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One of the principal houses was the skali, or eldhiis, 1 an 

 oblong and quadrangular building, with a door at one, some- 

 limes at both ends, intended for daily life and for feasting. 



The skemma, dynyja, stqfa, and herbergi were separate rooms, 

 or buildings, sometimes used as sleeping apartments, where the 



Fig. 1108. Front view. 



Chair carved with warriors fighting, with helmets on their heads. The helmets are 

 similar to those of the Bayeux tapestry. 



women of the household dwelt or remained during the daytime 







with their maids or attendants, and occupied themselves with 



1 Thes&rft is often called the drinking 

 or the sleeping skull. Orkueyinga, 18, 

 70, 115; Gisli Sursson, 29; Droplaugar- 

 sona Saga, 18, 28 ; Fornmanna Sii^ur, i. 

 288,292; Kormnk, 58 ; Fostbroedra, 13 ; 



Xjala, 78 ; Gunniaug xi. 



The eldhiis meant a hall or chief 

 room, where fires were kept. Gisli 

 Sursson, 14, 15, 97 ; Eyrbyggja, 98 ; 

 Laxdasla, 54. 



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