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A short description of Þórr’s Stone, upon which victims judged guilty had their backs broken.
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Eb ch. 10
10. [Terms of Settlement]
Eftir þingið höfðu hvorir... | After the fight each side kep... |
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context
This short description in Eyrbyggja saga comes at the end of a fight between two parties -- the Kjallakellingar and Þórsnesingar -- after the former defiled hallowed assembly ground. The narratve recounts the negotiations and settlement that follow, and comments on the Quarter Courts in Iceland. It is at the end of this discussion that Þórr’s Stone is mentioned. Eyrbyggja saga is thought to be written mid-13th century.
commentary
For more, see for example:
Ellis Davidson, H. R, (1990), Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. London: Penguin Books. pp. 73-90
Perkins, R. (2001). Thor the wind-raiser and the Eyrarland image. (Viking Society for Northern Research
Simek, R. (2007), Transl: Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer. pp. 317-326.
Steinsland, G. (2005), Norrøn Religion. Myter, Riter, Samfunn. Oslo: Pax Forlag. pp.195-207.
Taggart, D. (2018), How Thor Lost his Thunder. The Changing Faces of an Old Norse God. Routledge Research in Medieval Studies 14. London & New York: Routledge
(Contributed by Anna Millward.)
tags
Main text: Eyrbyggja saga
Attributes: Sacrifice Blood Assembly Law Worship reddening with blood Ritual Space
Named things: Þórr
Text sections: Eb ch. 10