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Updated: June 12, 2025
It was in a pocket of costly stuff, and was altogether a most precious thing. "Now I shall not go to see you off," said Ingibjorg. "Fare you well, and hail!"
That winter nothing to tell of befell. But I cannot help thinking that the king will on no account let you go free. I also take it to be the truth that you yourself call to mind but few of the things that afford pastime in Iceland when you sit talking to Ingibjorg, the king's sister." She was at the court of King Olaf, and the most beautiful of all the women who were at that time in the land.
Then Ingibjorg said, "I am minded to think, Kjartan, that you have done this of your own wilfulness rather than because you have been urged by men to go away from Norway and to Iceland." But thenceforth words between them were drowned in silence.
If this story be founded on fact, as it probably is, this may account for his somewhat late marriage with Ingibjorg.
After his marriage with Ingibjorg it is clear that there was peace for thirty years in the north of Scotland, so far as the Norse jarls were concerned, a fact which of itself justified the marriage, which, however, may have afterwards been held to have been within the prohibited degrees, and therefore void, while its issue would be held to be illegitimate, and not entitled to succeed to the Scottish crown.
But, alas! she met none of these; instead, a horrible giant came out of his cave and ordered her to follow him. The princess felt much afraid, as he was so big and ugly, and began to be sorry that she had not stayed within reach of help; but as there was no use in disobeying the giant, she walked meekly behind. They went a long way, and Ingibjörg grew very tired, and at length began to cry.
When the marriage was over, Kisa suddenly stood before them, and Ingibjorg rushed forward and clasped her in her arms. 'I have come to claim my reward, said the cat. 'Let me sleep for this night at the foot of your bed. 'Is that ALL? asked Ingibjorg, much disappointed. 'It is enough, answered the cat. And when the morning dawned, it was no cat that lay upon the bed, but a beautiful princess.
And when the ship was all ready Kjartan went to see Ingibjorg, the king's sister. She gave him a cheery welcome, and made room for him to sit beside her, and they fell a-talking together, and Kjartan tells Ingibjorg that he has arranged his journey to Iceland.
The pain vanished at once, and Ingibjörg looked up and smiled at Kisa. 'You will go to sleep now, said the cat, 'and you will not mind if I leave you for a little while. I will lock the door, and no one can hurt you. But before she had finished the princess was asleep. Then Kisa got into the cart, which was standing at the door, and catching up the reins, drove straight to the giant's cave.
When the marriage was over, Kisa suddenly stood before them, and Ingibjörg rushed forward and clasped her in her arms. 'I have come to claim my reward, said the cat. 'Let me sleep for this night at the foot of your bed. 'Is that all? asked Ingibjörg, much disappointed. 'It is enough, answered the cat. And when the morning dawned, it was no cat that lay upon the bed, but a beautiful princess.
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