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where he meets Geitir, whose father was a troll. Grímr marries Geitir's daughter
Droplaug, and it is revealed that it was Geitir who caused Brandkrossi to disappear. Geitir sends Grímr away with many gifts including the hide of Brandkrossi stuffed with grain. A version of this episode is told in
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falls into two part, the second of which is more fantastic. One day Grímr's ox
Brandkrossi flies into a rage and swims out to sea. Grímr travels to
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Origines
Islandicae: A collection of the more important sagas and other native writings relating to the settlement and early history of Iceland
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Islandicae: A collection of the more important sagas and other native writings relating to the settlement and early history of Iceland
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survives in paper manuscripts, the earliest from the 17th century, all of which stem from a now lost manuscript. Finlay suggests that as
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focuses on the forebears of his enemy Helgi
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170:. Íslenzk fornrit. Vol. XI. Reykjavík: Hið íslenska fornritafélag. pp. 183–191.
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takes its name from
Brandkrossi, an ox owned by Grímr, ancestor of the sons of Droplaug.
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Finlay, Alison (1993). "Brandkrossa þáttr". In
Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten (eds.).
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214:. Lanham, Maryland; London: University Press of America. pp. 277–282.
307:. Lanham, Maryland; London: University Press of America. p. 277.
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233:. New Haven, Connecticut: Troth Publications. pp. 65–73.
332:. New Haven, Connecticut: Troth Publications. p. xii.
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Bachman, W. Bryant Jr. (1992). "The Story of
Brandkrossa".
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Bachman, W. Bryant Jr. (1992). "The Story of
Brandkrossa".
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205:. Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 533–536.
161:. Vol. 2. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 533–536.
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51:. Although beginning with Hrafnkel, the author of
515:Grœnlendinga þáttr (II)/Einars þáttr Sokkasonar
41:details the descendants of Helgi Droplaugarson,
166:Jóhannesson, Jón (1950). "Brandkrossa þáttur".
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87:and has parallels with the giant episodes in
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110:is likely to have been associated with
535:Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar inn síðari
275:Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia
21:(The Tale of Brandkrossi) is a short
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530:Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar inn fyrri
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354:"Sögubók | Manuscript | Handrit.is"
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277:. New York: Garland. p. 56.
480:Draumr Þorsteins Síðu-Hallssonar
31:) which serves as a prologue to
700:Þorsteins þáttr Síðu-Hallssonar
540:Hallfreðar þáttr vandræðaskálds
55:does not appear to have known
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720:Þorsteins þáttr tjaldstœðings
745:Þórarins þáttr Nefjólfssonar
710:Þorsteins þáttr stangarhöggs
690:Þorsteins þáttr Austfirðings
917:Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa
570:Ívars þáttr Ingimundarsonar
485:Egils þáttr Síðu-Hallssonar
1000:
831:Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns
755:Þórarins þáttr stuttfeldar
680:Þorleifs þáttr jarlaskálds
670:Þiðranda þáttr ok Þórhalls
640:Stefnis þáttr Þorgilssonar
565:Íslendings þáttr sögufróða
550:Hrafns þáttr Guðrúnarsonar
525:Gunnars þáttr Þiðrandabana
330:Sagas of Giants and Heroes
231:Sagas of Giants and Heroes
912:Ólafs þáttr Geirstaðaálfs
882:Hemings þáttr Áslákssonar
852:Eindriða þáttr ok Erlings
740:Þorvarðar þáttr krákunefs
715:Þorsteins þáttr sögufróða
675:Þorgríms þáttr Hallasonar
580:Kjartans þáttr Ólafssonar
65:as a source instead. The
862:Eymundar þáttr af Skörum
791:Ásbjarnar þáttr Selsbana
695:Þorsteins þáttr forvitna
635:Steins þáttr Skaptasonar
625:Rögnvalds þáttr ok Rauðs
605:Orms þáttr Stórólfssonar
455:Auðunar þáttr vestfirzka
450:Arnórs þáttr jarlaskálds
199:(1905). "Helgana saga".
155:(1905). "Helgana saga".
735:Þorvalds þáttr víðförla
725:Þorsteins þáttr uxafóts
655:Stúfs þáttr inn skemmri
505:Gísls þáttr Illugasonar
490:Einars þáttr Skúlasonar
445:Albani þáttr ok Sunnifu
877:Haralds þáttr hárfagra
867:Hálfdanar þáttr svarta
801:Helga þáttr Þórissonar
730:Þorvalds þáttr tasalda
705:Þorsteins þáttr skelks
615:Rauðs þáttr hins ramma
600:Odds þáttr Ófeigssonar
510:Grœnlendinga þáttr (I)
465:Bolla þáttr Bollasonar
328:Waggoner, Ben (2010).
229:Waggoner, Ben (2010).
96:Hálfdanar þáttr svarta
59:and used a version of
897:Knúts þáttr hins ríka
892:Ísleifs þáttr byskups
872:Haralds þáttr grenska
857:Eymundar þáttr hrings
760:Þórhalls þáttr knapps
665:Sveins þáttr ok Finns
650:Stúfs þáttr inn meiri
575:Jökuls þáttr Búasonar
560:Hrómundar þáttr halta
520:Gull-Ásu-Þórðar þáttr
305:Forty Icelandic Tales
212:Forty Icelandic Tales
847:Brenna Adams byskups
821:Tóka þáttr Tókasonar
770:Ögmundar þáttr dytts
545:Hauks þáttr hábrókar
116:Droplaugarsona saga.
958:Sagas of Icelanders
796:Helga þáttr ok Úlfs
750:Þórarins þáttr ofsa
645:Stjörnu-Odda draumr
610:Óttars þáttr svarta
112:Droplaugarsona saga
39:Droplaugarsona saga
34:Droplaugarsona saga
943:Contemporary sagas
907:Otto þáttr keisara
887:Hróa þáttr heimska
630:Sneglu-Halla þáttr
495:Eiríks þáttr rauða
193:Gudbrand Vigfusson
168:Austfirðinga sögur
149:Gudbrand Vigfusson
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811:Ragnarssona þáttr
806:Norna-Gests þáttr
595:Mána þáttr skálds
475:Brands þáttr örva
470:Brandkrossa þáttr
437:Íslendinga þættir
339:978-0-578-05933-4
240:978-0-578-05933-4
108:Brandkrossa þáttr
53:Brandkrossa þáttr
43:Brandkrossa þáttr
18:Brandkrossa þáttr
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126:Manuscripts
62:Landnámabók
387:2019-12-26
382:handrit.is
363:2019-12-26
358:handrit.is
249:References
131:JS 435 4to
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