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Chapter 9 - Svein blackmails King Harold, his father, into giving him ships then uses them on any Danish town he could.
Chapter 10 - King Harold is killed by Palnatoki. Svein is made king when the people are given the choice of war or acceptance.
Chapter 11 - Palnatoki admits to the murder of King Harold and barely escapes King Svein’s hall.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2007 No Comments »
Chapter 4- The Queen tells King Gorm of Knut’s death and dies the day after.
Chapter 5 - King Harold Gormsson and Earl Hakon succeed in their plot against the king of Norway.
Chapter 6 - Aki and Palnir come into their inheritance
Chapter 7 - Palnir and Ineborg marry happily.
Chapter 8 - The King and Palnatoki fight over the Kings bastard by Saumaesa.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Chapter 1 - Knut is given up by his parents but becomes King Gorm’s foster son
Chapter 2 - King Gorm marries Earl Klak-Harold’s daughter Thyra. Their kingdom is saved from starvation by Queen Thyra’s interpretation of the King’s dream.
Chapter 3 - A possible war is averted by Queen Thyra’s cool thinking and even hand.
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Chapter 154 - The decision to war against King Brian is made.
Chapter 155 - King Sigtrygg deal underhandedly with the brothers Brodir and Ospak, as well as Earl Sigurd, in order to gain their support against King Brian.
Chapter 156 - Ospak flees and lends his support with King Brian.
Chapter 157 - The battle begins. Many die. A Valkyrie’s song is sung.
Chapter 158 - Kari kills Kol Thorsteinsson, the last of the burners.
Chapter 159 - The saga ends with the reconciliation of Flosi and Kari.
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Chapter 150 - Kari and Bjorn set up their ambush.
Chapter 151 - Fighting ensues and Ketil of Mork is spared.
Chapter 152 - Kari and Bjorn flee back to Bjorn’s home and face his wife. Ketil keeps his word and moves Bjorn to a new farm and out of danger.
Chapter 153 - Flosi and the Burners make their way to Orkney. After some difficulty, Flosi becomes part of Earl Sigurd’s retinue.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Chapter 146 - The fighting continues. Thorkel Sigfusson loses his life.
Chapter 147 - Hall of Sida convinces Flosi to propose a settlement to Thorgeir Skorar-geir. Kari accepts nothing.
Chapter 148 - Kari leaves Thorgeir’s home to stay with Bjorn the White.
Chapter 149 - Flosi and his comrades make plans to leave Iceland. And thus honor their settlement.
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Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2007 No Comments »
Chapter 145 - Blood! Death! The Thing proceedings unravel and weapons are unsheathed. Hall of Sida is instrumental in restoring peace.
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Chapter 143 - Eyjolf names his witnesses and makes his defense case.
Chapter 144 - Mord takes Eyjolf’s bait and makes a mistake.
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Chapter 141 - Mord names his witnesses for his case
Chapter 142 - The legal battle begins. Eyjolf and Thorhall maneuver for witnesses.
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Chapter 138 - Flosi gets Eyjolf Bolverksson to be his lawyer.
Chapter 139 - Asgrim, Kari, Gizur and Hjalti continue to gather supporters for their case.
Chapter 140 - Gudmund makes amends by giving his full support to Asgrim.
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