The Sworn Brothers, a Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, July 5, 2012)
Back to the grey days, or the gay days according to whether or not one has eaten red meat for breakfast when the vikings infested British swamps, toured Iceland in summer, killed bulls and serfwomen for the sacrifice, and buried the swords of their dead relations with them, lest their feuds live after. Gunnar Gunnarsson, authentic descendant of the saga heroes, digs down into the pockets of his ancestors and finds treasures of virtue. Lief and I ngolf, who swore brotherhood at the spring festival, letting their blood mingle on the brown scarred earth, fight the sons of Atle Jarl for supremacy in the homeland and are driven out. Taking their wives, cattle, and the carved pillars of the chief-seat aboard their highprowed boats they set sail for I celand, and here Lief who would not sacrifice to the gods is killed. A stern, robust panorama of living, with always the wing of an implacable fate hovering over. The Sworn Brothers is one of the Gyldendal books now being brought out in this country by Alfred A. Knopf.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at