Choosing Death

The way in which Gunnar chooses his destiny is one that I really admire because he held his head high and even though he was warned the circumstances, he still got what he wanted, and that was to keep his honor. Njal gives Gunnar the two choices of what he can do with his life and Gunnar chooses to die by his decision and he does it fighting to the end and fighting for a good cause and that is his liberty. After he kills several men, his punishment is that he must be sent away to never return unless he stays and faces the consequences of being attacked without them needing a justification. It was also impressive how such a strong man was alble to deal with so many people trying to kill him. It is also important to notice how he was tried to be killed several times and nobody was able to accomplish it due to his great ability in battle. For example he and Kolskegg fight bravely against 30 men and are able to make them flee and they get to keep their lives. Also when he is being killed, Gunnar is able to kill 2 men before and wound life fifteen of the twenty five they had brought. It is really impressive to know what a great fighter Gunnar was since he was able to hold on so long against so many soldiers.