The Eyrbyggja Saga on Thorstein Codbiter

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 9 - Of Thorstein Codbiter. Battle At Thorsness Thing.

• relationship: Thorstein Codbiter married Thora, daughter of Olaf Feilan and sister of Thord the Yeller

  "He then took to wife Thora, daughter of Olaf Feilan and sister of Thord the Yeller, who dwelt at Hvamm in those days."

• attestation: Thorstein Codbiter rallied allies including Thorgeir, Thorfin, Thorbrand, and Thorolf Halt-foot to defend the sacred field by force

  "In this rede were with him Thorgeir the son of Geirrod of Ere, and the Swanfirthers Thorfin and Thorbrand his son, Thorolf Halt- foot, and many other thingmen and friends of Thorstein."

Chapter 1 - Herein Is Told How Ketil Flatneb Fares To West-Over-Sea. > Chapter 11 - Of Thorgrim The Priest The Death Of Thorstein Codbiter.

• attestation: Thorstein Codbiter was exceptionally generous, maintaining sixty freedmen in his household

  "Thorstein Codbiter became a man of the greatest largesse; he had ever with him sixty freedmen"

• attestation: Thorstein built the homestead at Holyfell, which became the greatest temple-stead of the era

  "He first let raise the homestead at Holyfell, and brought thither his household, and it was the greatest of temple-steads of those days."

• attestation: Thorstein gave a well-built homestead on the ness to his kinsman Thorstein the Swart

  "he gave it afterwards to Thorstein the Swart, his kinsman, who dwelt there thenceforth, and was the wisest of men"

• relationship: Thorstein Codbiter had a son called Bork the Thick

  "Thorstein Codbiter had a son who was called Bork the Thick."

• relationship: When Thorstein was twenty-five, his wife Thora bore him a son whom he dedicated to Thor and named Thorgrim

  "when Thorstein was five-and-twenty winters old, Thora bore him a man- child who was called Grim, and sprinkled with water. That lad Thorstein gave to Thor, and said that he should be a Temple- Priest, and called him Thorgrim."

• attestation: A shepherd saw Holy Fell open on its north side with mighty fires, and heard Thorstein Codbiter being welcomed to sit in the high-seat opposite his father

  "he saw how the fell was opened on the north side, and in the fell he saw mighty fires, and heard huge clamour therein, and the clank of drinking-horns; and when he hearkened if perchance he might hear any words clear of others, he heard that there was welcomed Thorstein Codbiter and his crew, and he was bidden to sit in the high-seat over against his father."

• attestation: Thorstein Codbiter drowned while fishing at Hoskuldsey the morning after the shepherd's vision

  "Thorstein Codbiter had been drowned in the fishing"