A SAGA GLOSSARY
Atgeir – A kind of javelin.
Belg - Animal skin. Can refer to an animal skin worn or one used as a bag.
Berserk or berserker – Norse warrior who fights with frenzied rage in battle.
Bonde – Farmer.
Busk – Make ready; prepare.
Byre – Cottage, dwelling or house.
Chapman – Merchant.
Dises (female guardian spirits).
Dragon – Powerful warship made of wood and iron.
Feyness – The Approach of foreboding of death.
Fylgia – Guardian spirit.
Garth – A farm or farmyard.
Ham-leaper – A shapeshifter. One who is able to change his shape.
Hel – Goddess of Death.
Jarl – A Scandinavian chieftain; earl.
Hight – Called or named.
Holm – A flat tract of land by a river.
Hyre – Farm, farmhouse.
Kirtle – Man’s tunic.
Meker - Anglo-Saxon sword.
Naut - Gift.
Ness - Peninsula
