Njal's Saga 39-59

In these chapters I noticed the strong manifestation of belief in destiny and fate. On page 69, where Njal is with Thord and Thord notices a goat drenched in blood. He mentions this to Njal but he tells Thord that there is no goat, but that it is an image of his destiny. It is then that Njal tells Thord to watch his back, but Thord responds: "That won't do me any good," said Thord, "If my fate is sealed. In my opinion, I don't think fate holds such power over us. I believe we have the chance to take our life into our own hands and thus decide our fate. By making choices we either move toward or further away from this fate we have seen, but only by making the right choices will we be able to survive.