Authors: E. R. Eddison

Egil’s Saga (60 page)

U
PLANDS
,
THE
(Upplönd): a group of folklands in S. Norway: Hathaland, Heathmark, Raumrealm, Gudbrandsdale and Eystridale 3; 34; 37; 45; 148; 169

U
PSALA
(Uppsalir): 256, 274

V
AGAR
(Vágar): Norw. 30. 263

V
ALDRES
: Norw., a folkland inland from Sogn, between Gudbrandsdale and Haddingdale 45

V
ALGARD
(Valgarðr): for whom see
Njála, passim
44

V
ALHALLA
(Valhöll): xxiii–xxiv, xxvi. 275, 300, 302

V
ALI
(Váli): s. of Ketil Gufa 185

V
ALKYRIES
(Valkyrjar): 45 (‘Odin’s shield-mays’); 86 (Hlokk); 112 (‘Our Ladies of the battle-din’); 115; 143 (‘Our Lady of Sakes’); 153 (Gondul). xxiv. 274, 275, 300, 302

V
ALLAND
: = France 6; 106

V
ARMALECH
(Varmilækr): Icel. 58

V
ATN
: Icel. 215

V
EFSNIR
: Norw., mod. Vefsenfjord, a firth in Halogaland 11; 26

V
EMUND
(Vémundr): K. of the Firthfolk; burnt with ninety men at Naustdale by E. Rognvald 5

V
EMUND
K
OGUR
(kögurr): hero of the first part of the
Reykdæla Saga
258, 260, 308

V
ERMLAND
(Vermaland): a batable land between Norw. and Sweden, mod. Värmland 166–7; 177; 182–3

V
ERMUND
THE
S
LENDER
(Vermundr enn mjóvi): s. of Thorgrim Kiallakson the Priest 186. 244–5, 299

V
ERSE
-
FORM
: 247–9; 289, 300, 305

V
ESTAR
(Vestarr): s. of Ketil Haeng 44

V
IGA
-G
LUM
(Víga-Glúmr): 237–8. 257, 261

V
IGFUS
OF
D
RAPALITHE
(Vigfúss í Drápuhlíð): 268

V
IGFUS
G
LUMSON
(Glúmsson): 261

V
IKING
: 252

V
ÖLOSPÁ
: xxii; quoted, xxvi–xxvii. 248

V
ORL
(Vörl): Norw., mod. Vallerö, an isle near Aalesund 152

VORS
: mod. Voss, in North Hordaland 45; 47

W
AR
-
ARROW
: 257

W
AR
-
LORD
: 289

W
ATERDALE
S
AGA
: 249, 285, 298

W
EATHERLID
(Vetrliði): the skald 44. 266

W
EBSTER
, J
OHN
: the dramatist xxxi, xxxii. 239. 253

W
ENDS
: 276

W
EREWOLF
: see Shape-strong

W
ESTFOLD
(Vestfold): Norw., W. of the Oslofirth, the ancestral kingdom of K. Harald Hairfair 32; 50. 256, 264

W
ESTMEN
-
ISLES
(Vestmannaeyjar): 299

W
EST
-
OVER
-S
EA
: 289

W
HALE
-
ISLES
(Hválseyjar): Icel. 57

W
HEY
-
VAT
: 306

W
HITE
D
EVIL
,
THE
: xxxi

W
HITEWATER
(Hvítá): a great river running into Burgfirth 56; 58; 74; 186; 214; 219.269

W
HITEWATER
-
MEADS
(Hvítárvellir): 75; (‘the Meads’) 186. 299

W
ICK
,
THE
(Vík): Norw., the whole countryside surrounding the Oslofirth 3; 14; 32; 34–5; 37; 50–1; 96; 125; 147–8; 159; 164; 166–7; 183. 256

W
INA
(Vína): a river in Northumberland 110

W
INAHEATH
(Vinheiðr): in Northumberland 101. 280–1

W
INAWOOD
(Vínuskógar): 101

W
IND
-
SHEATH
: 218. 309

W
ITCHES
: 246–7

W
ITHYMIRE
(Viðimýrr): Icel., on Skagafirth 202

W
OLF
(Úlfr): see Kveldulf

W
OLF
: the name of two brethren, Vermlanders, sent by Earl Arnvid to slay Egil in Eidwood 177–8; 180–1. 297

W
OLF
THE
F
EARLESS
(enn óargi): 1

W
OLF’S
RIDE
: 248

W
OODS
: 268

W
ORM
-
CLOSE
: 279

W
ORM
THE
S
TRONG
(Ormr enn sterki): s. of Storolf Ketil Haeng’s s. 44

Y
NGVAR
(Yngvarr): Skallagrim’s father-in-law 36; incurs therefore K. Harald’s wrath, and joins Sk. in Iceland 58; dwells at Alptaness 59; praises Egil’s first childish verses 61–2; 132

Y
ORK
(Jorvík): 99; 134–5; 146; 195. 270, 271, 288

Y
OU
: (use of 2nd pers. pl.) 259

Y
RR
(Ýrr): d. of Geirmund Hellskin 185

Y
ULE
: 295

MAPS

Map of
NORWAY
in the Saga-Time

Map of the countryside
of
BURG FIRTH

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