The Heimskringla on Gudleik Gerske
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 64. Fall Of Gudleik And Thorgaut.
attestation: Gudleik Gerske was a wealthy merchant from Agder who frequently traded in Gardarike (Russia), earning him the nickname 'the Russian.'
"There was a man called Gudleik Gerske, who came originally from Agder. He was a great merchant, who went far and wide by sea, was very rich, and drove a trade with various countries. He often went east to Gardarike (Russia), and therefore was called Gudleik Gerske"
attestation: Gudleik traveled to Novgorod where he bought fine clothes, precious furs, and splendid table utensils for the king.
"Gudleik went in summer eastwards to Novgorod, where he bought fine and costly clothes, which he intended for the king as a state dress; and also precious furs, and remarkably splendid table utensils"
attestation: In Gotland, locals discovered that the ship carried goods belonging to Olaf the Thick.
"the people of the country came to know that in this ship was Olaf the Thick's partner"