Journey to the Njála country , 7th August 1973

Abstract

PARTS 1 and 3 of the following paper were delivered during the course of a short excursion to the Njála country made under the auspices of the Saga Congress of 1973. These parts are substantially as then delivered, with only some minor verbal alterations. At the time I had also intended to say a few words about Gunnarshólmi and the approximate locality which I believed the saga-writer to have had in mind in this context, but owing to circumstances which need not be discussed here, and in which lack of time was a factor, this part of my talk was never given. However, it seems to me appropriate to include it here in the form intended. It is printed in brackets.