The story of Burnt Njal, the great Icelandic tribune, jurist and counsellor Translated from the Njals Saga by Sir George Webbe Dasent; with editor's prefatory note and author's introd . where Hrapp is, and they turned on him at hews at Grim there and then with his axe; Helgisees this and cuts at Hrapps arm, and cut it off, and downfell the axe. In this, says Hrapp, thou hast done a most need-ful work, for this hand hath wrought harm and deathto many a man. And so here an end shall be put to it. says Grim;and with that he ran him through with a spear, and thenHrapp fell down dead. Tj
The story of Burnt Njal, the great Icelandic tribune, jurist and counsellor Translated from the Njals Saga by Sir George Webbe Dasent; with editor's prefatory note and author's introd . where Hrapp is, and they turned on him at hews at Grim there and then with his axe; Helgisees this and cuts at Hrapps arm, and cut it off, and downfell the axe. In this, says Hrapp, thou hast done a most need-ful work, for this hand hath wrought harm and deathto many a man. And so here an end shall be put to it. says Grim;and with that he ran him through with a spear, and thenHrapp fell down dead. Tjorvi turns against Kari and hurls a spear at leapt up in the air, and the spear flew below his Kari rushes at him, and hews at him on the breastwith his sword, and the blow passed at once into hischest, and he got his death there and then. Then Skarphedinn seizes both Gunnar Lambis son,and Grani Gunnars son, and said— Here have I caught two whelps! but what shall wedo with them? It is in thy power, says Helgi, to slay both or eitherof them, if you wish them dead. I cannot find it in my heart to do both—help Hogniand slay his brother, says Skarphedinn. 136. OF THE CHANGE OF FAITH Then the clay will once come, says Helgi, whenthou wilt wish that thou hadst slain him, for never willhe be true to thee, nor will any one of the others who arenow here. I shall not fear them, answers Skarphedinn. After that they gave peace to Grani Gunnars son, andGunnar Lambis son, and Lambi Sigurds son, and Lo-dinn. After that they went down to the Fleet where Skarp-hedinn had leapt over it, and Kari and the others meas-ured the length of the leap with their spear-shafts, and itwas twelve ells (about eighteen feet, according to the oldNorse measure). Then they turned homewards, and Njal asked whattidings. They told him all just as it had happened, andNjal said— These are great tidings, and it is more likely thathence will come the death of one of my sons, if not moreevil. Gun
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