Sagas

Monday, February 25, 2008

The Saga of the Confederates

This saga was really interesting and I enjoyed the manipulation that Odd's father, Ofeig, used on the chieftains. It was surprising that Odd left home so young, but it was nice to see his independence, which led him towards an extremely successful life. Something that stood out to me was that at the Althing, the chieftans were going to side against Odd when clearly his side was not of wrong doing. It seemed that the Icelandic people were all for justice, but it was clear that they were not seeking justice in Odd's case. It then became up to Ofeig to use his clever manipulation for justice to come about in this case. In the end I was glad to see Ofeig stand up for his son and to see their family bond become stronger.

It was clear that Odd's wealth, not only Ofeig's contribution, was one of the main reason's Odd came out on top in the end. Although there were many chieftans against him, Odd's wealth became a necessity as a bargaining tool to use with a couple of the chieftans. Also, because of Odd's wealth, the greedy chieftans had motive to counter back against him in hopes that they would receive a portion of this wealth. I think that justice was a strong theme in this saga as well as motivational wealth. Another theme might be family ties, since although Odd and Ofeig did not get along for much of their lives, in the end their family bond drew them together and Ofeig aided Odd with essential help.

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