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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt:...the son of Herfin and Halla, was a great Viking; he was ever a foe to King Harald; he went to Iceland and came in a ship all beset with shields into Bjornfirth, whence he was called Shield-Bjorn ever after; he took land from Streamness unto ' Drangar' and abode in Shieldbjorn's-wick, but had another home at Bjorn'sness where the tofts of his great scale are still seen. His son part II, CHAPTER XXXI. son was Thorbjorn, the father of Arngerd, whom Thjodrek the son of ' Slettu '-Bjorn had for wife, their sons were Thorbjorn and Sturla and Thjodrek. There was a man named Geirolf, who wrecked his ship against Geirolf s-Peak; afterwards, by the counsel of Bjorn, he abode there beneath the peak. Thorvald, the son of Asvald, the son of Ulf, the son of Ox-Thorir took 'Drangaland' and 'Drangavik' unto 'Eingines' and abode at 'Drangar' all his life. His son was Eirek the Red, who settled Greenland, as was said before. Herradd Whitesky was a man of high worth; he was slain at the bidding of King Harald, but his three sone went to Iceland and took up lands on the Strands; Eyvind taking Eyvind-firth, Ofeig Ofeig's-firth, Ingolf Ingolf.s-firth, and there they all abode afterwards. Eirek Snare was the name of a man who took land from Ingolf s-firth unto' VerSilausa,' and abode in 'Trekyllis'wick; he had for wife Alof, the daughter of Ingolf of Ingolfs-firth, their son was Flosi who abode at Wick, when some Eastmen (Norwegians) broke there their ship and made of the wreck that ship, which they called 'Trekyllir'; in that ship Flose started on a foreign voyage but was driven back into Axefirth. Therefrom sprang the Saga of Bodmod Gerpir ' and Grimolf. Settlements of Onund Treefoot, Bjorn, Steingrim, Koll, Thorbjorn 'Bitra,' Balki, and Arndis. Chapter XXXII. Onund Treefoot, t...