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successfully plunder for five years. Meanwhile, back in East Götaland, Herraud's half-brother Sjód extorts funds from Bósi's father Thvari under the pretence that this is legal compensation for those men whom Bósi has injured. Now it chances that Bósi's ship was driven to
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163:The setup
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142:Old Norse
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1247:Gullveig
959:Heimdall
949:Dellingr
564:Archived
523:Archived
384:Herrauðr
358:Gautland
312:Epilogue
282:Guðmundr
250:Buslubæn
242:Wendland
185:Gautrekr
145:Herrauðr
96:May 2023
2870:Numbers
2850:Kenning
2723:Worship
2679:Society
2589:Sources
2508:Vingólf
2503:Vígríðr
2473:Uppsala
2438:Okolnir
2358:Glitnir
2328:Gandvik
2283:Bifröst
2273:Andlang
2191:Niflhel
2137:Völundr
2085:Skírnir
2025:Móðguðr
1821:Dragons
1804:Byggvir
1633:Gandalf
1618:Dvalinn
1588:Andvari
1425:Hrímnir
1380:Gunnlöð
1350:Fornjót
1345:Fjölvar
1325:Bölþorn
1300:Aurboða
1290:Alvaldi
1242:Gersemi
1059:Ásynjur
964:Hermóðr
954:Forseti
904:Deities
388:Herruðr
380:Herraud
354:Herruðr
278:Godmund
207:Småland
203:Denmark
151:Summary
138:Herraud
80:scholar
2713:Horses
2552:Events
2533:Ýdalir
2512:Wells
2448:Sindri
2433:Nóatún
2298:Brimir
2263:Asgard
2222:Ífingr
2205:Rivers
2115:Vættir
1973:Gyllir
1883:Fylgja
1873:Fenrir
1826:Draugs
1762:Others
1685:Heroes
1668:Brokkr
1623:Fáfnir
1613:Dúrnir
1608:Durinn
1583:Alvíss
1575:Dwarfs
1560:Vörnir
1470:Laufey
1335:Eggþér
1320:Bestla
1277:Jötnar
1262:Njörðr
1257:Kvasir
1220:Freyja
1172:Snotra
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2890:Seiðr
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2845:Heiti
2830:Galdr
2825:Félag
2815:Death
2808:Other
2718:Hörgr
2633:Sagas
2373:Heiðr
2338:Gimlé
2278:Barri
2217:Gjöll
2142:Vörðr
2105:Troll
2090:Sköll
2050:Norns
1958:Grani
1953:Glenr
1943:Glaðr
1913:Hjúki
1888:Garmr
1841:Elves
1836:Eldir
1809:Dísir
1789:Beyla
1723:Hi–Hy
1673:Eitri
1658:Regin
1603:Dáinn
1555:Vosud
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1355:Gangr
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1252:Hnoss
1235:Yngvi
1225:Freyr
1212:Vanir
1192:Þrúðr
1167:Skaði
1162:Sjöfn
1157:Sigyn
1142:Rindr
1127:Nanna
1107:Iðunn
1092:Gerðr
1082:Fulla
1077:Frigg
1004:Mímir
999:Meili
974:Hœnir
944:Bragi
939:Baldr
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