Balki
Icelandic settler who established two places called Balkastad at Hrutafjord.
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Balki is a settler in early Iceland attested in Grettir's Saga. He "settled at Hrutafjord at two places called Balkastad" after sailing to Iceland (Grettir's Saga, Chapter V). The place-name Balkastad preserves his memory in the Icelandic landscape.
Balki is the father of Blaeing, Bersi the Godless, Orm the Wealthy, and others (Grettir's Saga, Chapter V). He settled at Balkastad in Hrutafjord (Grettir's Saga, Chapter V).
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Grettir's Saga, Norse Tradition
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