The Story of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald, 1875Front matterEiríkr Magnússon translationChapter navigation20 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matter1875Chapter I · Of Thorstein Egilson and his Kin.Chapter II · Of Thorsteins Dream.Chapter III · Of the Birth and Fostering of Helga the Fair.Chapter IV · Of Gunnlaug Worm-tongue and his Kin.Chapter V · Of Raven and his Kin.Chapter VI · How Helga was vowed to Gunnlaug, and of Gunnlaug’s faring abroad.Chapter VII · Of Gunnlaug in the East and the West.Chapter VIII · Of Gunnlaug in Ireland.Chapter IX · Of the Quarrel between Gunnlaug and Raven before the Swedish King.Chapter X · How Raven came home to Iceland, and asked for Helga to Wife.Chapter XI · Of how Gunnlaug must needs abide away from Iceland.Chapter XII · Of Gunnlaug’s landing, and how he found Helga wedded to Raven.Chapter XIII · Of the Winter-Wedding at Skaney, and how Gunnlaug gave the Kings Cloak to Helga.Chapter XIV · Of the Holmgang at the Althing.Chapter XV · How Gunnlaug and Raven agreed to go East to Norway, to try the matter again.Chapter XVI · How the two Foes met and fought at Dingness.Chapter XVII · The News of the Fight brought to Iceland.Chapter XVIII · The Death of Helga the Fair.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →1875All chapters and sections (20)Opening pagesFront matterOther sections1875Chapters123456789101112131415161718Translated From The Icelandic By Eirikr Magnusson And William Morris1875 →