1/31/13

Laxdæla saga, part 14.

66.

Ósvífur, Guðrún's dad dies. Then a Gestur dies and wants to be buried at the same churchyard as him (btw church courtesy of Guðrún)(that girl could build a mean church I tell you!) because he's seen a light there and considering how rare light is in Iceland for about 6 months every year this is no surprise.

1/30/13

Laxdæla saga, part 13.

61.

Þorgils: "Hi Þorsteinn. Hi Lambi. Remember how you were with the group that killed Bolli? Either help us kill Helgi or we'll kill you."

Þorsteinn: "Shit."

Lambi: "Fuck."

Laxdæla saga, part 12.

56.

Halldór: "Ok that Guðrún's totally plotting something now."

Guðrún: "Snorri change houses with me I don't want to live next door to these guys anymore."

Snorri: "Sure thing."

Guðrún gives birth and names her son Bolli. Bolli Bollason. IDK why it made me lol a little.

1/26/13

Laxdæla saga, part 11.

51.

Ólafur: "Ok then, I suggest all of the men who attacked Kjartan should be outlawed and banished except for Bolli because we're family."

Everyone else: "Ólafur's awesome!"

Þorgerður: "We fostered him and HE KILLED OUR SON YOU -"

Anyway, Ólafur dies. Of old age, I think. IDK really could have been a zombie attack as well I guess.

1/25/13

Laxdæla saga, part 10.

46.

There's a winter party.

Random woman: "So who's getting the best seat tonight?"

Guðrún: " -!"

Kjartan: "Hrefna."

Guðrún: "WTF I always had the best seat! OH WELL I'M STILL NOT JEALOUS."

Kjartan: "Hey guys has anyone seen my sword?"

Guðrún: "Lol what you looking at me for?"

A spy called Án finds out that a Þórólfur who's Guðrún's brother hid the sword in a swamp. The next party is at Bolli and Guðrún's place and who would have thunk, that awesome headdress that Hrefna now owns somehow mysteriously goes missing.

Ólafur: "Ok Kjartan, we all know what's been going on but it's best to just ignore it. We don't want a bloody war on our hands, especially not within the family, so just be quiet and -"

Kjartan: "BOLLI YOU BITCH YOU'RE STEALING OUR STUFF."

Bolli: "What?!"

Guðrún: "What?!"

1/24/13

Laxdæla saga, part 9.

41.

Kjartan: "I'd like to go abroad please."

King: "Only if abroad means going to Iceland and forcing people to turn Christian by sword."

Kjartan: "...or I could as well stay here I suppose."

King: "Well be like that, see if I care. I'll send Þangbrandur instead."

Þangbrandur then sails to Iceland and baptizes people left and right, no wait I meant to say kills. Except that there's a limit to how much an Icelander will let you kill him so in the end Þangbrandur has to make a speedy escape back to Norway. The king throws a hissy fit and no one can go to Iceland, except for some more missionaries that he sends there. Kjartan finds himself being held hostage.

Bolli: "So... I guess it's goodbye? Well, I'm sure you'll be thoroughly entertained by the king's sister anyways."

Kjartan: "That'snotagoodtopicrightnowshutup..."

1/15/13

Laxdæla saga, part 8.

36.

So the death of Þórður was actually Kotkell's fault because he worked magic against him? Anyway Kotkell has to find a new place to live and FAST, so he gives Þorleikur some horses and gets to live at his place. Þorleikur actually knows that this Kotkell has half the coast angry at him but I suppose them horses were sweet.

1/8/13

Laxdæla saga, part 7.

30.

Geirmundur: "I changed my mind I'm dumping this bitch and my one year old daughter bye."

Þuríður: "Except I just stole your sword and left the daughter in its stead. And now I'm on a boat."

Geirmundur: "AFTER HER, MEN"

Men: "...somehow there's a hole in our ship."

Þuríður: "I did it, with my little drill."

Geirmundur's a bit of a sore loser and he curses the sword so that it'll kill the most important family member of Þuríður's. Logically Þuríður then gives the sword to Bolli because obvy it's a good idea to keep a sword with this sort of a curse instead of, say, destroying it.

(Btw somehow no one cares what becomes of the baby girl.)

1/7/13

Laxdæla saga, part 6.

25.

Hrútur: "I shall free a slave of mine and give him my brother Höskuldur's lands this is fair and ok."

Höskuldur: "Wat."

Freeman: "I shall sit at my home quietl- argl."

Þorleikur: "I'm Höskuldur's son and lol no you didn't."

Hrútur: "This pisses me off."

Þorleikur: "Oh cute I had a baby! I'll name him Bolli. Remember this name, NOW we're finally done with the family trees and the REAL saga can begin!"

1/1/13

Laxdæla saga, part 5.

20.

Ólafur is pretty and shiny and gets a nickname "Peacock".

Þorbjörn: "Melkorka marry me!"

Melkorka: "No. Ólafur you should go to Ireland and meet my dad Mýrkjartan, that would annoy Höskuldur a lot."

Ólafur: "FFFFF I have no money for that!"

Melkorka: "Þorbjörn come back I'll marry you."