The Heimskringla on Arnliot Gelline
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 151. Thorod'S Story.
attestation: Arnliot Gelline was an enormous outlaw man dressed in a scarlet cloak with gold clasps, whose sister sheltered Thorod.
"Thorod heard also the stout man named by the name of Arnliot Gelline, and observed that the woman of the house was his sister."
attestation: Arnliot gave each traveler a pair of skees and carried both men standing on his own skees while striding at full speed.
"Arnliot gave each of them also a pair of skees. Arnliot made himself ready to accompany them, and got upon his skees"
attestation: Arnliot fought a huge witch who invaded a traveler's lodge, killing merchants one by one; Arnliot struck her with his halberd between the shoulders.
"a huge witch came into the house; and when she came in, she carefully swept together all the bones and whatever was of food kind into a heap, and threw it into her mouth. Then she gripped the man who was nearest to her, riving and tearing him asunder"
attestation: Arnliot carried a large gold-mounted halberd with a shaft so long he could scarcely touch the top with outstretched arm, and was girt with a sword.
"Arnliot had a large halberd, of which the upper part was mounted with gold, and the shaft was so long that with his arm stretched out he could scarcely touch the top of it; and he was girt with a sword."
attestation: Arnliot saved the last surviving merchant by reaching down and pulling him up into the loft.
"Arnliot reached down his hand, seized him by the shoulder, and drew him up into the loft."
attestation: Arnliot sent a silver plate as a gift to King Olaf, expressing that the king was the man he most desired to see.
"Give King Olaf this plate; salute him, and say it is from me."