Njal's Saga, 106-126

The momentary sight of Amundi the bind obviously made me think of the miracles of Jesus, but Amundi was only given temporary sight, and he used it to take bloody revenge, which seems very different from what Jesus would've done. And yet Iceland had been Christianized, but all these murders to avenge previous deaths seems very anti-Christian, as Christ preached against "an eye for an eye". So it feels like Iceland is stuck somewhere between their past and their prsent, creating the hybrid world we see in the saga. For example, Valgard refuses the faith and breaks crosses, then falls sick and dies, which implies divine punishment, even though the Christian faith tells a tale of a lovingGod that most likely wouldn't simply kill a man.

It annoys me a little that the passage of time is not specified, what I mean is that a bunch of chapters end with "and there was peace for time" or something like that, soI'm never sure how much time has passed and around what age the characters are, etc.

Njal, who must be old by now, has lost none of his wit, as we see he sees straight though Mord's plan. All of these virtues really make me see why the saga is titled as Njal's, even if he doesn't appear in the whole thing or participate everywhere.