The Njál's Saga on Iceland

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 47. Of Otkell In Kirkby

• attestation: A great dearth afflicted the land, causing shortages of hay and food

  "there was a great dearth in the land"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > Endnotes:

• attestation: The Side refers to the long strip of habitable land between mountains and sea in south-east Iceland

  "from the sea-side or shore, the long narrow strip of habitable land between the mountains and the sea in the south-east of Iceland."

• attestation: Icelandic shields of this period were oblong and ran down to a point

  "This shews that the shields were oblong, running down to a point."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 57. Of Starkad And His Sons

• attestation: The horse-fight tradition was an important social contest in Icelandic society

  "horse-fight"