Note 18 — IX. IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 892.
Reading edition
The holmgang was a duel fought according to fixed rules on a piece of ground specially marked out for the purpose. In earlier times it was fought on a holm, or island, whence the name.
Reading edition
The holmgang was a duel fought according to fixed rules on a piece of ground specially marked out for the purpose. In earlier times it was fought on a holm, or island, whence the name.