The Laxdæla Saga on Eldgrim

Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Xxxvii

• attestation: Eldgrim lived in Burgfirth at Eldgrimstead in a valley called Grimsdale between Mull and Pigtongue

  "He said he was called Eldgrim, and lived in Burgfirth at a place called Eldgrimstead--but that abode lies in the valley which cuts westward into the mountains between Mull and Pigtongue, and is now called Grimsdale."

• attestation: Eldgrim was a large and powerful man who approached Thorliek at the Thing

  "a very big man walked into the booth."

• attestation: Eldgrim wanted to buy the stud-horses that Thorliek's kinsmen possessed

  "I want to buy from you the stud-horses, those v"

• attestation: The stud-horses were highly valued possessions at the center of the dispute

  "I want to buy from you the stud-horses, those v"

• attestation: Eldgrimstead was the homestead of Eldgrim in Burgfirth

  "lived in Burgfirth at a place called Eldgrimstead"