The Eyrbyggja Saga on Freystein Rascal

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 31 - Of Thorolf Halt-Foot And Snorri The Priest.

• attestation: Freystein Rascal, Thorbrand's foster-son (rumored to be his natural son by a bondmaid), was the second strongest man after Arnkel

  "that man was the best to set against him, and the next strongest, who was called Freystein Rascal, and was the foster-son of Thorbrand, and his adopted son; for it was the talk of most men that his own son he was, but that his mother was a bondmaid"

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 37 - The Slaying Of Arnkel.

• attestation: Freystein Rascal served as the spy watching sheep in Swanfirth to track Arnkel's activities

  "Freystein Rascal watched sheep in Swanfirth, and he was set to spy out an occasion against Arnkel"

• attestation: Freystein Rascal crossed the ice to Holyfell at night to alert Snorri that Arnkel had gone to Orligstead

  "Freystein Rascal went that night over the ice to Holyfell, and came there by then men had been abed for a space"

• attestation: Freystein used a coded message to report Arnkel's movements, calling him 'the old eagle'

  ""Now has the old eagle taken flight to his quarry at Orligstead.""

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 43 - Of Egil The Strong.

• attestation: Freystein Rascal found a severed head at the scree called Geirvor that sang a prophetic verse about bloodshed

  "he saw a man's head lying trunkless there and uncovered, and the head sang this stave"

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 45 - The Battle In Swordfirth.

• attestation: Freystein Rascal wore spiked shoes that gave him stability on the ice, a significant tactical advantage

  "Freystein Rascal followed Thorleif, and he had shoe-spikes on his feet"

• attestation: Only Freystein Rascal was killed outright; all of Thorbrand's sons survived but were near death from wounds

  "there was none slain save Freystein Rascal, but they were all nigh wounded to death"

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 46 - The Peace-Making After These Battles.

• attestation: Freystein Rascal's death was balanced against an unnamed casualty from Steinthor's company at Swanfirth

  "the slaying of Freystein Rascal met the death of one of those unnamed above who fell in Swanfirth out of Steinthor's company"