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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
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Andrew Lang
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"All
this
befell
in
the
days
of
Grettir,
the
son
of
Asmund,
who
was
the
strongest
man
of
his
day
in
Iceland.
He
had
been
abroad
at
this
time,
outlawed
for
three
years,
and
was
only
eighteen
years
of
age
when
he
returned.
He
had
been
at
home
all
through
the
autumn,
but
when
the
winter
nights
were
well
advanced,
he
rode
north
to
Water-
dale,
and
came
to
Tongue,
where
lived
his
uncle
Jokull.
His
uncle
received
him
heartily,
and
he
stayed
there
for
three
nights.
At
this
time
there
was
so
much
talk
about
Glam's
walkings,
that
nothing
was
so
largely
spoken
of
as
these.
Grettir
inquired
closely
about
all
that
had
happened,
and
Jokull
said
that
the
stories
told
no
more
than
had
indeed
taken
place;
'but
are
you
intending
to
go
there,
kinsman?'
said
he.
Grettir
answered
that
he
was.
Jokull
bade
him
not
do
so,
'for
it
is
a
dangerous
undertaking,
and
a
great
risk
for
your
friends
to
lose
you,
for
in
our
opinion
there
is
not
another
like
you
among
the
young
men,
and
"ill
will
come
of
ill"
where
Glam
is.
Far
better
it
is
to
deal
with
mortal
men
than
with
such
evil
spirits.'
"Grettir,
however,
said
that
he
had
a
mind
to
fare
to
Thorhall-stead,
and
see
how
things
had
been
going
on
there.
Jokull
replied:
'I
see
now
that
it
is
of
no
use
to
hold
you
back,
but
the
saying
is
true
that
"good
luck
and
good
heart
are
not
the
same'".
Grettir
answered:
'"Woe
stands
at
one
man's
door
when
it
has
entered
another's
house".
Think
how
it
may
go
with
yourself
before
the
end.'
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