The Grettir's Saga on Onund

The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter I. The Family And Early Wars Of Onund The Son Of Ofeig

• relationship: Onund was the son of Ofeig Clumsyfoot, who was the son of Ivar Horsetail

  "There was a man named Onund, the son of Ofeig Clumsyfoot, who was the son of Ivar Horsetail."

• relationship: Onund was the brother of Gudbjorg, who was the mother of Gudbrand Knob, through whom he was an ancestor of King Olaf the Saint

  "Onund was the brother of Gudbjorg, the mother of Gudbrand Knob, the father of Asta, the mother of King Olaf the Saint."

• attestation: Onund's mother came from the Upplands region while his father's kin were from Rogaland and Hordland

  "His mother came from the Upplands, while his father's relations were mostly in Rogaland and Hordland."

• attestation: Onund was a great viking who raided in the western seas with companions Balki son of Blaeing and Orm the Wealthy

  "He was a great viking and used to harry away in the West over the sea. He was accompanied on these expeditions by one Balki, the son of Blaeing from Sotanes, and by Orm the Wealthy."

• attestation: Onund's force attacked and defeated King Kjarval of the Barra Isles, capturing his ships and much booty

  "They plundered the Hebrides, reaching the Barra Isles, where there ruled a king named Kjarval, who also had five ships. These they attacked; there was a fierce battle between them"

• attestation: After defeating Kjarval, Onund's force wintered in the Barra Isles and spent three summers raiding Ireland and Scotland before returning to Norway

  "They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway."

• attestation: Onund's viking band had five well-equipped ships

  "Another comrade of theirs was named Hallvard. They had five ships, all well equipped."

The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Ii. The Battle Of Hafrsfjord

• attestation: Onund and Thrand joined Thorir's forces and fought in the thick of the Battle of Hafrsfjord in Rogaland

  "They met King Harald in a fjord in Rogaland called Hafrsfjord."

• attestation: Onund lost his leg below the knee during the battle when a man struck him while he was parrying a spear thrust

  "a man on the forecastle of the king's ship struck him and took off his leg below the knee, disabling him at a blow."