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The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor
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46. Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest
There was a man named Gizur the White; he was Teit’s son; Kettlebjorn the Old’s son, of Mossfell. (1) Bishop Isleif was Gizur’s son. Gizur the White kept house at Mossfell, and was a great chief. That man is also named in this story whose name was Geir the Priest; his mother was Thorkatla, another daughter of Kettlebjorn the Old of Mossfell. Geir kept house at Lithe. He and Gizur backed one another in every matter. At that time Mord Valgard’s son kept house at Hof on the Rangrivervales; he was crafty and spiteful. Valgard his father was then abroad, but his mother was dead. He was very envious of Gunnar of Lithend. He was wealthy, so far as goods went, but had not many friends.
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(1) Teit’s mother’s name was Helga. She was a daughter of Thord
Longbeard, who was the son of Hrapp, who was the son of
Bjorn the Rough-footed, who was the son of Grim, the Lord of
Sogn in Norway. Gizur’s mother’s name was Olof. She was a
daughter of Lord Baudvar, Viking-Kari’s son.
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Chicago: Unknown, "46. Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest," The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor, ed. Iles, George, 1852-1942 and trans. Ingram, J. H. (James Henry) in The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor (New York: Doubleday, Page, 1909), Original Sources, accessed December 11, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HGI7JSD2FSSKKA.
MLA: Unknown. "46. Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest." The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor, edited by Iles, George, 1852-1942, and translated by Ingram, J. H. (James Henry), in The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor, Vol. 36, New York, Doubleday, Page, 1909, Original Sources. 11 Dec. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HGI7JSD2FSSKKA.
Harvard: Unknown, '46. Of Gizur the White and Geir the Priest' in The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor, ed. and trans. . cited in 1909, The Story of Burnt Njal: The Great Icelandic Tribune, Jurist, and Counsellor, Doubleday, Page, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 11 December 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9HGI7JSD2FSSKKA.
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