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  • Borg, Skallagrim's home in Iceland, 50, etc.
  • Borgar-firth, in South-west Iceland, 50, etc.
  • Borgarhraun, 69, 202
  • Bragi, a poet, 129
  • Bragi, god of poetry, 177
  • Brak, 70
  • Brakar-sound, 70
  • Brenn islands, at mouth of Gaut-Elbe, 86
  • Bretland, Wales, 91, 220
  • Britons, 90, 219
  • Brynjolf, Bjorgolf's son Bard's father, 9, 1O
  • Brynjolf, father of Bjorn Yeoman, 56, 57, 62, 71

C

  • Caithness, in Scotland, 6
  • Cleave-river, in Borgar firth, 51
  • Courland, at east end of he Baltic, 81
  • Courlanders, 81
  • Cross-river, in Borgar-firth, 51
  • Cross-river-lithe, 107
  • Curse, form of, 112, 116
  • Cuise-pole, 121

D

  • Dales, in Norway, 138
  • Dales, in Iceland, meaning Broadfirth-dales, 180
  • Dalla, 182
  • Danes, 81; in Northumberland, 91, 204
  • Denmark, 83, 153, 184
  • Digraness, in Myrar, 50; Skallagrim buried there, 124; Bodvar, 186
  • Dovrefell, in Norway, 137, 157
  • Dragvandil, name of sword, 134, 145, 209
  • Dublin, in Ireland, 6, 57
  • Duck-kyle, in Borgar-firth, 50, 71, 200
  • Duck-kyle-river, 50
  • Dvina, river in Russia, 65

E

  • Edmund, king of England, 147
  • Edward, king of England, 90
  • Earl's-ness, in England, 98
  • Egil Skallagrimsson, birth, 55; boyhood, 68; goes to Norway, 71; slays Bard, 76; harries, 79-86; goes to England, 90; at Vinheath, 93-99; described, 102; in Norway, 105; marries, 107; in Iceland, 107; in Norway, 108; lawsuit with Bergonund, 111; slays him, 120; slays Eric's son, 121; back to Iceland, 122; buries Skallagrim, 124; wrecked at Humbermouth, 126; before Eric at York, 127-31; recites Head-ransom, 132; with Athelstan, 134; goes to Norway, 136; before king Hacon, 137; fights with Ljot, 141; with Atli, 145; in Iceland, 147; has children, 147; joins Arinbjorn in Norway, 148; harries in Friesland, 151; parts from Arinbjorn, 153; goes to Vermaland, 155-168; to Iceland, 184; makes poem on sons' loss, 171; on Arinbjorn, 176; friendship with Einar, 177-79; retires to Mossfell, 181; at the Thing, 187-89; old age, 195-96; death, 197; his bones found and reburied, 198.
  • Egil Thorsteinsson, 181
  • Eida-wood, between Norway and Vermaland, 154, 164
  • Eidsea, isthmus-sea above the Firths, 5
  • Einar Skalaglam, a poet, 177-79
  • Einar, of Stafaholt, 186
  • Einarsness, in Myrar, 170
  • Einkunnir, in Myrar, 50, 191
  • Elbe, river in Gautland, 32
  • Elda, isthmus in Naumdale, 35
  • Ella, king of Northumberland, 104
  • England, 29, 90, 91, 125 etc., 136, 148
  • Erling, Alof's father, 65
  • Eric Bloodaxe, son of Harold Fairhair, 62-64; takes rule, 65; marries Gunnhilda, 65; has dealings with Egil, 77-9, 109-15; flees before Hacon, 124; in Northumberland, 125-34 falls, 147; his sons, 147, 153, 178
  • Eric Allwise, 135
  • Eyrar, 'banks,' near Copenhagen, 31, 200
  • Eyrar-sound, 83
  • Eyvind Lambi, 1; joins Harold, 11; marries Thorolf's widow, 38
  • Eyvind Skald-spoiler, grandson of the above, 39
  • Eyvind Skreyja, brother of queen Gunnhilda, 87-89