Thorer
Figure in Heimskringla's Asbjorn Selsbane narrative, connected to Bjarkey and numerous northern Norwegian kinsmen.
Thorer is a figure associated with the events surrounding Asbjorn Selsbane in the Heimskringla. He appears at two points in the narrative: first calling out after departing figures during the initial episode of Asbjorn Selsbane's story (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 123. Here Begins The Story Of Asbjorn Selsbane.), and later reacting with speechless fury to words spoken to him during the account of Asbjorn's murder (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 132. The Murder Of Asbjorn Selsbane.).
Both attestations from the Heimskringla frame Thorer through moments of intense emotion rather than through his deeds or lineage. The earlier passage -- "Thorer called after them" -- places him as a reactive presence during the Asbjorn Selsbane affair, while the later episode captures him struck dumb by rage: "Thorer was so enraged at her words that he could not speak" (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 132. The Murder Of Asbjorn Selsbane.). This progression from vocal to silent anger traces an arc of escalating personal investment in the conflict. The extensive network of relationships -- including connections to Arnbjorn, Sigrid, Thorer Hund, and the place Bjarkey -- suggests Thorer occupied a significant position in the political landscape of the saga, though the surviving attestations capture only these two charged moments.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Heimskringla, Norse Tradition
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