Gamli
Gamli is a figure in Grettir's Saga, identified as the son of Thorhall who married Rannveig, daughter of Asmund Longhair and sister of Grettir .
Gamli is a figure in Grettir's Saga, identified as the son of Thorhall who married Rannveig, daughter of Asmund Longhair and sister of Grettir (Grettir's Saga, Chapter XXX). Through this marriage, Gamli becomes brother-in-law to the saga's protagonist.
Grettir's Saga provides four attestations for Gamli across three chapters. The earliest establishes his genealogy and marriage: "Thorhall's son Gamli married Rannveig, the daughter of Asmund Longhair, Grettir's sister" (Grettir's Saga, Chapter XXX). This connection to the Asmund family anchors Gamli within the saga's central kinship network.
In the later chapters, Gamli appears as one of the supporters of Grettir's mother after the hero's outlawry. The saga lists him among her friends alongside Glum and Skeggi: "She had many friends, Gamli and Glum, Skeggi, called" (Grettir's Saga, Chapter LXXXIII). The final attestation extends his lineage forward, recording that "His son was Gamli, the father of Skeggi of Skarfsstad and of Alfdis" (Grettir's Saga, Chapter LXXXIV), establishing a genealogical line that continues beyond the saga's main action.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Grettir's Saga, Norse Tradition
On trail: Genealogies