Chapter Three: The Heroic Legacy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. PART I: Theory
5. Chapter One: The Structure of the Saga 3
6. Chapter Two: The Rhetoric of the Saga 31
7. Chapter Three: The Heroic Legacy 65
8. PART II: Analysis
9. Guide to the Analysis 96
10. Egils saga 97
11. Hoensa-pôris saga 111
12. Gunnlaugs saga 122
13. Bjarnar saga hîtdoelakappa 132
14. Heiðarviga saga 142
15. Eyrbyggja saga 153
16. Laxdœla saga 163
17. Gisla saga 175
18. Fóstbrœðra saga 186
19. Hávarðar saga Ísfirðings 193
20. Grettis saga 200
21. Bandamanna saga 211
22. Vatnsdœla saga 215
23. Hallfreðar saga 223
24. Kormás saga 229
25. Viga-Glúms saga 237
26. Valla-Ljóts saga 247
27. Ljósvetninga sag 252
28. Reykdœla saga 262
29. Þorsteins saga hvíta 272
30. Vápnfirðinga saga 274
31. Hrafnkels saga 280
32. Droplaugarsona saga 284
33. Njáls saga 291
34. CONCLUDING NOTE 308
35. A LIST OF FAMILY SAGAS IN TRANSLATION 311
36. NOTES 313
37. Backmatter 317