The Grettir's Saga on Thurid
The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Lxxviii. Thorbjorn'S Foster-Mother
attestation: Though the land was now Christian, many sparks of heathendom lingered, and Thurid retained her dark arts
"Still, although the land was Christian, many sparks of heathendom"
attestation: The old woman Thurid was lying in the stern sheets covered with a cloak during the boat trip
"The woman was lying in the stern sheets cover"
The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Lxxix. The Spell Takes Effect
- attestation: Three weeks before winter, Thurid asked to be taken to the seashore to perform what she called 'a small thing'
"The old woman asked to be driven to the sea-shore. Thorbjorn asked what she was going to do.
"A small thing only," she said, "yet maybe the signal of greater things to come.""
The Saga Of Grettir The Strong > Chapter Lxxxi. Thorbjorn Again Visits Drangey
attestation: Thurid told Thorbjorn Angle a week after her spell that the time had come to visit Grettir again
"When about a week had passed from the day when the old woman had bewitched the log, she came to speak with Thorbjorn and asked whether he did not mean to visit Grettir."
attribution: Thurid implied she was responsible for the calm weather and told Thorbjorn to set off at once
""Is it too wild a thing to suppose that I may have to do with this breeze that is now playing?""