The Eyrbyggja Saga on Glossy

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 63 - Of The Walking Of Thorolf Halt-Foot. He Is Dug Up And Burned. Of The Bull Glossy.

• attestation: The bull calf was dapple-grey and exceptionally handsome

  "this same big calf was borne into the hall; dapple-grey of hue he was and right goodly."

• attestation: The bull calf grew at an unnatural rate, equaling calves born in early winter by the time calves were let out in spring

  "this calf grew greater day by day, so that in spring when the calves were let out, he was no less than those which had been born in the early winter."

• attestation: The bull Glossy grew rapidly and at two years old was the size of a five-year-old ox

  "When he was two years old, he was as big as a five-year-old ox"

• attestation: Glossy was exceptionally well-horned and the most beautiful beast to look upon

  "well horned he was, and the fairest of all neat to look on, and he was called Glossy."

• attestation: Glossy was tame with Thorod, sniffing at him and licking his clothes at the milking-stead, and gentle as a sheep

  "when Thorod went to the milking-stead, Glossy would go to him and sniff at him and lick his clothes all about, and Thorod would pat and stroke him. He was as tame both to man and beast as a sheep"

• attestation: Despite his tameness, Glossy's bellow was hideous and enormous, and always terrified the blind carline

  "ever when he bellowed he gave forth a great and hideous voice, and when the carline heard, she started sorely thereat."

• attestation: At four years old, Glossy refused to be managed by women, children, or young men, and behaved dangerously

  "When Glossy was four winters old, he would not be driven by women, children, or young men; and if the carles went up to him, he would rear up, and go on in perilous wise"