures of the Saga are Njal and Gunnar, and the chief actions take place at or near their farmsteads situated within a few hours' ride of each other. Hrut and Hauskuld are brothers. Hauskuld's daughter, Hallgertha, "she with the thief's eyes" causes much of the trouble that follows. Hrut at his brother's suggestion marries Unna, daughter of Mord, a famous lawyer, but Hrut's mother lays a spell on him that thwarts his marital happiness...
Icelandic Saga. Family life in Iceland. Njal's Saga. Illustrated Lecture. Professor Charles Sprague Smith. Harvard...
Icelandic Saga. Family life in Iceland. Njal's Saga. Illustrated Lecture. Professor Charles Sprague Smith. Harvard...
Thursday. Dec. 3.- Family life in Iceland, viking voyages, blood feuds and disputes at the Althing. Njal's Saga...