Egil’s Saga (57 page)

N
ORWAY
(Nóregr): 3; 25; 34; 50; 58; 64; 66–8; 74; 93; 96–8; 113; 115–7; 125–6; 134–5; 140; 14778; 159–60; 166–7; 176–7; 181; 183; 193; 200. Also Int. and Notes
passim

N
OVEL
: modern, xxx–xxxi

O
DAL
(óðul): xviii.
258

O
DD
A
RNGEIRSON
(Oddr Árngeirsson): 245

O
DD-A-
T
ONGUE
(Tungu-Oddr): s. of Onund Broadbeard; 56; 203; helps Steinar in his suits against Thorstein Egilson 209–11; his misgivings at the leaving of the award to Egil 212; 213; Egil’s saying on him 214; is lord in Burgfirth south of Whitewater, and temple-priest 219, 269,
306

O
DD
L
IVE-ALONE
(einbúi): a follower of Skallagrim 47; 57

O
DIN
(Óðinn): 45; 115 (‘Lord of Strife’); 124; 129 (‘Bor’s Son’); 141; 142; 144; 175 (‘Din-God’); 189; 191 (‘War-God’); 193 (various by-names); 196 (by-names); 197; 201; 204 (by-name), xxiii, xxiv. 244, 245, 275, 294, 300, 302

O
FEIG
G
RETTIR
(Ófeigr grettir): 44

O
GMUND
(Ögmundr): f. of Kormak the Skald 204

O
GVALDSNESS
(Ögvaldsnes): Norw. 68

O
LAF
F
EILAN
(Ólafr feilan): 58; 203. 306

O
LAF THE
H
OLY
(helgi): King of Norway 264, 265, 277

O
LAF
: s. of K. Harald Hairfair; taken for king in the Wick on his f.’s death, but felled by his brother Eric at Tunsberg 125

O
LAF THE
P
EACOCK
(pái): of the
Laxdæla Saga
; s. of Hauskuld and the Irish princess Melkorka, weds Thorgerd, Egil’s d. 186. 253, 271, 284, 298, 299

O
LAF THE
Q
UIET
(kyrri): King of Norway 78. 259, 273

O
LAF THE
R
ED
(rauði): the Scots-King 99; harries Northumberland and overthrows its earls 100; K. Athelstane hazels him a field on Winaheath 101; his treating with A. by whom he is outwitted 102–4; sends forward Hring and Adils 105; 106; hears that both are fallen 107; at the second day’s battle on Winaheath 108; defeated and slain 109; no; 134

O
LAF
T
REESHAVER
(trételgja): king; first won Vermland 166

O
LAF
T
RYGGVISON
(Tryggvason): King of Norway; grandson of K. Harald Hairfair 223. 251–2, 254, 256, 276–7, 311

O
LAF THE
W
HITE
(hvíti): Norse king of Dublin 270, 298

O
LD
T
ESTAMENT
: xxix

O
LEIF
H
JALTI
(Óleifr hjalti): settles in Iceland and dwells at Varmalech 57–8; 74; 76

O
LFUS
(Ölfus): in S.W. of Icel. 185; 186

O
LIVER
H
NUFA
(Ölvir hnúfa): second s. of Berdla-Kari, a messmate of Thorolf Kveldulfson 1; loves Solveig, but her f., Earl Atli, will not give her to him; leaves harrying to compose songs to his lady 2; her brethren would slay him; he flees and becomes K. Harald Hairfair’s skald 5; keeps the peace between Kveldulf and the K. 7; his place at the K.’s table; with his f., brings Thorolf Kveldulfson to the Κ.; his friendship with Th. and Bard Bryniolfson 12; in the stem of the K.’s ship at Hafrsfirth 14; suspects the treason of Hildirid’s sons; persuades the K. to see Thorgils the Yeller and the scat brought by him from Thorolf 24; tells Thorolf of the slanders and tries to mend matters with the Κ., but without success 27; at the burning of Sandness, acts as ambassador between the K. and Thorolf 39; the K. charges him and Eyvind to look to Th’s burial and other matters 40; this done, they follow the K. to Thrandheim; asks the K.’s leave to go home as he and E. cannot bear to sit with men who bare weapons against Th., but is refused 41; the K. will not let him go because of his skaldship 42; urges the K. to pay boot for Th.’s slaying; tells Kveldulf of all that befell at Sandness 45; at last prevails on Skallagrim to go to the K. and ask for boot 46; welcomes Sk., brings him to the Κ., and pleads his cause 47; when things take a bad turn, hurries Sk. away and, by breaking up the ships, saves his life 48. 252–3

O
LIVER
: a housecarle and overseer of Thorir the Hersir’s, goes with twelve men to get in Th.’s rents and takes Egil with him 80; comes to Atley and is entertained by Bard in an outhouse 81; sent for by K. Eric to the feast of the Goddesses; sits by Egil, who drinks for him when he comes to the end of his powers 82; led out by E.; Bard will have him drink his parting-health; when B. is slain, falls spewing and is found lying senseless in a pool of blood 83–4; brings home to Thorir’s the tidings of B.’s slaying and E.’s flight 85

O
LVALD
(Ölvaldr): a thingman of Thorstein Egilson’s 215–6

O
LVALDSTEAD
(Ölvaldsstaðir): Icel. 215

O
NUND
S
JONI
(Önundr sjóni): s. of Ani of Anisbrent 56; an old friend and follower of Egil; with E. on his last voyage to Norway 160; but by mischance does not go to Vermland 168; in his old age hands over his house to his s. Steinar 204; his attitude in the quarrel between St. and Thorstein Egilson; leaves the award to E. 211–2; 213; his anger at the result 214; concerned in the onslaught on Th. at Longholt 216

O
NUND
: see Bergonund

O
PEN SHIELDS
, at: 282

O
RIGINES ISLANDICAE
: 241. 243

O
RKNEYS
(Orkneyjar): 6; 64; 134; 135. 270

O
SEBERG SHIP
: 254

O
SLOFIRTH
(Óslóarfjörðr): Norw. 148; 166

O
STER
(Ostr): Norw., a large island near Bergen, mod. Osterö 71

O
STERFIRTH
(Ostrarfjörðr): between Oster and the mainland 47

O
SVIF THE
W
ISE
(Ósvífr enn spaki): f. of Gudrun, the heroine of the
Laxdæla Saga;
brother of Einar Jingle-scale 199; 201

O
TTER
(Óttarr): s. of Biorn the Easterner 199

O
TTO
, Kaiser: 251

O
UNCE
: 260

O
UTLAWRY
: 279, 288

O
UTSTONE
(Útsteinn): Norw., mod. Utsten, a great house of K. Harald Hairfair’s 68

O
ZUR
E
YVINDSON
(Özurr Eyvindarson): 186

O
ZUR
T
OTI
(tóti): f. of Q. Gunnhild, and of Eyvind Braggart and Alf Ashman 71; 95. 271

P
AGANISM
: xvii, xxv, xxviii

P
ALNATOKI
(Pálnatóki): captain of the Jomsburgers 277

P
AYNE
, J
OHN
: 240

P
HILLPOTTS
, D
AME
B
ERTHA
: xxii. 274

P
OEMS
: see Verse-form

P
OET
: see Skald

P
OPE
, A
LEXANDER
: 237–8

P
OPULATION
: of Iceland, xviii–xix

P
RIEST
(goði): xx–xxi

P
RIME-SIGNING
: 279

P
ROPER NAMES
: treatment of, in English 241–2

R
AGI
: s. of Oleif Hjalti 58

R
AGNAR
(Ragnarr): s. of Duke Gutthorm 50

R
AGNAR
H
AIRYBREEKS
(loðbrók): King of the Danes 99. 279

R
AGNARÖK
: xxvi–xxviii

R
AGNHILD
(Ragnhildr): d. of K. Eric Bloodaxe 134

R
AGNHILD
: m. of K. Eric Bloodaxe 270, 271

R
AGNHILD
: d. of Duke Gutthorm 50

R
AN
(Rán): 190. 301

R
ANGRIVER
(Rangá): two rivers in S. of Icel. 44

R
ANNVEIG
: the name of (
a
) a daughter, and (
b
) a great-granddaughter, of Thord of Aurland 78

R
ANSACK
: 276

R
AUD THE
S
TRONG
(Rauðr enn sterki): 276–7

R
AUDSGILL
(Rauðsgil): Icel. 74

R
AUFARNESS
(Raufarnes): mod. Rauðanes, S.W. of Burg 59

R
AUMREALM
(Raumaríki): in S.E. Norw., mod. Romerike 148

R
ED
-
BIORN’S SONS
(Rauða-Bjarnarsynir): 202

R
EEKDALE
(Reykjadalr): Icel., mod. Reykholtsdalur, famous as the countryside of Reykholt, the seat of Snorri Sturlason 74; 209. 272

R
EEKDALEWATER’S-OYCE
(Reykjadalsáróss): Icel. 74

R
EEKHAMMER
(Reykjarhamarr): in Burgfirth 187

R
EEKNESS
(Reykjanes): the S.W. point of Icel. 54; 59. 268

R
EEKS
(Reykir): Icel. 74

R
ELIGION, THE OLD NORTHERN
: xxii–xxviii

R
EPUBLIC
: Icelandic; nature and origin of xviii–xxii. 268

R
EYKDÆLA SAGA
: 249, 258, 260, 308

R
EYKHOLT
: xxii. 272

R
EYKJAVÍK
: 266

R
INGREALM
(Hringaríki): mod. Ringerike, N. of Oslo 50

R
OGALAND
: Norw., the countryside about Stavanger, a favourite residence of K. Harald Hairfair 14; 68; 125; 162

R
OGNVALD THE
M
ERE-EARL
(Rögnvaldr Mærajarl): set by K. Harald Hairfair over either Mere and Raumsdale; burns K. Vemund 5. 256,
257–8
, 270

R
OGNVALD
: s. of K. Eric Bloodaxe, aet. 10 or 11, and “the fairest of hopeful young men” 125–6; 127; drowned by Egil in his painted caravel; E.’s stave upon this 130. 286

R
OLF
, D
UKE OF
N
ORMANDY
(Hrólfr): 257

R
OMANCE
: xxix

R
OSMHVALNESS
(Rosmhválanes): Icel. 184

R
UDDER
: 286

R
UNES
: 275

R
USSIA
: 262

S
AEUNN
(Sæunnr): d. of Skallagrim 60; weds Thorfinn the Strong 116

S
AGA
: xii; compared with other forms of art xxviii–xxxi; why native to Iceland xxxii–xxxiii; underlying spirit of xxxiii–xxxiv; translators of, compared 232–8; style the essence of 239; method of narration xxx, xxxi, xxxii, 292, 307

S
ALBIORG
(Salbjörg): d. of Berdla-Kari, weds Kveldulf 1

S
ANDNESS
(Sandnes): Norw., mod. Sandnaesøen, the seat of Sigurd, and later of Thorolf Kveldulfson 11; 13; 16–8; 26; 29; 31; 36; 38; 41–2; 45

S
ANDWICK
(Sandvík): close to Burg 76

S
APPHO
: 230

S
AUDUNGSOUND
(Sauðungssund): Norw., mod. Saudesund in the Sondfjord 122

S
AXLAND
: 98; 164

S
CAT
: 260,
262

S
CORN, SCORN-POLE
: 130–1.
249–50
, 285

S
COTLAND
(Skotland): 6; 99; 102; 104; 134–5

S
COTS
(Skotar): 98–100; 107; tactics in battle 108; 134; K. Eric Bloodaxe their ‘scourge’ 143

S
EAHAM
(Sæheimr): Norw., a great house of K. Harald Hairfair’s, mod. Saeim 68

S
ELALON
(Selalón): Icel. 55

S
ELF-DOOM
: 276

S
ERK OF
S
OGN
(Serkr ór Sogni): 78

S
ETTLEMENT
: of Iceland, xviii–xx

S
HAKESPEARE
: xxxi. 239

S
HAPE-STRONG
: 245–7; 273, 288

S
HEPPEY
(Sauðey): Norw., a small isle near Atley, q.v. 84–5

S
HETLAND
(Hjaltland): 6; 64. 258, 270

S
HIELD-BURG
: 265

S
HIELDS, AT OPEN
: 282

S
HIELD-WAINSCOT
: 277

S
HIP
: 254

S
HUT-BED
: 299

S
IGHVAT THE
R
ED
(Sighvatr rauði): 42

S
IGMUNG
(Sigmundr): a follower of Skallagrim 57

S
IGMUNG
B
RESTISON
(Brestason): xxiii

S
IGMUNG THE
V
OLSUNG
: 245

S
IGMUNDSNESS
(Sigmundarnes): Icel. 57

S
IGMUNDSTEAD
(Sigmundarstaðir): Icel. 57

S
IGRID
(Sigriðr): d. of Sigurd of Sandness 11; weds Bard Bryniolfson 13; and, by B.’s wish, after his death weds Thorolf Kveldulfson 15–6; at the burning of Sandness seeks, through Oliver and Eyvind, to bring about peace between the K. and Thorolf 39; 41; wedded the third time, to Eyvind Lambi 42

S
IGTRYGG
S
HARPFARER
(Sigtryggr snarfari): see Hallvard Hardfarer

S
IGURD
H
ART
(Sigurðr hjörtr): f. of Ragnhild, the mother of K. Harald Hairfair 50

S
IGURD
: Earl of Hladir 250

S
IGURD
: Earl of the Orkneys 64. 270

S
IGURD
: s. of K. Harald Hairfair; taken for king in Thrandheim on his f.’s death, but felled by his brother Eric at Tunsberg 125

S
IGURD
: s. of Duke Gutthorm 50

S
IGURD
J
ERUSALEM-FARER
(Jórsalafari): King of Norway 277

S
IGURD
S
LEMBI-DEACON
(slembidjákn): 277

S
IGURD OF
S
ANDNESS
: father-in-law of Thorolf Kveldulfson 11; 13; 16–7