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is finally mentioned that Víga-Glúm dreamed of Frey, just before the
prosecution was brought up at the Assembly which closed with his ex-
pulsion from Þverá. The fact that Frey in dream forbids Glúm to live
at Þverá any longer is treated casually. Other points are brought up,
which are considered more relevant to the expulsion of Glúm from
Þverá and his final downfall.
Thus Frey is not really operative in Víga-Glúm’s saga, and his divin-
ity has no motive power in the story. But other, more potent incidents
do occur. First of all, there are the treasures given to Víga-Glúm by
his maternal grandfather, Vigfús of Vors:
. . . einkagripi vil ek þér gefa, feld ok spjót ok sverö, er vér
hpfum mikinn trúnað á haft frændr; ok meðan þú átt gripina,
vænti ek, at þú týnir eigi virðingu, en þá em ek hræddr um, ef þú
lógar þeim.27
And I will give you especial treasures, a cloak, a spear and a
sword, in which all our kin has put great faith; as long as you
keep possession of these treasures, I do not expect you to lose
your distinction; but I fear for it, if you part with them.
Then there is the occasion when Glúm dreams of a stately woman
whom he invites to his home. His interpretation of the dream is that
the guardian-spirit of his grandfather, recently dead, was seeking out
an abode.28 Soon after, it is stated: ‘Glúmr tók nú virðing mikla í her-
aðinu.’29 ‘Glúm now gained a high reputation in that district.’ The
plain inference is that the good-fortune of his grandfather had a fa-
vourable effect. The auspicious treasures of Vigfús come into the story
again, when Einar of Þverá says:
Glúmr hefir nú lógat þeim hlutum, feldi ok spjóti, er Vigfúss,
móðurfaðir hans, gaf honum ok bað hann eiga, ef hann vildi
halda virðingu sinni, en kvað þaðan frá þverra mundu. Nú mun
ek taka við málinu ok fylgja.30
Glúm has now parted with the cloak and spear that Vigfús his
27 ÍFIX, p. 19.
28 ÍF IX, pp. 30-31.
29 ÍF IX, p. 35.
30 ÍF IX, p. 87.