The Eyrbyggja Saga on Thorleif Kimbi
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 13 - Of Snorri Thorgrimson.
- comparison: Thorleif Kimbi spent lavishly on finery -- a fair-stained saddle, gilded sword, gold-inlaid spear, and gilded dark-blue shield -- while Snorri dressed plainly in a black cape with ancient saddle
"Thorleif bought the best horse he could get, and had withal a fair-stained saddle, and glittering and fair-dight sword, and gold-inlaid spear, and his shield was dark blue and much gilded about"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 32 - The Slaying Of Ulfar; Thorbrand's Sons Claim The Heritage.
- attestation: Thorleif Kimbi mocked Snorri for never standing up to Arnkel in any legal dispute
"I deem it is to be excused in thee, though thou dost not set our matter with Arnkel right, since thou hast never held thine own against him in any due case that ye have had to do with together"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 37 - The Slaying Of Arnkel.
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi declared Arnkel the greatest, arguing that Snorri and Stir counted as one man due to kinship
""Much the greatest do I deem Arnkel," said he"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi shamed Snorri by pointing out that Hawk's slaying remained unatoned, with his body lying by Snorri's garth
"of Arnkel's home-men that Snorri has killed, none lie by his garth unatoned like as Hawk, Snorri's follower, whom Arnkel slew, lies here by Snorri's garth"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi retorted that he would strike Arnkel once Snorri had avenged his own follower Hawk
""Deem well," says he, "that I will not hang back in heaving this axe on Arnkel whenas thou hast wrought the revenge for Hawk thy follower.""
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi charged over the garth wall with a drawn sword but was knocked back by Arnkel's sledge-runner blow
"Thorleif Kimbi ran at the garth and leapt up on to it with sword drawn, and Arnkel smote at him with the sledge-runner, and Thorleif dropped down away from the stroke out of the garth"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 38 - The Blood-Suit For Arnkel.
- attestation: Thorleif Kimbi received three winters' outlawry as the one who dealt Arnkel's death-wound
"the only outlawry was that Thorleif Kimbi should abide abroad for three winters, because on him was laid the death-wound of Arnkel"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 39 - Of Thorleif Kimbi And His Dealings With Arnbiorn.
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi sailed from Streamfirth with chapmen as a messmate of the ship's masters
"Thorleif Kimbi took ship that same summer with chapmen who got ready in Streamfirth, and was a messmate of the masters"
attestation: Shipboard custom required messmates to take turns as daily cook, chosen by lot
"the messmates chose by lot from amongst themselves who should have the ward of the mess day by day"
attestation: All shipmen shared drink from a communal locked cask standing by the mast
"it was the wont of all the shipmen to have their drink in common, and a cask should stand by the mast with the drink therein, and a locked lid was over it"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi lost his temper when mocked as a lazy Icelander and dumped Arnbiorn's porridge from the shared kettle
"the Eastmen called aland from the ship and bade Thorleif get ready the meat, and said that he was just an Icelander because of his laziness. Then Thorleif lost his temper, and caught up the kettle and cast out Arnbiorn's porridge"
attestation: Thorleif vowed to remember the insult and settle it when they were both back in Iceland
""These Northmen shall not mock us, since we be here two fellow- countrymen together, that they must needs drag us apart like dogs; but I shall mind me of this when we are together in Iceland.""
attestation: After three nights waiting for wind, Thorleif stayed in Norway while Arnbiorn sailed east to Wick and on to Denmark
"Thorleif guested there, but Arnbiorn took ship with certain traders east to Wick, and thence to Denmark to seek for his brother Biorn"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 40 - Of Biorn, The Champion Of The Broadwickers, And His Dealings With Thurid Of Frodis-Water.
- attestation: Thorleif Kimbi returned to Iceland after two winters in Norway, arriving at Daymeal-ness and going home to Swanfirth
"Thorleif Kimbi was two winters in Norway, and then went back to Iceland with the same chapmen as he had fared out with. They made Broadfirth and came to Daymeal-ness, and Thorleif went home to Swanfirth in the autumn"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 41 - Of Thorleif Kimbi And Thord Wall-Eye.
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi sought to marry Helga, daughter of Thorlak of Ere and sister of Steinthor
"Thorleif Kimbi fell to wooing a wife, and prayed for Helga, daughter of Thorlak of Ere, and sister of Steinthor of that ilk"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi threatened that Thord would be beaten within three winters
""my will it is that three winters pass not ere thou be beaten.""
attestation: The suit at the Thorsness Thing was the venue for Thorleif Kimbi's marriage proposal
"That same spring at the Thorsness Thing, Thorleif Kimbi fell to wooing a wife"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 42 - Thorbrand's Sons Make An Onslaught On Arnbiorn.
- attestation: Thorleif Kimbi defied Snorri, accusing him of cowardice for avoiding the countryside
""It shall not be told of us that we durst not ride through the countryside because of the Broadwickers; but thou mayest well ride home, if thou darest not to ride on thy ways when thou hast an errand.""
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 44 - The Battle In Swanfirth.
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi rushed out and speared Thord Walleye in the shoulder through his shield, inflicting a great wound
"Thorleif took a spear which stood there in the doorway, and thrust it at Thord Wall-eye, and the thrust smote his shield and glanced off it unto the shoulder, and that was a great wound"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi reproached Snorri for letting Steinthor escape, calling it poor repayment for his restraint
""Now has he rewarded thee in meet wise, for that thou wouldst not have us chase him; but my rede it is that we part not thus.""
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 45 - The Battle In Swordfirth.
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi cast a spear that struck Bergthor son of Thorlak in the middle, immediately disabling him
"Thorleif Kimbi let drive a spear against their flock, and it smote Bergthor, son of Thorlak, in the midst, and straightway was he put out of the fight"
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi taunted Steinthor about his ineffective sword from the Swanfirth battle
""White hilts dost thou still wield aloft, Steinthor," says he; "but I wot not if thou raisest yet again a soft brand withal, as thou didst last autumn at Swanfirth.""
attestation: Thorleif Kimbi lost his leg permanently and walked with a wooden leg thereafter
"Thorleif Kimbi thenceforth went mostly with wooden leg"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 46 - The Peace-Making After These Battles.
- attestation: Thorleif Kimbi received atonement for his lost leg
"Thorleif Kimbi had atonement for his lost leg"
Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 48 - Of Thorbrand's Sons In Greenland.
attestation: Kimbi's Bay in Greenland, located between the glaciers, was named after Thorleif Kimbi
"After Thorleif is called Kimbi's Bay in Greenland, betwixt the jokuls"
attestation: Thorleif lived to old age in Greenland
"So Thorleif lived to be old in Greenland"