ラクスデーラ・サガ — 作者不詳
You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org . If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title : Laxdæla Saga Translator : Muriel A. C. Press Release date : February 20, 2006 [eBook #17803] Most recently updated: June 20, 2012 Language : English Other information and formats : www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17803 Credits : Produced by Ted Garvin, Sankar Viswanathan, and Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net *** START OF C. PRESS MDCCCXCIX PUBLISHED BY J.M. DENT AND CO. ALDINE HOUSE, LONDON W.C. CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. OF KETILL FLATNOSE AND HIS DESCENDANTS, 9TH CENTURY A.D. 1 II. KETILL AND HIS SONS PREPARE TO LEAVE NORWAY. 2 III. KETILL's SONS GO TO ICELAND. 4 IV. KETILL GOES TO SCOTLAND, A.D. 890. 5 V. UNN GOES TO ICELAND, A.D. 895. 7 VI. UNN DIVIDES HER LAND. 8 VII. OF THE WEDDING OF OLAF "FEILAN," A.D. 920. 10 VIII. THE BIRTH OF HRUT, AND THORGERD'S SECOND WIDOWHOOD, A.D. 923. 15 IX. HOSKULD'S MARRIAGE, A.D. 935. 16 X. OF VIGA HRAPP. 18 XI. ABOUT THORD GODDI AND THORBJORN SKRJUP. 20 XII. HOSKULD BUYS A SLAVE WOMAN. 21 XIII. HOSKULD RETURNS TO ICELAND, A.D. 948. 25 XIV. THE MURDER OF HALL, INGJALD'S BROTHER. 29 XV. THOROLF'S ESCAPE WITH ASGAUT THE THRALL. 34 XVI. THORD BECOMES OLAF'S FOSTER FATHER, A.D. 950. 38 XVII. ABOUT VIGA HRAPP'S GHOST, A.D. 950. 41 XVIII. OF THE DROWNING OF THORSTEIN SWART. 43 XIX. HRUT COMES TO ICELAND 47 XX. MELKORKA'S MARRIAGE AND OLAF THE PEACOCK'S JOURNEY, A.D. 955 53 XXI. OLAF THE PEACOCK GOES TO IRELAND, A.D. 955 56 XXII. OLAF THE PEACOCK COMES HOME TO ICELAND, A.D. 957 66 XXIII. THE MARRIAGE OF OLAF PEACOCK AND THORGERD, THE DAUGHTER OF EGIL, A.D. 959 70 XXIV. THE BUILDING OF HERDHOLT, A.D. 960 74 XXV. ABOUT HOSKULD'S SONS 78 XXVI. THE DEATH OF HOSKULD, A.D. 985 80 XXVII. THE FUNERAL FEAST FOR HOSKULD 83 XXVIII. THE BIRTH OF KJARTAN, OLAF'S SON, A.D. 978 85 XXIX. OLAF'S SECOND JOURNEY TO NORWAY, A.D. 975 87 XXX. ABOUT GIERMUND AND THURED, A.D. 978 91 XXXI. THURED'S SECOND MARRIAGE, A.D. 980 94 XXXII. OF OSVIF HELGISON 96 XXIII. OF GEST ODDLEIFSON AND GUDRUN'S DREAMS 98 XXXIV. GUDRUN'S FIRST MARRIAGE, A.D. 989 104 XXXV. GUDRUN'S SECOND MARRIAGE, A.D. 991 107 XXVI. ABOUT KOTKELL AND GRIMA 113 XXXVII. ABOUT HRUT AND ELDGRIM, A.D. 995 115 XXXVIII. THE DEATH OF STIGANDI. THORLIEK LEAVES ICELAND 122 XXXIX. OF KJARTAN'S FRIENDSHIP FOR BOLLI 127 XL. KJARTAN AND BOLLI VOYAGE TO NORWAY, A.D. 996 128 XLI. BOLLI RETURNS TO ICELAND, A.D. 999 141 XLII. BOLLI MAKES LOVE TO GUDRUN, A.D. 1000 144 XLIII. KJARTAN COMES BACK TO ICELAND, A.D. 1001 146 XLIV. KJARTAN COMES HOME, A.D. 1001 152 XLV. KJARTAN MARRIES HREFNA, A.D. 1002 155 XLVI. FEAST AT HERDHOLT AND THE LOSS OF KJARTAN'S SWORD, A.D. 1002 160 XLVII. KJARTAN GOES TO LAUGAR, AND OF THE BARGAIN FOR TONGUE, A.D. 1003 166 XLVIII. THE MEN OF LAUGAR AND GUDRUN PLAN AN AMBUSH FOR KJARTAN, A.D. 1003 171 XLIX. THE DEATH OF KJARTAN 175 L. THE END OF HREFNA. THE PEACE SETTLED, A.D. 1003 181 LI. OSVIF'S SONS ARE BANISHED 184 LII. THE KILLING OF THORKELL OF GOAT'S PEAK 186 LIII. THORGERD'S EGGING, A.D. 1007 188 LIV. HALLDOR PREPARES TO AVENGE KJARTAN 190 LV. THE DEATH OF BOLLI 192 LVI. BOLLI BOLLISON IS BORN, A.D. 1008 197 LVII. ABOUT THORGILS HALLASON, A.D. 1018 199 LVIII. THORKELL AND GRIM, AND THEIR VOYAGE ABROAD 202 LIX. GUDRUN DEMANDS REVENGE FOR BOLLI, A.D. 1019 205 LX. THE EGGING OF GUDRUN 209 LXI. OF THORSTEIN THE BLACK AND LAMBI 213 LXII. THORGILS AND HIS FOLLOWERS LEAVE HOME 216 LXIII. THE DESCRIPTION OF HIS ENEMIES BROUGHT TO HELGI 219 LXIV. THE DEATH OF HELGI, A.D. 1019 224 LXV. OF GUDRUN'S DECEIT 227 LXVI. OSVIF AND GEST DIE 231 LXVII. THE DEATH OF THORGILS HALLASON, A.D. 1020 232 LXVIII. GUDRUN'S MARRIAGE WITH THORKELL EYJOLFSON 235 LXIX. THE QUARREL ABOUT GUNNAR AT THE FEAST 239 LXX. THORLEIK GOES TO NORWAY 242 LXXI. THE PEACE BETWEEN THE SONS OF BOLLI AND THE SONS OF OLAF, A.D. 1026 247 LXXII. BOLLI AND THORLEIK GO ABROAD, A.D. 1029 251 LXXIII. BOLLI'S VOYAGE 252 LXXIV. THORKELL EYJOLFSON GOES TO NORWAY 256 LXXV. THORKELL AND THORSTEIN AND HALLDOR OLAFSON, A.D. 1026 259 LXXVI. THE DROWNING OF THORKELL, A.D. 1026 264 LXXVII. THE RETURN OF BOLLI, A.D. 1030 267 LXXVIII. THE DEATH OF SNORRI, AND THE END, A.D. 1031 269 THE LAXDALE SAGA Map of the District of Laxdale Saga [Please click on the Image for a larger map.] Chap. I Of Ketill Flatnose and his Descendants, 9th Century A.D. Ketill's family Ketill Flatnose was the name of a man. He was the son of Bjorn the Ungartered. Ketill was a mighty and high-born chieftain (hersir) in Norway. He abode in Raumsdale, within the folkland of the Raumsdale people, which lies between Southmere and Northmere. Ketill Flatnose had for wife Yngvild, daughter of Ketill Wether, who was a man of exceeding great worth. They had five children; one was named Bjorn the Eastman, and another Helgi Bjolan. Thorunn the Horned was the name of one of Ketill's daughters, who was the wife of Helgi the Lean, son of Eyvind Eastman, and Rafarta, daughter of Kjarval, the Irish king. Unn "the Deep-minded" was another of Ketill's daughters, and was the wife of Olaf the White, son of Ingjald, who was son of Frodi the Valiant, who was slain by the Svertlings. Jorunn, "Men's Wit-breaker," was the name of yet another of Ketill's daughters. She was the mother of Ketill the Finn, who settled on land at Kirkby. His son was Asbjorn, father of Thorstein, father of Surt, the father of Sighat the Speaker-at-Law. Chap. II Ketill and his Sons prepare to leave Norway The tyranny of King Harald In the latter days of Ketill arose the power of King Harald the Fairhaired, in such a way that no folkland king or other great men could thrive in the land unless he alone ruled what title should be theirs. When Ketill heard that King Harald was minded to put to him the same choice