Word: skarphethin
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...fatality that had dragged Gunnar to his death seems now to pursue the family of Njal. The conspicuous character in this second part is Skarphethin, stalwart, always grimly smiling with his battle axe upraised. He kills his foster brother, and when at the Olthing a bully upbraids him, he smiled and striking forward said "Do now one of two things Thorkell foul-mouth, sheath your sword and set down or I'll drive the axe into your head, and cleave you down into the shoulders." Thorkell sat down. Njal and his sons are attacked and the house set on fire...
...time the work of vengrance goes on. Finally Kari the avenger of Skarphethin, and his enemy Flosi are reconciled. Flosi sails to Norway in a ship not seaworthy, and was never heard of afterward. So closes the Saga...
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