Grettis saga, part 13.

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Björn: "What did I say about not robbing my people? Btw that included killing them too."

So Grettir has to leave his hiding place once again and wanders here and there until he finally ends up at Geitland and finds an amazing little nest for himself in the middle of a glacier, a valley with hot springs and fat lambs and...

...a half troll. Whoops. Buuuuut it's ok, he's totally ok w Grettir and lets him fool around with his daughters. OR SO GRETTIR SAYS.

Anyway Grettir thinks the place is awful so he leaves.



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Grímur: "Nice fishing at Grettir's old place! I'll stay here thank you."

Hallmundur: "Oh no you won't. How about I'll steal everything you catch."

Grímur: "How about my ax in your neck."

Hallmundur: "O shit I'm going to die. Well first let me sing my autobiography for my daughter to carve in a staff."

Then Grímur comes over and the daughter's all swoonswoon oh myyyyyyyyyy about him (?WTF?) and afterwards Grímur goes seafaring.

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Þórir: "Ok now we'll go chop that Grettir!"

Þórir: "Hey you dude with the hat over his face, have you seen Grettir around?"

Grettir: "Oh yeah, definitely, he's over there in the swamp true thing no lie!"

Þórir: "ONWARD, MEN"

*A day goes by with them all wallowing in the swamp*

Þórir: "Was that dude lying d'you guys think?"

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Þorsteinn has a pretty wife Steinvör and a bit of a troll problem: every Yule whoever's left behind to look after the house disappears and leaves only puddles of blood behind.

Þorsteinn: *disappears*

House-carle: *disappears*

Grettir: "Oooooh this sounds like fighting!"

Steinvör: "And who are you."

Grettir: "...mmmmmmmmmm GESTUR. Gestur, yeah."

Grettir: "Shouldn't you guys be leaving already?"

Grettir: "Where's the troll, heeeere troll-troll, heeeeeeeeere troll-troll..."

Steinvör: "One problem. I can't leave because the river's thawed and I can't cross it."

Grettir: "...heeere tro- oh. Well."

Grettir: *grabs the woman and her daughter under one arm and carries them over the river*

Grettir: "NOW will I get the troll?"

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Enter: TROLL WOMAN

Much wrestling ensues. Troll lady tries to drag Grettir out of the house but that takes a while and also all the fittings from the door.

Troll woman: *tries to throw Grettir into the river*

Grettir: *chop*

Grettir: *throws troll woman into the river*

Steinvör: "What the hell happened to my house."

Grettir: "Long story."

Everyone likes him now though because there's few things that get you friends faster than killing a homicidal troll. But Grettir's not quite done yet, he crawls into a cave to see if there's anything more to fight.



Part 14.