Mord

Njál's Saga

• attestation: Mord made a significant statement (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 2. Hrut Woos Unna)

  "said Mord, "that is much when set against what I shall leave behind me, and thou shalt go for it, if thou wilt.""

• attestation: Mord declared: "So it shall be," (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 7. Unna Separates From Hrut)

  "Mord was silent a short time, and then said, "Thou hast now that on thy mind I see, daughter, which thou dost not wish that any one should know save myself, and thou wilt trust to me rather than any one else to help thee out of thy trouble."

Then they went aside to talk, to a place where none could overhear what they said; and then Mord said to his daughter, "Now, tell me all that is between you two, and don't make more of the matter than it is worth."

"So it shall be," she answered, and sang two songs, in which she revealed the cause of their misunderstanding; and when Mord pressed her to speak out, she told him how she and Hrut could not live together, because he was spellbound, and that she wished to leave him."

• relationship: Her interacted with Mord in a significant exchange (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 7. Unna Separates From Hrut)

  "Her father Mord was at the Thing, and was very glad to see her, and asked her to stay in his booth while the Thing lasted, and she did so."

• attestation: Mord declared: " said Mord, " (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 7. Unna Separates From Hrut)

  ""Now," said Mord, "what hast thou to tell me of thy mate, Hrut?"

Then she sung him a song, in which she praised Hrut's liberality, but said he was not master of himself."

• attestation: A kinship or marriage connection between Mord and Hill (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 7. Unna Separates From Hrut)

  "Mord made his daughter welcome, and asked her if she had followed his advice; and she says, "I have not broken one tittle of it."

Then she went to the Hill of Laws, and declared herself separated from Hrut; and men thought this strange news."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 8. Mord Claims His Goods From Hrut)

  "At last, one day when the brothers and others who were at the Thing went to the Hill of Laws, Mord took witness"

• attestation: Mord bestowed gifts upon Jorund (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 8. Mord Claims His Goods From Hrut)

  "Now, what I have to say is this, and I say it out, so that all who hear me on this hill may bear witness: I challenge thee to fight on the island; there on one side shall be laid all thy daughter's dower, and on the other I will lay down goods worth as much, and whoever wins the day shall have both dower and goods; but if thou wilt not fight with me, then thou shalt give up all claim to these goods."

Then Mord held his peace, and took counsel with his friends about going to fight on the island, and Jorund the priest gave him an answer."

• relationship: A kinship or marriage connection between Thing and Hill (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 8. Mord Claims His Goods From Hrut)

  "At last, one day when the brothers and others who were at the Thing went to the Hill of Laws, Mord took witness and declared that he had a money-suit against Hrut for his daughter's dower, and reckoned the amount at ninety hundreds in goods, calling on Hrut at the same time to pay and hand it over to him, and asking for a fine of three marks."

• attestation: Mord traveled to see Otkell (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 49. Of Skamkell'S Evil Counsel)

  "Mord fared to see Otkell,"

• attestation: Mord made a journey (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 49. Of Skamkell'S Evil Counsel)

  "Mord fared to see Otkell"

• attestation: Mord made a journey (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 64. Of Valgard And Mord)

  "Mord rode to the Thing"

• attestation: Mord traveled to the Thing and Runolf of the Dale (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 64. Of Valgard And Mord)

  "Mord rode to the Thing and Runolf of the Dale,"

• attestation: Mord asked, "How it was that a man could have the right to set a suit on foot who, like Gunnar, had already made himself an outlaw by striking Thorgeir a blow?" "Wast thou," answered Njal, "at Thin... (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 65. Of Fines And Atonements)

  "Mord asked, "How it was that a man could have the right to set a suit on foot who, like Gunnar, had already made himself an outlaw by striking Thorgeir a blow?"

"Wast thou," answered Njal, "at Thingskala-Thing last autumn?"

"Surely I was," says Mord.

"Heardest thou," asks Njal, "how Gunnar offered him full atonement?"

• attestation: One traveled, passing through territory associated with Mord (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 70. Mord'S Counsel)

  "One day Mord was ware of it when Gunnar rode down to the isles, and sent a man off under the Threecorner to tell Thorgeir that then would be the likeliest time to try to fall on Gunnar."

• attestation: They thought they had lost much goods for Mord's sake, but had got nothing in return; and they bade him set on foot some other plot which might do Gunnar harm. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 70. Mord'S Counsel)

  "They thought they had lost much goods for Mord's sake, but had got nothing in return; and they bade him set on foot some other plot which might do Gunnar harm."

• attestation: Mord made a statement to Gunnar (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 75. The Riding To Lithend)

  "Mord said that they could not come on Gunnar unawares, unless they seized the farmer who dwelt at the next homestead, whose name was Thorkell, and made him go against his will with them to lay hands on the hound Sam, and unless he went before them to the homestead to do this."

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

  "Then Mord said again that they must burn the house over Gunnar's head."

• attestation: He said to Mord, "Here I have ridden far and wide all over the neighbourhood, and methinks I do not know it for the same. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 106. Of Valgard The Guileful)

  "He said to Mord, "Here I have ridden far and wide all over the neighbourhood, and methinks I do not know it for the same."

• attestation: Mord made a journey (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 107. Of Mord And Njal'S Sons)

  "Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll"

• attestation: Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and ... (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 107. Of Mord And Njal'S Sons)

  "Some while after Mord rode to Bergthorsknoll and saw Skarphedinn there; he fell into very fair words with them, and so he talked the whole day, and said he wished to be good friends with them, and to see much of them."

• attestation: It happened one day that Mord came to Bergthorsknoll. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 109. Of Mord And Njal'S Sons)

  "It happened one day that Mord came to Bergthorsknoll."

• attestation: Mord declared: "A plan comes into my mind." (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 110. The Slaying Of Hauskuld, The Priest Of Whiteness)

  "After that Mord said, "A plan comes into my mind."

"What is that?" says Skarphedinn."

• relationship: Mord married Thorkatla (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 116. Of Flosi And Mord And The Sons Of Sigfus)

  "Mord had to wife Thorkatla,"

• attestation: Hall said she was a good match, but it was ill dealing with Mord, "And that thou wilt put to the proof ere this Thing be over." After that they ceased talking. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 118. Asgrim And Njal'S Sons Pray Men For Help)

  "Hall said she was a good match, but it was ill dealing with Mord, "And that thou wilt put to the proof ere this Thing be over."

After that they ceased talking."

• attestation: It will be known to all of you that Mord took up the suit, but the truth of the matter is, that Mord was at Hauskuld's slaying, and wounded him with that wound, for giving which no man was named. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 120. Of The Pleading Of The Suit)

  "It will be known to all of you that Mord took up the suit, but the truth of the matter is, that Mord was at Hauskuld's slaying, and wounded him with that wound, for giving which no man was named."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 134. Of Thorhall And Kari)

  "After that Mord summoned to him nine neighbours, they were all near neighbours to the spot where the deed was done."

• attestation: Mord had gathered every man who could bear arms, and they could see nothing about him but that he was most steadfast in everything, and now they rode until they came west across the rivers. (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 136. Of Thorgeir Craggeir)

  "Mord had gathered every man who could bear arms, and they could see nothing about him but that he was most steadfast in everything, and now they rode until they came west across the rivers."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts)

  "Again a second time Mord took witness"

• attestation: Again addressed others in council (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts)

  "Again a second time Mord took witness and said, "I take witness to this that I call on Flosi, or that man who has to undertake the lawful defence which he has handed over to him, to begin his defence to this suit which I have set on foot against him, for now all the steps and proofs have been brought forward which belong by law to this suit; all witness borne, the finding of the inquest uttered and brought in, witness taken to the finding, and to all the steps which have gone before; but if any such thing arises in their lawful defence which I need to turn into a suit against them, then I claim the right to set that suit on foot against them."

• attestation: Now when Mord and Asgrim had gone away, then the judges in the Eastfirthers' Court could not agree how they should give judgment, for some of them wished to give judgment for Flosi, but some for Mo... (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son)

  "Now when Mord and Asgrim had gone away, then the judges in the Eastfirthers' Court could not agree how they should give judgment, for some of them wished to give judgment for Flosi, but some for Mord and Asgrim."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son)

  "Mord took witness, and bade those nine neighbours on the inquest to take their seats west on the river bank."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son)

  "Mord took witness again, and bade Flosi and Eyjolf to challenge the inquest."

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son)

  "He summed up first how Mord had bade them listen to his oath, and to his declaration of the suit, and to all the steps and proofs in it; then he summed up next how Mord took his oath and his vouchers theirs; then he summed up how Mord pleaded"

• attestation: Mord performed a legal action (The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son)

  "Then he summed up how Mord took witness to all the steps in the suit, and how he had bidden the defendant to begin his defence."