The Egil's Saga on Rognvald

Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 4 - Battle of king Harold and Audbjorn.

• attestation: Earl Rognvald killed King Vemund by burning him alive with ninety men at a banquet in Naust-dale

  "he came by night to Naust-dale, where Vemund was at a banquet, and, surrounding the house, burnt within it the king and ninety men."

Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 59 - King Eric slays his brothers.

• relationship: Rognvald son of Eric and Gunnhilda was ten or eleven years old and had the makings of a handsome man

  "A son of Eric and Gunnhilda there was named Rognvald, who was then ten or eleven years old, and had the makings of a very handsome man."

• attestation: Rognvald the king's son took his painted pinnace with twelve men and rowed to Herdla island

  "Rognvald took the pinnace and they rowed out to Herdla twelve in number."

• attestation: Rognvald had been fostered as a child by Skegg-Thorir, the king's farm manager at Herdla

  "Rognvald in his childhood had been fostered there. Thorir received the king's son joyfully."

Chapter 1 - Of Kveldulf and his sons. > Chapter 60 - The slaying of Bergonund and Rognvald the king's son.

• attestation: A scout reported that Rognvald the king's son was drinking at the farm on Herdla with his men

  "there at the farm was Rognvald, the king's son, and his men. 'They sate there a-drinking,' said he."

• attestation: Rognvald and twelve men rowed their painted pinnace toward Egil's party in the firth

  "then came rowing out towards them Rognvald the king's son with twelve more on the painted pinnace."