Thorgeir Thorir's son
Litigant in Njal's Saga who transferred his manslaughter suit against Flosi to Mord Valgard's son.
Thorgeir Thorir's son appears in Njal's Saga as a litigant in the legal proceedings following the burning of Njal. He transferred his manslaughter suit against Flosi Thord's son to Mord Valgard's son, who then used the same formal legal words in his own declaration (Njal's Saga, The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts). Witnesses confirmed that Thorgeir Thorir's son lawfully handed over the suit for the slaying of Helgi Njal's son (Njal's Saga, The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts).
Njal's Saga frames Thorgeir Thorir's son entirely through legal procedure. Both attestations concern the formal transfer of his suit to Mord, with the emphasis falling on the correctness of the legal language rather than on Thorgeir's own character or motives. The detail that Mord "used the same formal words" underscores the ritualized nature of Icelandic legal proceedings, where precise verbal formulas carried binding force. Thorgeir's role is that of the legitimate plaintiff whose standing enables the prosecution, while the actual courtroom work passes to Mord.
Appears in: Beings, Entities in Njál's Saga, Norse Tradition
On trail: Genealogies