Holmgang

The holmgang rules specified a hide five ells long with loops and pins called tjosnur; three squares were marked around it and four hazel poles at the corners marked a hazelled field.

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The holmgang rules specified a hide five ells long with loops and pins called tjosnur; three squares were marked around it and four hazel poles at the corners marked a hazelled field. (The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald (Kormáks saga), Life And Death Of Cormac The Skald)

The holmgang rules specified a hide five ells long with loops and pins called tjosnur; three squares were marked around it and four hazel poles at the corners marked a hazelled field. (The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald (Kormáks saga), Life And Death Of Cormac The Skald)

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