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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
244
GISLI
OLAFSSON
Notwithstanding
this
declaration,
the
troubles
at
Garpsdal
were
attributed
by
others
to
Magnus,
and
the
name
of
the
"Garpsdale
Ghost"
stuck
to
him
throughout
his
life.
He
was
alive
in
1862,
when
Jon
Arnason's
volume
was
published.
These
modern
instances
lead
up
to
"the
best
story
in
the
world,"
the
old
Icelandic
tale
of
Glam.
CHAPTER
XII
The
Story
of
Glam.
The
Foul
Fords.
THE
STORY
OF
GLAM
There
was
a
man
named
Thorhall,
who
lived
at
Thorhall-stead
in
Forsaela-dala,
which
lies
in
the
north
of
Iceland.
He
was
a
fairly
wealthy
man,
especially
in
cattle,
so
that
no
one
round
about
had
so
much
live-stock
as
he
had.
He
was
not
a
chief,
however,
but
an
honest
and
worthy
yeoman.
"Now
this
man's
place
was
greatly
haunted,
so
that
he
could
scarcely
get
a
shepherd
to
stay
with
him,
and
although
he
asked
the
opinion
of
many
as
to
what
he
ought
to
do,
he
could
find
none
to
give
him
advice
of
any
worth.
"One
summer
at
the
Althing,
or
yearly
assembly
of
the
people,
Thorhall
went
to
the
booth
of
Skafti,
the
law
man,
who
was
the
wisest
of
men
and
gave
good
counsel
when
his
opinion
was
asked.
He
received
Thorhall
in
a
friendly
way,
because
he
knew
he
was
a
man
of
means,
and
asked
him
what
news
he
had.
"'I
would
have
some
good
advice
from
you,'
said
Thorhall.
'"I
am
little
able
to
give
that,'
said
Skafti;
'but
what
is
the
matter?'
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