Solveig
Solveig is attested in the Heimskringla in connection with the Vindlander attack on Konungahella.
Solveig is attested in the Heimskringla in connection with the Vindlander attack on Konungahella. When the Vindlanders seized the merchant vessels, Solveig and her daughters, together with two other women, went ashore (Heimskringla, 10. The Rise Of War In Konungahella). She then made her way to a large farm called Solbjorg and brought the news of the attack (Heimskringla, 11. The Second Battle).
The two Heimskringla citations portray Solveig in complementary roles. The first places her among those who escaped the Vindlander seizure of ships -- one of the few named women in an episode dominated by military action (Heimskringla, 10. The Rise Of War In Konungahella). The second gives her an active narrative function: she is the one who carries the alarm to Solbjorg, making her the catalyst for whatever response follows (Heimskringla, 11. The Second Battle). The coincidence of her name with the farm name Solbjorg is notable, though the saga does not comment on it.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Heimskringla, Norse Tradition