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Thormoðr

Thormoðr, third brother dwelling at Garðar on Álptanes, married to Thórdís daughter of Thórólfr Skalla-grimsson.

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Thormoðr is identified in Hrafnkel's Saga as a third brother who dwelt at Garðar on Álptanes and was married to Thordis, daughter of Thorolfr Skalla-grimsson of Borg (Hrafnkel's Saga, The Story of Hrafnkell, Frey's Priest). His identity is introduced through dialogue: "He is hight Thormoðr," says Thorkell, "and dwells at Garðar on Álptanes" (Hrafnkel's Saga, The Story of Hrafnkell, Frey's Priest).

Hrafnkel's Saga provides the sole attestation of Thormoðr, placing him geographically at Gardar on Alptanes and connecting him through marriage to the prominent Borg family through Thordis, daughter of Thorolfr Skalla-grimsson (Hrafnkel's Saga, The Story of Hrafnkell, Frey's Priest). He is introduced as one of a set of brothers, identified specifically as "a third brother," suggesting he is the least prominent of the siblings in the saga's narrative hierarchy.