The Eyrbyggja Saga on Thorod Scat-catcher

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 47 - Of Thorod Scat-Catcher And Snorri And Biorn The Champion Of The Broad-Wickers.

• attestation: Thorod Scat-catcher invited Snorri the Priest, his brother-in-law, to a feast at Frodis-water

  "Thorod Scat-catcher bade Snorri his brother-in- law to a homefeast at Frodis-water"

• attestation: Thorod complained to Snorri about Biorn Asbrandson's visits to his wife Thurid, Snorri's sister

  "Thorod complained to him that he deemed he had both shame and grief from the goings of Biorn Asbrandson, wherein he went to see his wife Thurid, the sister of Snorri the Priest"

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 49 - Of The Coming Of Christ's Faith To Iceland.

• attestation: Thorod Scat-catcher built a church at his homestead of Frodis-water

  "Thorod Scat-catcher withal let make a church at his homestead of Frodis-water"

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 51 - It Rains Blood At Frodis-Water. Of Thorgunna, And How She Died And Was Buried At Skalaholt.

• attestation: Thorod Scat-catcher had set Thorgunna to spread hay equal to one cow's winter fodder that day

  "Thorod set the women to spreading it, and the work was shared betwixt them, and Thorgunna set to work at as much as a neat's winter-fodder"

• attestation: Thorod prepared to burn the bed-gear as instructed, building a bonfire beside the church

  "Thorod let make a chest for the corpse, and the next day he had the bed-gear borne out into the air, and brought faggots together, and let pile up a bonfire there beside"

• attestation: Thorod burned only the bolster and mattress but Thurid kept the quilt, sheets, and hangings

  "Thorod burned the bolster and the mattress, but she took to her the quilt and sheets, and all the hangings; and yet withal it misliked them both"