by E R Eddison
STURLA SIGHVATSON (Sighvatsson): xxi
STURLUNGS (Sturlungar): xxi–xxii, xxv. 265
STYLE: of sagas, see Saga
STYRBIORN THE STRONG (Styrbjörn enn sterki): 290
SUMMERLID (Sumarliði): f. of Weatherlid the Skald 44
SUTHERLAND: 270
SVEIN BRYNIOLFSON (Sveinn Brynjólfsson): 78
SVEIN TWI-BEARD (tjúguskegg): King of the Danes 276, 277, 311
SVOLD: battle of 265, 310–1
SWANFIRTH (Álptafjörðr): battle of 308
SWART (Svartr): a thrall 185
SWEDE-REALM, THE (Svíaveldi): 167
SWORDS’ NAMES: 281
TACITUS: 244, 274
TEMPLE: xx. 255
TESTUDO: 265
THANGBRAND (Þangbrandr): 266
THIDRANDI (Þiðrandi): whom the goddesses slew 274–5
THING: xx. 284
THINGMEN: xx–xxi
THOR (Þórr): xx, xxii, xxiii
THORA JEWEL-HAND (Þóra hlaðhönd): d. of Earl Hroald and sister of Thorir the Hersir; beloved of Biorn Bryniolfson 62–3; flees abroad with him to the Shetlands; weds B. and fares with him to Iceland 64–5; 66; her d. Asgerd born 67; 68; her death 71; Bergonund says she was a bondwoman 117–8; and a harlot 119; Arinbiorn’s answer to this 120
THORA: d. of Thorir the Hersir 147
THORA: d. of Thorstein Egilson 204
THORA OF RIMUL: 251
THORARIN RAGI’S-BROTHER (Þórarinn Ragabróðir): Speaker of the Law, s. of Oleif Hjalti 58
THORARNA’S SONS (Þórörnusynir): 46
THORBERG (Þorbergr): s. of Olaf the Peacock 186
THORBIORG (Þorbjörg): d. of Olaf the Peacock 186
THORBIORN HORNKLOFI (Þorbjörn): a famous skald of K. Harald Hairfair 12. 244, 261
THORBIORN JAW (kjálki): 299
THORBIORN KRUMM (krummr): a follower of Skallagrim 46; 56
THORBIORN THE PRIEST (goði): 267
THORD (Þórðr): b. of Hallvard and Sigtrygg 32; slain by Thorolf Kveldulfson 35
THORD OF AURLAND: s. of Bryniolf the Hersir 62; is made a landed man 78; has the duty of choosing twelve judges from the Sognfolk at the Gula-Thing 118; 150; entertains Egil and promises him help 155, 157; takes charge of E.’s estates in Sogn and Hordaland 183
THORD BEIGALDI: a follower of Skallagrim 46; 56
THORD GRANISON (Granason): a friend of Egil in his boyhood 75; slain by Skallagrim at the ball-play 76
THORD RANNVEIGSON (Rannveigarson): grandson of Thord of Aurland 78
THORD THORGEIRSON (Þorgeirsson): of Lambistead, bids Egil to a feast 132; burnt in his house by runaway thralls 184. 298
THORD: s. of Thorstein Egilson 204
THORD THE YELLER (gellir): a great lord of the West country, s. of Olaf Feilan 58; 203. 269
THORDIS (Þórdís): d. of Olaf Feilan 58
THORDIS STANG (stöng): 56
THORDIS: d. of Thorfinn and Saeunn, Egil’s d. 116
THORDIS: d. of Thorolf Skallagrimson and Asgerd 114; 116; dwells with Egil at Burg 133; the fairest of women, E. loves her no less than his own children; weds Grim Svertingson of Mossfell 185; Egil goes to live with her there 203; on E.’s plan for ‘sowing’ his money at the Thing 220–1; said to have flitted E.’s bones to the church 222
THORDIS: d. of Yngvar 132. 265
THORFID (Þorfiðr): = Thorfinn the Strong, q.v.
THORFINN THE STRONG (Þorfinnr strangi): kinsman of Biorn the Franklin, and a follower successively of B., Thorolf, and Egil 94; at the drinking bout at Gaular with the Q.’s brethren, Eyvind and Alf; refuses to take boot from Eyvind for his brother Thorvald’s slaying 96; bears Thorolf’s banner at Winaheath 105, 109; comes home with Egil to Burg 115; weds E.’s sister, Saeunn 116
THORFINN: a bonder in Norway, dwells at Eidwood 169; Egil guests with him and heals his daughter 173–5; warns E. of Armod’s ambush in the wood 175–6; E. guests with him again on the way home 182
THORGEIR (Þorgeirr): brother of Hallvard and Sigtrygg 32; wounded by Thorgils the Yeller 35
THORGEIR: of Alptaness 216
THORGEIR JARDLANG (jarðlangr): a follower of Skallagrim 47, 56
THORGEIR LAMBI: of Lambistead 132
THORGEIR BLUND (blundr): Egil’s sister’s son 74; given land at Anisbrent by E. 214; behaves ill and has to go 218
THORGEIR: s. of Thorstein Egilson 204; 223
THORGEIR THE PRIEST (goði): of Lightwater xxv
THORGEIR THORNFOOT (þyrnifótr): of Fenhring in Hordaland, f. of Bergonund 71–2; 122
THORGERD BRAK (Þorgerðr brák): Egil’s nurse 76–7
THORGERD: wife of Onund Sjoni 204
THORGERD: Egil’s d. 159; weds Olaf the Peacock 186; sent for from Herdholt by her mother, rouses E. from his deadly grief after Bodvar’s drowning 187–9; 194
THORGERD SHRINE-BRIDE (Hölgabrúðr): 274
THORGILS THE YELLER (Þorgils gjallandi): a follower of Thorolf Kveldulfson; brings the Finn-scat to K. Harald 23–4; sails to England with Th.’s ship of burden 30; 31; surprised and robbed in the K.’s name at Firsound 32–3; at the onslaught on Hallvard’s house in the Wick 35; falls with Th. at Sandness 40; 51
THORGILS: brother of Kormak the Skald 204
THORGRIM, PRIEST OF FREY (Þorgrímr Freysgoði): 273, 299
THORGRIM KIALLAKSON, THE PRIEST: 299
THORHALL THE PRIEST (Þórhallr goði): 186
THORIR THE HERSIR (Þórir hersir): s. of Earl Hroald 2; and fosterson of Kveldulf, much of an age with Skallagrim and a dear friend of his 49, 66; will not give his sister Thora Jewel-hand in marriage to Biorn the Franklin 62–3, 66; persuaded by Skallagrim and Bryniolf to make peace with B. 67–8; fosters Eric Bloodaxe; entertains Thorolf Skallagrimson and Biorn 69; with Eric’s help obtains peace for Th. with K. Harald Hairfair 70–1; entertains Th. and Egil 79; supports Th. in his wooing of Asgerd and goes to their bridal 79–80; 82; 85; his saying on Bard’s slaying; makes peace for Egil with K. Eric and himself pays the boot on E.’s behalf 86; 87; thinks Arinbiorn’s invitation to E. to stay the winter (in spite of the K.’s objection) somewhat quick-spoken, but consents 93; the K. allows it as a personal favour to Thorir 94; will not permit E. to go to the blood-offerings at Gaular; goes himself with Thorolf and keeps him by him for safety day and night 95; 96; his death 113; terms of his atonement with Biorn recalled by Arinbiorn at the Gula-Thing 119–20; his d. Thora wedded Eric All-wise 147; 197. 253, 255
THORIR THE GIANT (þurs): a follower of Skallagrim 47; 56
THORIR: s. of Ketil Keelfarer 54
THORIR LONGCHIN (haklangr): King of Agdir, falls at Hafrsfirth 14
THORIR THRUMA (þruma): 34–5
THORKEL FOULMOUTH (Þorkell hákr): 299
THORKEL GUNNVALDSON (Gunnvaldsson): 202
THORKEL THE NAUMDALE EARL: 43
THORKEL SURSON (Súrsson): 273
THORLAUG (Þorlaug): d. of Hrafn the Speaker of the Law 44
THORMOD COALBROW-SKALD (Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskald): 260
THORMOD KLEPPIARNSON (Kleppjárnsson): 204
THORMOD: a housecarle of Thorstein Thorason’s 203
THORMOD: a runaway thrall 184
THORMODSKERRY (Þormóðssker): Icel. 185
THORODD THE PRIEST (Þóroddr goði): of Olfus 185; 186
THORODD HRISA-BLUND (hrísablundr): 74
THORODD: s. of Odd-a-Tongue 203
THOROLF HALTFOOT (Þórólfr bægifótr): 287
THOROLF KVELDULFSON (Kveldúlfsson): elder s. of Kv., “the comeliest of men… like his mother’s kinsfolk, a very glad man, open-handed… beloved of all men”; fares a-viking with the sons of Berdla-Kari 1–2; his father thinks he will be easily won to become K. Harald’s man 7; his eagerness to go despite his father’s misgivings 8; 9; is taken into the K.’s bodyguard: his friendship with Bard Bryniolfson 12; at B.’s bridal feast at Sandness 13; in the stem of the K.’s ship at Hafrsfirth; wounded 14; Bard, dying, leaves him his heir; made a landed man and granted the Finn-fare 15; weds Sigrid 16;
on Sigurd’s death takes all his heritage after him at Sandness; rejects the claim of Hildirid’s sons to share in Bard’s inheritance, accounting them bastards 17; his prosperous dealings in Finn-mark; his great household and largesse 18; the magnificence of his entertainment of K. Harald in Torgar offends the Κ., who is however appeased by Th.’s gift of a ship 19; Hildirid’s sons slander him to the Κ., saying he is minded to make himself king in Halogaland and Naumdale and is practising against the K.’s life 20–2; sends the Finn-scat to the K. by Thorgils the Yeller 23; Oliver and Th.’s friends clear the K.’s mind of suspicion for a while 24; his second journey to the Mark 25; with K. Faravid harries in Kirialaland and wins much wealth; learns of the slanders, but never dreams the K. would listen to them 26; Hildirid’s sons slander him anew 27; Oliver tells him the K. gives ear to their stories; his loyal indignation; himself pays the scat to the K.; the K. bids him return to his bodyguard, but Th. will not cast off his followers 27–8; the K. takes away his stewardships and Bard’s inheritance and gives all to Hildirid’s sons; Th. retires to Sandness 29; harries Kirialaland again with K. Faravid; sends Thorgils with a ship of burden to England 30; Hildirid’s sons excuse their ill speeding with the Finn-fare by fresh slanders against him 31; as a result of which the K. sends Sigtrygg and Hallvard to seize the ship on her return from England 32; Kveldulf doubts whether Th. will know when to give way, and counsels him to leave Norway 33; harries in the Wick, sacks Hallvard’s house and seizes a ship of the K.’s 34–5; Kveldulf’s last parting with him and warnings; goes home to Sandness 36; the K. gives Hallvard leave to attack him in his house 37–8; surprised by the K. at Sandness on the eve of his purposed leaving of Norway; refuses the K.’s offer of peace which does not protect his followers 39; breaks out from the burning house and falls fighting at the feet of the Κ.; his last words; the K.’s saying of him 40; his funeral held by Oliver and Eyvind 41; 42; 43; Kveldulf’s grief for him 45; 46; Skallagrim’s saying of him to the K. 48; 50; his slaying avenged by Kv. and Sk. 51–2; his nephew and namesake resembles him 60; his unjust taking off recalled by Arinbiorn 138; Drag-vandil was once his sword 146. xix, xxxi. 253, 262
THOROLF MOSTBEARD (Mostrarskegg): xx, xxiii, xxiv
THOROLF SKALLAGRIMSON (Skallagrímsson): elder s. of Sk., takes after his uncle and namesake, Th. Kveldulfson 60; at Yngvar’s feast 61; persuades Sk. to be friends with Biorn the Franklin 66; and to send men to Thorir the Hersir to bid atonement for B. 67; goes with B. to Norway; harries eastaway with B. 68; by B.’s counsel gives his ship to Eric Bloodaxe and so obtains his friendship 69; and by his means and Thorir’s is brought into peace with K. Harald Hairfair 70; spends many winters partly at Thorir’s partly at Aurland; bears Eric’s banner on the Biarmaland expedition; his friendship with Q. Gunnhild 71; comes home to Iceland with costly treasures; brings Sk. an axe, sent by K. Eric 72; fares abroad again with Biorn’s d. Asgerd despite Sk.’s dissuasions 73; 74; his saying of Egil’s temper 77; consents at length to take E. with him 78; his tactful handling with K. Eric of the matter of the axe; guests first with Biorn, then with Thorir; a little coldness betwixt him and Egil 79; weds Asgerd 80; anxious for Egil’s safety after Bard’s slaying 85; with E. harries in Kurland 87; robs and burns Lund 91; and guests with Earl Arnfid 92; and (for the winter) with Thorir 93; Q. Gunnhild’s saying of him 94; goes with Thorir to the blood-offerings at Gaular 95; Eyvind Braggart, failing to find a way to come at him, slays his man Thorvald instead; he refuses to take atonement 96; his saying on Egil’s victory over Eyvind by sea 97; takes service with K. Athelstane 98–9; takes command of part of K. Athelstane’s host 101; his array at Winaheath 105; slays E. Hring and puts to flight his followers 106–7; thanked by K. Athelstane 107; his answer to Egil’s misgivings on their separation before the second day’s battle; presses hard against the Scots-King 108; but is ambushed by E. Adils; his fall 109; Egil’s grief for him, and stave on his death 110–1; K. Athelstane gives much treasure to E. as atonement for him, to be divided among his kinsfolk 112; E. goes to Norway to look after his affairs 113; leaves one d., Thordis; Asgerd’s grief for him 114; the sword Dragvandil was given by him to Arinbiorn 146; 180. 271, 284
THORSNESS (Þórsnes): xx, xxiv
THORSTEIN CODBITER (Þorsteinn Þorskabítr): xxiv
THORSTEIN EGILSON (Egilsson): Egil’s youngest s. 56; 159; 188; the fairest of men to look on, big and strong, but gentle: E. loved him little 202; wears (and spoils) E.’s silken cloak at the Althing; weds Jofrid, d. of Gunnar Hlifarson and dwells at Burg 203; his children and great posterity 204; treated unneighbourly by Steinar in the matter of the grazing on Stacksmire; slays St.’s thrall Grani 205; St. in effect eggs on his thrall Thrand to slay Th. 206; 207; slays Thrand 208; and takes up a firm attitude towards St. 208; summoned by St. for the thrall-slayings; sends word to Egil at Mossfell; makes ready the booths at the Spring-Thing 209; says he will abide the judgement of the courts; welcomes Egil, who has come with eighty men to support his case 210; 211–3; Onund Sjoni’s threats against him after Egil’s award 214; sets Thorgeir Blund at Anisbrent in St.’s stead ibid.; parts with Egil with blitheness 215; skilfully avoids a clash with St. near Einkunnir 215; set upon by St. near Longholt 216; his s. Grim aet. 10, slays St.’s son of like age but dies of his wounds; his reply to St.’s taunt 217; after St.’s abortive attempt upon him on his way home from Alptaness, sends word to St. to leave the countryside while he still has the chance, and St. goes accordingly; in agreement with Egil, sends Thorgeir Blund away 218; a good man, not quarrelsome, but able to hold his own against others 219; in after years, takes christening and builds a church at Burg; dies of a sickness; his great posterity 223. 294, 309
THORSTEIN THE RED (enn rauði): 270
THORSTEIN THORASON (Þóruson): s. of Eric Allwise and Thora d. of Thorir the Hersir; with Arinbiorn’s aid and Egil’s obtains K. Athelstane’s support in his claim for his father’s heritage 147; 148; this allowed by K. Hakon, who makes him a landed man 149; 150; entertains E. 159; and again 166; K. Hakon bids him get in the Vermland scat or else be an outlaw 167; E. undertakes to go in his stead 168; welcomes E. on his return, and sends the scat to K. Hakon who takes him back into his friendship; E. and he exchange gifts and part in great friendship 183; years after sends E. a costly shield 203. 260
THORUNN (Þórunnr): d. of Skallagrim 60; weds Geir Ketilson 74
THORVALD THE OVERBEARING (Þorvaldr ofsi): a kinsman of Biorn the Franklin, and follower in turn of B. and Thorolf Skallagrimson 94; slain by Eyvind Braggart 96
THORVALD HIALTISON (Hjaltason): 290
THRALL: 254, 256–7, 298
THRALL-GILD: 308
THRAND (Þrándr): Steinar’s thrall 206; slain by Thorstein Egilson 207–8
THRAND THE STRIDER (stígandi): 245
THARANDHEIM (Þrándheimr): Norw., the country of the Trondhjemsfjord 3; 5; 7; 11; 14–15; 26; 27; 37; 41; 50; 134; 148; 167. 256
THARND-LAY (Þrændalög): Norw., the ‘lay’ or ‘law’ of the Thrandheimers; = Thrandheim 3
THRANDSHOLT (Þrándarholt): Icel. 74
THRUMA (Þruma): Norw., mod. Tromö, a great house of K. Harald Hairfair’s 34
THUCYDIDES: 282
THURID DANDLE (Þuríðr dylla): mother of Illugi the Black of Gilsbank 116
THURID: d. of Olaf the Peacock 186
THURSOWATER (Þjórsá): Icel. 43; 44
THWARTWATER (Þverá): Icel., in the Rangriver country 44
THWARTWATER: Icel., in the Myres 56
THWARTWATER-LITHE (Þverárhlíð): Icel. 116
TILT: 262
TILTNESS (Tjaldanes): near Burg 221
TORGAR: mod. Torgen, an isle off Söndre Helgeland, the seat of Bryniolf, Bard, Thorolf Kveldulfson, and finally of Hildirid’s sons 9–10; 13; 15–16; 20; 23; 26; 29; 43
TORTURE: 276–7
TOUT PASSE, etc.: xxxiv. 311
TRANSLATION: of Sagas, possible 229–30; general considerations affecting 230–1; deceptive ease of 231–2; methods contrasted 232–7; inapprop
riate idioms in, 236, 237; faithfulness of, essential 238–9; justification of archaism in 239–41; of proper names 241–2
TREFILL: see Red-Biorn’s sons
TRYGGVI OLAFSON (Ólafsson): f. of Olaf Tryggvison: made k. in the Wick by K. Hakon Athelstane’s-Fosterling 183
Tún: 307
TUNSBERG (Túnsberg): Norw. 51; 125. 267
TURF-EINAR (Torf-Einarr): Earl 258, 270, 279
TUSK-MELBRIGDA: a Scottish earl 270
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: xxvi–xxviii
UPLANDS, THE (Upplönd): a group of folklands in S. Norway: Hathaland, Heathmark, Raumrealm, Gudbrandsdale and Eystridale 3; 34; 37; 45; 148; 169
UPSALA (Uppsalir): 256, 274
VAGAR (Vágar): Norw. 30. 263
VALDRES: Norw., a folkland inland from Sogn, between Gudbrandsdale and Haddingdale 45
VALGARD (Valgarðr): for whom see Njála, passim 44
VALHALLA (Valhöll): xxiii–xxiv, xxvi. 275, 300, 302
VALI (Váli): s. of Ketil Gufa 185
VALKYRIES (Valkyrjar): 45 (‘Odin’s shield-mays’); 86 (Hlokk); 112 (‘Our Ladies of the battle-din’); 115; 143 (‘Our Lady of Sakes’); 153 (Gondul). xxiv. 274, 275, 300, 302
VALLAND: = France 6; 106
VARMALECH (Varmilækr): Icel. 58
VATN: Icel. 215
VEFSNIR: Norw., mod. Vefsenfjord, a firth in Halogaland 11; 26
VEMUND (Vémundr): K. of the Firthfolk; burnt with ninety men at Naustdale by E. Rognvald 5
VEMUND KOGUR (kögurr): hero of the first part of the Reykdæla Saga 258, 260, 308
VERMLAND (Vermaland): a batable land between Norw. and Sweden, mod. Värmland 166–7; 177; 182–3
VERMUND THE SLENDER (Vermundr enn mjóvi): s. of Thorgrim Kiallakson the Priest 186. 244–5, 299
VERSE-FORM: 247–9; 289, 300, 305
VESTAR (Vestarr): s. of Ketil Haeng 44
VIGA-GLUM (Víga-Glúmr): 237–8. 257, 261
VIGFUS OF DRAPALITHE (Vigfúss í Drápuhlíð): 268
VIGFUS GLUMSON (Glúmsson): 261
VIKING: 252
VÖLOSPÁ: xxii; quoted, xxvi–xxvii. 248
VORL (Vörl): Norw., mod. Vallerö, an isle near Aalesund 152
VORS: mod. Voss, in North Hordaland 45; 47
WAR-ARROW: 257
WAR-LORD: 289