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Archive for November, 2007

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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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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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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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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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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