Gizur

Njál's Saga

• attestation: Gizur interacted with Geir in a significant exchange (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 50. Of Skamkell'S Lying)

  ""But about this matter of the suit," he says, "there is no need to speak softly, how that it is the will of both Gizur and Geir that this suit should not be settled in a friendly way."

• attestation: Birds traveled, passing through territory associated with Gizur (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 51. Of Gunnar)

  ""This is my award," he says; "first, I lay it down that the storehouse must be paid for, and the food that was therein; but for the thrall, I will pay thee no fine, for that thou hiddest his faults; but I award him back to thee; for as the saying is, `Birds of a feather flock most together.' Then, on the other hand, I see that thou hast summoned me in scorn and mockery, and for that I award to myself no less a sum than what the house that was burnt and the stores in it were worth; but if ye think it better that we be not set at one again, then I will let you have your choice of that, but if so I have already made up my mind what I shall do, and then I will fulfil my purpose."

"What we ask," said Gizur, "is that thou shouldst not be hard on Otkell, but we beg this of thee, on the other hand, that thou wouldst be his friend."

"That shall never be," said Gunnar, "so long as I live; but he shall have Skamkell's friendship; on that he has long leant."

"Well," answers Gizur, "we will close with thee in this matter, though thou alone layest down the terms."

Then all this atonement was made and hands were shaken on it, and Gunnar said to Otkell, "It were wiser to go away to thy kinsfolk; but if thou wilt be here in this country, mind that thou givest me no cause of quarrel."

"That is wholesome counsel," said Gizur; "and so he shall do."

So Gunnar had the greatest honour from that suit, and afterwards men rode home from the Thing."

• attestation: Gizur performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 72. Of The Suits For Manslaughter At The Thing)

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A second time Gizur took witness,"

• attestation: But Gizur made a statement to Gizur (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 76. Gunnar'S Slaying)

  "But Gizur said, "I know not why thou wilt speak of that which no one else wishes, and that shall never be."

Just then Thorbrand Thorleik's son, sprang up on the roof, and cuts asunder Gunnar's bowstring."

• attestation: Gizur made a significant statement (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 118. Asgrim And Njal'S Sons Pray Men For Help)

  "said Gizur, "would wish that I should not shrink from standing by thee; and so it shall be now and hereafter, that we will both of us have the same fate.""

• attestation: Gizur, Hafr, and Einar prayed Flosi to take atonement and promised their friendship (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 121. Of The Award Of Atonement Between Flosi And Njal)

  "Gizur, and Hafr, and Einar, spoke each on their own part, and prayed Flosi to take an atonement, and promised him their friendship in return."