Thord Thorlakson
Thord Thorlakson was called 'the Low' despite being uncommonly tall, because he was proportionally more strong than large.
Thord Thorlakson was called 'the Low' despite being uncommonly tall, because he was proportionally more strong than large. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 145. Thoralf'S Murder.)
Thord the Low, lying on another bench, said Karl Morske deserved a reward for the reproaches they suffered from him. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 153. Karl Morske'S Story.)
Heimskringla
- attestation: Thord Thorlakson was called 'the Low' despite being uncommonly tall, because he was proportionally more strong than large. (Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 145. Thoralf'S Murder.)
"Thord had a distinguished name, and was called Thord the Low, although in reality he was uncommonly tall, and yet in proportion more strong than large."
- attestation: Thord the Low, lying on another bench, said Karl Morske deserved a reward for the reproaches they suffered from him. (Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 153. Karl Morske'S Story.)
"These are no ordinary reproaches we suffer from Karl Morske, and therefore he well deserves a reward for them."
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