Hallbjorn

Njál's Saga

• attestation: Hallbjorn traveled to stay with Otkell (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 47. Of Otkell In Kirkby)

  "Hallbjorn went to stay with Otkell,"

• attribution: Hallbjorn warned Otkell that fighting Gunnar was futile since no one was his match (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 49. Of Skamkell'S Evil Counsel)

  "how dost thou think to strive with Gunnar in a quarrel, when no one is his match in fight."

• attestation: Hallbjorn drew the ring on Eyjolf's arm; and Eyjolf said, "It is now most fitting that I should take the ring, since thou behavest so handsomely; and now thou mayest make up thy mind that I will un... (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 137. Of Eyjolf Bolverk'S Son)

  "Hallbjorn drew the ring on Eyjolf's arm; and Eyjolf said, "It is now most fitting that I should take the ring, since thou behavest so handsomely; and now thou mayest make up thy mind that I will undertake the defence, and do all things needful."

"Now," said Bjarni, "ye behave handsomely on both sides, and here are men well fitted to be witnesses, since I and Hallbjorn are here, that thou hast undertaken the suit."

Then Eyjolf arose, and Flosi too, and they took one another by the hand; and so Eyjolf undertook the whole defence of the suit off Flosi's hands, and so, too, if any suit arose out of the defence, for it often happens that what is a defence in one suit, is a plaintiff's plea in another."