Acknowledgements 7 Introduction 9 7th Hour of the Night (00.00-01.00): A Farmer is Murdered in His Bed 13 8th Hour of the Night (01.00-02.00): A Skald Wounded in Battle is Treated by a Healer 22 9th Hour of the Night (02.00-03.00): A Woman Gives Birth 32 10th Hour of the Night (03:00-04:00): A Baker Starts Making Bread 42 11th Hour of the Night (04.00-05.

00): A Trader Gathers His Goods 52 12th Hour of the Night (05.00-06.00): A Woman Defends Her People 62 1st Hour of the Day (06.00-07.00): A Baby is Spared from Being Exposed 73 2nd Hour of the Day (07.00-08.00): A Man Prepares for Military Action 81 3rd Hour of the Day (08.00-09.

00): A Son Buries His Revenant Father 90 4th Hour of the Day (09.00-10.00): A Rune Master Unveils His Work of Art 99 5th Hour of the Day (10.00-11.00): A Lawspeaker Announces a New Law 108 6th Hour of the Day (11.00-12.00): A Slave Woman Breaks Her Silence 116 7th Hour of the Day (12.00-13.

00): A Man is Accused of Being Homosexual 124 8th Hour of the Day (13.00-14.00): A Chieftain Returns from a Viking Raid 133 9th Hour of the Day (14.00-15.00): A Man Fights in a Single Combat 144 10th Hour of the Day (15.00-16.00): A Woman Decides to Divorce Her Husband 155 11th Hour of the Day (16.00-17.

00): A Housewife Prepares a Special Dinner 163 12th Hour of the Day (17.00-18.00): A Man is Compensated for the Loss of His Brother 173 1st Hour of the Night (18.00-19.00): A Boatbuilder Finishes Building a Ship 184 2nd Hour of the Night (19.00-20.00): A King Attends a Sacrificial Feast 195 3rd Hour of the Night (20.00-21.

00): A Chieftain is Burned in His House 205 4th Hour of the Night (21.00-22.00): A Woman Takes Up Arms 215 5th Hour of the Night (22.00-23.00): A Daughter Prevents Her Father from Committing Suicide 224 6th Hour of the Night (23.00-00.00): A Man Breastfeeds a Baby 234 About the Author 245 Picture Credits 246 Sources 249 Bibliography 255 Names 257 Index 263.