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Heimskringla

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by Snorri Sturluson


  Bláland the Great (Africa): 6

  Blokumannaland (Walachia): 787

  Blótólf of Olvishaug: 111

  Bœjar, Norway: 368

  Bœjarbót (the guild bell in Nitharós): 665

  Bœkisúthin (Ingi’s ship): 775, 792-795

  Bókn (island): 465-466, 469, 535

  Bolli Thorláksson: 216

  Bolverk: poems by, 578, 569, 601

  Borg (Bersi’s estate in Iceland): x-xii, xvi

  Borg, Norway. SEE Sarpsborg, Norway

  Borgar Thing: 736

  Borghild (daughter of Óláf in the Dale): 701

  Borghild (daughter of Dag Eilífsson): 731

  Borgund, Norway: 470

  Borgundarholm (island of Bornholm): 162, 175

  Borró, Norway: 47-48

  Bothvar (son of Víkinga-Kári): 215, 301

  Bothvar Thortharson: ix

  Bóvi (fosterfather of Gauthild): 42

  bragafull (a beaker): 39

  Bragi (the god of poetry): xvi, 126

  Bragi the Old (the 1st Norwegian skald): 9

  Brand, Bishop: 805

  Brand the Generous: 215

  Bratsás Ridge: 726

  Bratsberg, Norway: 763

  Brattahlíth, Greenland: 228

  Breitha, Norway: 370

  Breithablik (home of Baldr): 10

  Breithafjord, Iceland: 174, 330

  Bretland (Wales): 86, 88, 99, 641, 676

  Brígitha (daughter of Úlf and Jórunn): 608

  Brígitha (daughter of Harald Gilli): 757, 815

  Brodd-Helgi: 174

  Brunswick, Saxony: 561

  Brúsi (son of Earl Sigurth): 352-362, 368

  Brúsi (a farmer): 741-742

  Brúsi Thormótharson: 745

  Brynjólf: 190

  Brynjólf Úlfaldi (the Camel): 294-296, 662, 817

  Bui the Stout: 175-184

  Bulgaria: 698

  Búriz Heinreksson: 790

  Búrizláf (king of Wendland): 162, 164, 168, 175, 224, 226, 228-229

  Bursti (thrall of Hákon the Old): 147

  Byleist: 47 n

  Býness, Norway: 189

  Byrtha, Norway: 157, 212, 742

  Caithness, Scotland: 85, 189, 351-355, 361, 480, 753

  Canterbury, England: 225

  Capr (Cyprus?): 694

  Castlebridge, England: 659

  Cécilía (daughter of Gyrth): 749

  Christianity: proclaimed in Norway, 195-217, 370-377, 387-388

  in Iceland and Greenland, 227-228

  mentioned, xi, 4-5, 108, 111, 193, 211, 244, 289-290, 292, 309-310, 315, 332, 337, 351, 362-363, 369, 397, 491, 493, 550, 587, 662, 696, 705

  Claussøn Friis, Peder: xxiv

  Cleveland, England: 647

  Clontarf, battle of: 352

  Codex Frisianus: xxiv

  Connaught, Ireland: 678, 683-684

  Crane, the (Óláf Tryggvason’s ship): 209, 212-214, 227, 232-235, 241

  Cumberland, England: 169

  Dag (king of Westmarir): 47

  Dag (son of Rauth): 453, 455

  Dag (son of Harald Fairhair): 87

  Dag (son of Dyggvi): 21, 23

  Dag Eilífsson: 683, 686, 710, 731, 756

  Dageith (mother of Álf): 24

  Dag Hringsson: 489-490, 494, 496, 500, 514, 516, 518, 521

  Dag the Powerful (progenitor of the Doglings): 24

  Dala-Guthbrand: 137, 369, 370-374

  Dales, the. SEE Guthbrands Dale, Norway

  Danavirki (Danish defense line): 163-165

  Danp, King: 20

  Dan the Magnificent (Danish king): 27

  Dan the Proud (Danish king): 3, 20

  David (king of Scotland): 732

  Deer-Head Ness: 462

  Denmark: 9, 20-33

  passim, 44, 56, 77, 86, 89, 102-123

  passim, 139-142

  passim, 149-154, 161, 162-168, 173-178

  passim, 185, 193-195

  passim, 224-244

  passim, 246, 250-251, 268-271

  passim, 293-296

  passim, 307, 347, 350, 398-402

  passim, 408, 434-442, 445, 457, 460-464

  passim, 478, 486, 488, 524, 541-544, 555-561, 563-567, 569-575, 587, 591-593, 597, 599-602, 603-605, 617-636

  passim, 640, 643, 666, 674, 680, 738-745

  passim, 741, 743, 745, 790, 804, 806, 808-809, 810-814

  díar: 7-10, 13

  Dísar (goddess): 33

  Dixin (follower of Geira): 162-163

  Dofra Fell: 613

  Dofra Mountains, Norway: 62, 73, 669

  Dofrar, Norway: 368

  Doglings (descendants of Dag the Powerful): 24

  Dómaldi (son of Visbur): 17-19

  Dómar (son of Dómaldi): 19, 20 n

  Dótta (daughter of Thorkel Geysa): 602

  Drafn, Norway: 463

  Draglaun (a ship): 795

  Dragseith, Norway: 199

  drápa (poem): 65 n, 107, 121, 131, 143, 163, 361, 414, 435, 442, 461, 502, 588, 601, 650, 787

  Drápa of the Gods: 160 n

  Drápa of the Rood: 442

  Drífa (wife of Vanlandi): 16

  drótt (king’s men): 20

  Drótt (daughter of King Danp): 20

  dróttkvœtt measure: 9 n, 84 n, 654 n

  dróttnar (kings): 20

  dróttningar (queens): 20

  Dublin, Ireland: 88, 171, 188, 362, 618, 683-684

  Dungath (earl of Caithness): 351

  Dúnímiz (nephew of Réttibur): 726, 729

  Durni (a dwarf): 16

  Dvina River: 140

  Dyggvi (son of Dómar): 20-21

  Dýrsá, Denmark: 811

  Eadgyth (daughter of Earl Godwine): 641

  Eadgytha (wife of Godwine): 643

  Eadmund (king of England): 99, 575

  Eadmund (son of Æthelred): 254, 256, 259, 263

  Eadward the Good (son of Æthelred): 256, 259, 445, 555, 575-576, 641-644, 658

  Earl’s Dale, Norway: 190

  Earl’s Saga (Orkneyinga saga): 362

  Eastfjords District, Iceland: 209

  Eastfold, Norway: 46 n

  East Forest: 30

  Eastlands (on Baltic): 35, 44, 136

  Eastmen (Norwegians): 29, 75

  Edda, Poetic (Older): xv

  Edda, Prose: xiv-xv

  Edmund the Holy: 251

  Egg (Kálf’s estate): 419, 478, 527, 535, 551

  Egil: xvi

  Egil (son of Aun the Old): 29-31

  Egil (foster father of Ástríth): 332

  Egil (son of Sithu-Hall): 398, 412, 446-447

  Egil (son of Áslák of Forland): 670-674

  Egils saga: xiv-xvi

  Egil Skallagrímsson (a poet): ix

  Egil Ullserk; 115-117

  Eidskog Forest: xiii

  Eigla. SEE Egils saga

  Eika Sound, Norway: 409

  Eikrey Islands: 297, 344-345

  Eikunda Sound, Norway: 460, 462, 464

  Eilíf (son of Earl Rognvald): 343, 578, 698

  Eilíf the Gaut: 293-295

  Einar (Turf-Einar). SEE Turf-Einar

  Einar (from Horthaland): 227

  Einar (brother of Guthmund): 395-396

  Einar (husband of Helga): 724, 726

  Einar (son of Ogmund of Sand): 742

  Einar (son of Salmon [Laxa]- Pál): 743, 762

  Einar (son of Guthorm Graybeard): 758-759

  Einar Skálaglam: poems by, 135—136, 141, 155, 187

  Einar Skúlason: poems by, 689, 695-696, 711, 723, 731, 750, 753-756, 767, 776

  mentioned, 787

  Einar Thambarskelfir: as archer, 237-238, 259

  and Óláf Haraldsson, 274-279, 284-285, 375-376

  is restored to power, 460-461

  at King Knút’s court, 487

  champions King Óláf’s sanctity, 526-530

  and Harald Sigurtharson, 609-612

  mentioned, 159, 227, 237-238, 259, 262, 288, 433,
482, 534-563, 550, 600

  Einar Wrymouth (earl of the Orkneys): 352-357, 360, 361, 364

  Einbui, Norway: 473

  Eindrithi (son of Einar Thambarskelfir): 259-260, 487, 609, 611, 613-614

  Eindrithi Heithafylja: 803

  Eindrithi Jónsson Mornef: 765, 772-773, 776-777

  Eindrithi of Gaut Dale: 741

  Eindrithi of Gimsar: 231

  Eindrithi Styrkarsson: 141, 259

  Eindrithi the Young: 751, 787, 793, 795, 801

  Eirík (son of Agnar): 46

  Eirík (son of Agni): 23

  Eirík (son of Yngvi): 25-26

  Eirík (king of Horthaland): 61, 73-74

  Eirík (king of Jutland): 76

  Eirík (king in Uppsala): 61, 70-72, 83, 118

  Eirík (follower of Sigurth Slembidjákn): 737

  Eirík, Archbishop: 746

  Eirík Árnason: 817

  Eirík Ársæl: 705

  Eirík Bjóthaskalli: 144-148, 194-195, 215, 301

  Eirík Bloodyaxe: slays his brothers, 89, 95

  succeeds to the throne, 93

  flees the country, 98-99

  sons of, 100-124, 128, 130-135, 139-142, 145, 149, 151, 154, 163, 218-219, 272, 307, 351

  mentioned, 76, 79, 86-88, 90-91, 94, 96-97, 100, 103, 156, 351, 357

  Eirík Emundarson: 320

  Eirík Eimuni: 714, 718, 725-726, 738-740

  Eirík Hákonarson, Earl: fights the Jómsvíkings, 176-185

  harries in the Baltic, 221-224

  fights Olaf Tryggvason, 229-244

  rules Norway, 259-262

  mentioned, 137, 159-161, 193-194, 276, 278, 293, 339

  Eirík Heel (son of Eindrithi): 741

  Eirík Oddsson: xvi, 743, 747-749

  Eiríksdrápa, by Thórth Kolbeinsson: 177–178, 180

  Eirík the Good (son of Svein Úlfsson): 666, 680

  Eirík the Red: 218, 228

  Eirík the Victorious (king of Sweden): 83, 139, 146-147, 185, 307, 321

  Eirspennill (Vellum with Copper Clasps): xxiv

  Eistland (Esthonia): 320

  Eith (Askim), Norway: 53

  Eith (Eidsvoll), Norway: 312

  Eithaskóg region: 294

  Eith Forest: 45, 68, 70, 178, 313, 335-338, 414, 474, 488

  Elda, Norway: 778

  Elfarvísur (River Ditties): 777

  Elf River (Klar Elf River): 44

  Elfsi (Álf, son of Alrek): 24

  Elizabeth. SEE Ellisif

  Ella (English king): 254

  Ellipaltar: 589

  Ellisif (daughter of Jarizleif): 589-591, 602, 647, 660

  Emma (wife of King Æthelred and King Knút): 259, 262, 438-439, 555, 641

  Emund (son of Óláf of Sweden): 332, 538, 560

  Emund (the lawspeaker): 343-346, 348, 349

  England: 44, 79, 92, 96, 98, 101, 106, 131, 169, 171-172, 175, 195, 209, 218, 251-256, 259, 261-263, 266, 271, 296, 350, 389, 398-402

  passim, 408, 419, 422, 434, 436, 438, 450, 458, 463, 478-479, 487, 527, 542, 555, 575-576, 641-646, 653, 658-660, 689, 755, 806

  Erlend (son of Turf-Einar): 99, 351

  Erlend (son of Earl Hákon): 190-191

  Erlend (son of Thorfinn): 647, 651, 675, 678

  Erlend Hímaldi (son of Jóan the strong): 608

  Erlend of Gerthi: 488, 516, 751

  Erling (son of Jóan): 549

  Erling (son of Eirík Bloodyaxe): 95, 133-134, 142, 149

  Erling (son of Earl Hákon): 185

  Erling (son of Erlend): 683, 686

  Erling (son of Kyrpinga-Orm): 751

  Erling Himaldi: 802

  Erling of Sól: 196

  Erlingsdrápa, by Thorbjorn Skakkaskáld: 752

  Erling Skakki: fights with King Ingi, 771-780

  and King Magnús, 789-816

  mentioned, xxii, 751-752, 756, 763-764, 786, 820-821

  Erling Skjálgsson: character and power of, 260-261

  and Óláf Haraldsson, 376-387, 464-468

  sons of, 488

  mentioned: xxi, 198-199, 228, 231, 244, 267, 279, 285, 287-293, 369, 401, 409, 415-419, 434, 451, 460, 469-470, 535

  Erling the Old: 141

  Erre, Denmark: 740

  Esthonia (Esthland): 35-36, 86, 88, 147, 149

  Ethla (mistress of Óláf of Sweden): 332

  Ethni, Norway: 763

  Eyi, Norway: 88

  Eyin District, Norway: 63, 367

  Eyjafjord, Iceland: 174, 394

  Eyland (island): 297-298, 315

  Eylimi’s Inlet (Limfjord): 143

  Eynafylki: 104

  Eyólf (father of Guthmund): 638

  Eyólf Dáthaskáld: poems by, 160-161

  Eyólf Valgertharson: 174

  Eyrar Point: 394, 669

  Eyrar Sound (Öresund): 31, 167, 228, 444, 446-449, 463, 622, 705, 740

  Eyrathing Assembly: 541, 668, 749, 796, 802, 810, 817

  Eystein (son of Athils): 34

  Eystein (son of Hálfdan Whiteleg): 45-47

  Eystein (son of Eystein the Powerful): 51-52

  Eystein (son of Magnús Óláfsson): 674, 681, 688, 699-705, 764-765, 781, 813

  Eystein (son of Harald Gilli): 749-757, 763-768, 773-774, 784-785

  Eystein, Archbishop: 530, 608-609, 802, 805-807

  Eystein, Earl (father of Svanhild): 76

  Eystein Glumra: 66, 351

  Eystein Meyla: 815, 818-819, 820

  Eystein Orri: 416, 651, 656

  Eystein the Powerful (or Evil): 49, 51, 59-60, 104-105, 413

  Eystein Trafali: 761

  Eystri Dale, Norway: 453

  Eysýsla (Ösel): 223, 249

  Eyvind Elbow (Magnús Bareleg’s marshal): 683, 685-686

  Eyvind Finnsson. SEE Eyvind Skáldaspillir

  Eyvind Kelda (grandson of Rognvald Rettilbeini): 202-203

  Eyvind Kinnrifa: 199, 211

  Eyvind Skaldaspillir: poems by, 12, 25, 69, 117-123, 125, 128-131, 134, 142, 180, 363

  mentioned, xix, 3

  Eyvind Skreya: 119, 122-123

  Eyvind Snake: 227

  Eyvind Úrarhorn: 295-298, 330, 354, 360

  Fœringa saga: xxi

  Fáfnir: 237

  Fagrskinna Codex: xix, 749 n

  Falls, The: 637

  Falster (island): 573, 603

  Farmatýr: 134

  Faroe Islands: xiii, 76, 290, 393, 396-398, 409, 411-412, 428-429, 433

  Fasti (one of Fróthi’s earls): 31-32

  Fasti. SEE Afra-Fasti

  Féey Sound: 115

  Fenrir: 117, 127, 129

  Fetbreith (Thórálf’s sword): 120

  Fetlafjord: 257

  Fife, Scotland: 401

  Finn (an archer under Earl Eirík): 237

  Finn (son of Árni Armóthsson): and Óláf Haraldsson, 417-422

  and Harald Sigurtharson, 612-618

  mentioned, 368, 474, 495-496, 503, 511, 515, 517, 527, 534, 626, 629, 631, 751, 812

  Finn (son of Skopti of Gizki): 678, 682

  Finn (brother of Peter Byrtharsvein): 748

  Finn (son of Erling Skakki): 812

  Finn (from Horthaland): 227

  Finnland: 16, 22, 249, 320

  Finnmark (Lappland): 86, 294, 363, 414

  Finn Sautha-Úlfsson: 743

  Finn the Little: 323-324, 326

  Fitjar, Norway: 91, 118, 121

  Fjalir, Norway: 69, 227, 244, 265

  Fjathryndaland, Sweden: 36, 41, 315

  Fjolnir (son of Frey): 3, 14-16, 26

  Fjón. SEE Funen (Danish island)

  Fjord District: 67, 79, 100, 139, 152, 154, 157, 178, 189, 199, 227, 244, 373, 468, 509, 734, 741, 792, 794

  Flamland. SEE Flanders

  Flanders: 643, 645, 682

  fie in (a type of arrow): 123

  Flettir-Saxi (son of Bovi): 42

  flokk (a short, refrainless poem): 278, 282, 284, 436, 461, 465, 551-552, 604, 634, 777

  Flóravág Bay: 721, 763

  Flosi
of the Burning: 215

  Fold, Norway. SEE Óslófjord, Norway

  Folden. SEE Óslófjord, Norway

  Foldenfjord. SEE Óslófjord, Norway

  Fólki (son of Birgir Brosa): 757

  Fólkvith (son of Svipdag): 40

  Forest Districts: 70, 294, 315, 335, 340, 679, 801, 816

  Forest Settlements: 309, 678

  Forminterra (in Balearic Islands): 692-693

  fornaldr saga: xxi

  Fornjót: 45

  fornyrðislag (poetic measure): 650, 654 n

  Fors, Norway: 717, 766, 781

  Foxerni, Sweden: 679

  Frætharberg: 117

  Fræthar Hill: 115

  Fræthi (island): 114

  France: 259, 263, 450, 621, 642, 689, 751

  Franconia: 164

  Frederick, Emperor (father of Henry): 694

  Frederick, Emperor (son of Henry): 694

  Frekeyar Sound: 470, 535

  Frey (son of Njorth): 3, 8, 10, 13-14, 21, 23, 33, 69, 72, 107, 157

  Freya (daughter of Njorth): 8, 14

  freya (mistress of property): 14

  Freyvith the Deaf: 346-349

  Frigg (wife of Óthin): 7

  Frírek (Harald Sigurtharson’s banner-bearer): 652

  Frírek Kœna: 793, 796, 803-804

  Frísia: 164, 169, 195, 251, 296, 643

  Frísland: 86

  Frithkolia (Margrét, wife of Magnús Bare-legs): 680-681, 705

  Frithleif (son of Fróthi): 27

  Frosta, Norway: 204, 206, 276, 731

  Frostathing Assembly: 106, 108-109, 207

  Frostathings Law: 104

  Frosti (Finnish leader): 22

  Fróthi (a mythical king): 130

  Fróthi (Peace-Frothi): 14, 15

  Fróthi (son of Eystein): 59, 60

  Fróthi (son of Harald Fairhair): 76, 87

  Fróthi, Peace of: 13-14

  Fróthi the Bold (king of Denmark): 30-32

  Fróthi the Magnificent (or the Peaceful): 27

  frúrur (ladies): 14

  Fulla (a goddess): 130

  Funen (Danish island): 9, 560, 563, 568-569, 572, 574, 591-592, 617, 625

  Fyrileif, Norway: 717, 723

  Fýri Plains, Sweden: 19, 24-26, 33, 130

  Fýri River (near Uppsala): 19 n, 20

  Fyrir Valdi, England: 263

  Fýrisvellir. SEE Fýri Plain, Sweden

  galdralag (magic measure): 646 n

  Galicia: 689

  Gamal: 633

  Gamli (son of Eirík Bloodyaxe): 95, 103, 116-117, 119, 128-129

  Gandálf (son of Álfgeir): 49, 53, 59-60

  Ganger-Hrólf (son of Rognvald): 78-79, 84, 259

  Gartharíki (Russia): 6, 8, 13, 15, 147-149, 161, 170, 186, 188, 223, 288, 297, 342-343, 474, 479, 482-484, 488, 504, 527, 530, 537, 538, 547, 578, 589

  Gauka-Thórir: 490-494, 504, 513

  Gaular, Norway: 53

  Gaular Dale, Norway: 62-63, 69, 109, 189, 191-192, 206, 274, 276, 278, 291

  Gaula River: 190

  Gaular Ridge: 278, 292, 415

  Gauta Skerries: 167

  Gautatýr (Óthin): 125

 

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