greatest part of all the picked and famous families in the land,
such as “the Pointdwellers” and the “Sturlungs” and the
“Hvamdwellers,” and the “Fleetmen,” and Kettle the Bishop, and
many of the greatest men.
Gudmund was a friend of Asgrim Ellidagrim’s son, and so he hoped
to get his help.
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(1) Einar was the son of Audun the Bald, the son of Thorolf
Butter, the son of Thorstein the Unstable, the son of Grim
with the Tuft. The mother of Gudmund was Hallberg, the
daughter of Thorodd Helm, but the mother of Hallbera was
Reginleifa, daughter of Saemund the Southislander; after
him is named Saemundslithe in Skagafirth. The mother of
Eyjolf, Gudmund’s father, was Valgerda Runolf’s daughter;
the mother of Valgerda was Valbjorg, her mother was Joruna
the Disowned, a daughter of King Oswald the Saint. The
mother of Einar, the father of Eyjolf, was Helga, a daughter
of Helgi the Lean, who took Eyjafirth as the first settler.
Helgi was the son of Eyvind the Easterling. The mother of
Helgi was Raforta, the daughter of Kjarval, the Erse King.
The mother of Helga Helgi’s daughter, was Thoruna the
Horned, daughter of Kettle Flatnose, the son of Bjorn the
Roughfooted, the son of Grim, Lord of Sogn. The mother of
Grim was Hervora, but the mother of Hervora was Thorgerda,
daughter of King Haleyg of Helgeland. Thorlauga was the
name of Gudmund the Powerful’s wife, she was a daughter of
Atli the Strong, the son of Eilif the Eagle. the son of
Bard, the son of Jalkettle, the son of Ref, the son of Skidi
the Old. Herdisa was the name of Thorlauga’s mother, a
daughter of Thord of the Head, the son of Bjorn Butter-carrier, the son of Hroald the son of Hrodlaug the Sad, the
son of Bjorn Ironside, the son of Ragnar Hairybreeks, the
son of Sigurd Ring, the son of Randver, the son of Radbard.
The mother of Herdisa Thord’s daughter was Thorgerda Skidi’s
daughter, her mother was Fridgerda, a daughter of Kjarval,
the Erse King.
113. OF SNORRI THE PRIEST, AND HIS STOCK
There was a man named Snorri, who was surnamed the Priest. He
dwelt at Helgafell before Gudruna Oswif’s daughter bought the
land of him, and dwelt there till she died of old age; but Snorri
then went and dwelt at Hvamsfirth on Saelingdale’s tongue.
Thorgrim was the name of Snorri’s father, and he was a son of
Thorstein codcatcher (1). Snorri was a great friend of Asgrim
Ellidagrim’s son, and he looked for help there also. Snorri was
the wisest and shrewdest of all these men in Iceland who had not
the gift of foresight. He was good to his friends, but grim to
his foes.
At that time there was a great riding to the Thing out of all the
Quarters, and men had many suits set on foot.
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