II. Influence on desires or fate.
1. (Egil's Saga, 934.) Gunnhild had spells performed, that Egil should never rest quiet in Iceland till she should see him.
2. (Kormak's Saga, 957.) Kormak stopped desiring the match, because Thorveig wrought a spell. (The sequel is given in a later quotation from the saga, under the fourth section.)
3. (Gisla Saga, 964.) Börk gave Thorgrim Nef an ox nine years old to make spells, that Thorgrim's slayer might not remain hidden.
4. (Waterdale Saga, 975.) Thordís the prophetess bade Thorkell go in her black coat, and strike Gudmund three times on the left cheek with her staff, to make him lose his memory; and later, three times on the right to bring memory back.
III. Blunting Swords.
1. (Thorskfirðinga, 930.) Askmaðr blew on the edges of Mar's sword, that it should not bite.
2. (Ib.) Kerling looked at the sky between her feet, that Thori's weapons might not bite.
3. (Waterdale Saga, 936.) Thorgrim Skinnhufa used to blunt swords.
4. (Fljótsdæla Saga, 998.) Gauss knew how to blunt swords.
IV. Protection against wounds.
In Kormak's Saga, between 930 and 965, there are several examples of charms wrought for this purpose:
1. Helga's fostermother touched men before they went to battle; she did so to Ogmund, and he said he felt no great wound; the sword did not bite him.
2. Thorveig gave Bersi a small iron-rimmed shield to make him wound-proof.
