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Chapter 1: The saga starts off by explaining the ancestry of Olaf the White and details events that happened regarding Olaf's wife, Aud the Deep-Minded and Olaf's son, Thorstein the Red. When Olaf dies in battle in Ireland, Thorstein and Aud left for the Hebrides where Thorstein marries and became a great warrior king who ruled more than half of Scotland. Upon Thorstein's death, Aud sails to Iceland where she then occupies much of the land.
Chapter 2: The thralls of Erik's (son of Thorvald) started a landslide that destroyed a farm. In retaliation a friend of the farm owner, Eyjolf the Foul, killed the thralls. Because of this, Erik then killed Eyjolf the Foul. Eyjolf's kinsmen then demanded he be banished from that area (Haukadalr). Erik left to Oxney where he asked Thorgest to keep some of his mystical beams: Thorgest would not give them back, so Erik took them by force and ended up killing two of Thorgest's sons. Thorgest and Erik each acquired a following. Then at the Thorsnes Thing (Þórsnes-Thing) in Snæfellsnes, Erik and his people were outlawed from Iceland. Erik then sailed to Greenland where he named many places. Then, he came back to Iceland and reconciled with Thorgest. Then he decided to go back to Greenland and recruited people to come with him. He named the land Greenland because “men will desire much the more to go there if the land has a good name.”
Chapter 3: Thorbjorn had a daughter named Gudrid. Einar, a successful traveling merchant wanted to marry Gudrid, but Thorbjorn did not think he was successful enough. Additionally, Thorbjorn was starting to have financial issues so he decided to leave with his family to Greenland and find Erik the Red.
Chapter 4: There is a prophetess named Thorbjorg who dresses very elegantly. One night she went to Thorkell's to deliver prophecies and eventually needed assistance from someone else who knew “werid-songs.” Gudrid said she learned these “werid-songs” from her foster mother back in Iceland. Gudrid sang them beautifully, and then Thorbjorg told of her prophecy that Greenland's dearth will last no longer, and Gudrid offspring will have bright futures. Then Thorbjorn sailed and found Erik the Red who gave him land and buildings.
Chapter 5: Erik the Red's sons were Leif and Thorstein Eiriksson. Leif had gone to Norway to be with King Olaf Tryggvason. Olaf suggested that Leif preach Christianity in Greenland and Leif agreed. On his way back to Norway, Leif was tossed about a long time at sea and accidentally discovered a land with wild wheat, large trees, vine trees, and maple trees. He then sailed back on course to Greenland where he converted many people to Christianity including his mother. Erik the Red did not convert, and his wife withheld intercourse with him because of this. Leif wanted to go back to this newly discovered land with his father, but Erik thought it was unlucky because he fell off his horse on the way to the ship.
Chapter 6: Thorsteinn, the son of Erik, married Gudrid. He owned half a land which he shared with another man named Thorsteinn, who had a wife named Sigridr. A disease spread throughout the farm. Thorsteinn and Sigridr fell ill and died. But strangely, Thorsteinn came back from the dead and asked to talk to his wife. He announced his wish to be buried at the church and asked Gudrid to give all their goods to the church. Erik then watched after Gudrid, who started to live in his home.
Chapter 7: Two ships of 40 Icelandic men went to Greenland and were wonderfully welcomed by Erik The Red. Karlsefni, one of these men, noticed that Erik was not as joyful as usual. Erik was in fact concerned about offering his guest a great Jól feast. Karlsefni told him that he could take whatever he wanted from their ships to prepare the feast. After Jól, Karlsefni asked for Gudrid's hand. Erik agreed to let Karlsefni marry her.
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