The Saga of Grettir the Strong 2: Foul Luck and Feuding

Human Circus: Journeys in the Medieval World

This is the second episode of a narrative series on the Icelandic saga of a famed outlaw. Grettir the Strong's story continues. Following his fight with the undead draugr, he feels the effects of Glamr's curse as his luck turns against him and he is outlawed once more.

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Sources:

• Grettir's Saga, translated by Jesse Byock. Oxford University Press, 2009.
• Grettir's Saga, translated by Denton Fox and Hermann Palsson. University of Toronto Press, 1974.
• Three Icelandic Outlaw Sagas, translated by George Johnston and Anthony Faulkes. Everyman, 2001.

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