Sword and crozier, drama in five acts
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1. Front matter2. VOLUME XXIV VACATION, 1912 NUMBER IV3. DRAMATIS PERSONAE4. SCENE I5. SCENE II6. ACT II7. ACT III8. ACT IV9. ACT V10. INDRIDI EINARSSON: ICELANDIC DRAMATIST AND HIS SAGA DRAMA11. Act V.—Brand and his little troop file into the warrior-filled hall of Kolbein. In vain they seek conciliation at any price with the chieftain, who is enraged by the slaying of his friend Thorolf, and infuriated beyond measure by the speeches of his implacable wife. Even Jorun's offering her life for Brand's does not soften his heart; when, finally, the prisoner-bishop's threat of excommunication subdues Kolbein with the fear of the hereafter. Compensation is duly imposed upon the allies, and peace once more rules in the harried land.12. THE NEW DRAMA