Thorsteinn the White

Thorsteinn the White appears in Grettir's Saga as a man who "dwelt at Sandhaugar to the south of Eyjardalsa" with his wife Steinvor, described as "young and of a merry disposition" (Grettir's Saga, Chapter LXIV). This brief introduction places him in the Bardardal region, an area plagued by supernatural disturbances in the saga narrative. The characterization of Steinvor as merry sets a contrast with the ghostly events that follow in the chapter.