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The Laxdæla Saga on Thorgils Halmason

Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Lvii

attestation: Thorgils Hallason became notable around 1018 AD

"About Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1018"
attestation: Thorgils Hallason was known by his mother Halla's name because she outlived his father Snorri

"There was a man named Thorgils Hallason; he was known by his mother's name, as she lived longer than his father, whose name was Snorri, son of Alf o' Dales."
attestation: Thorgils lived at Tongue in Horddale and was a large, handsome man and great swaggerer

"Thorgils lived in Horddale at a place called Tongue. Thorgils was a man great and goodly of body, the greatest swaggerer"
relationship: Thorgils was Snorri's son, and Snorri was the son of Alf o' Dales

"his father, whose name was Snorri, son of Alf o' Dales."
attestation: Thorgils aspired to leadership and was an ambitious, boastful figure

"the greatest swaggerer, and was spoke"

attestation: A leet was held on the next Lord's day, with Thorgils and his company present but Snorri Godi absent

"The next Lord's day a leet was held, and Thorgils rode thither with his company, Snorri Godi was not at the leet, but there was a great many people together."
attestation: Thorgils fetched Thorstein the Black for a private conversation during the leet

"During the day Thorgils fetched up Thorstein the Black for a talk with him"
attestation: Thorgils reminded Thorstein that he had been one in the attack by the sons of Olaf

"you were one in the onset by the son"
attestation: Thorgils used the leet gathering as an opportunity to privately recruit allies

"During the day Thorgils fetched up Thorstein the Black for a talk with him"

attestation: Thorgils led ten riders up along Hord-Dale on the vengeance expedition

"Thorgils got himself ready to leave home, and they all rode up along Hord-Dale, ten of them together. There Thorgils Hallason was the leader of the band."
attestation: The ten riders traveled together up Hord-Dale under Thorgils's command

"they all rode up along Hord-Dale, ten of them together."

attestation: Thorgils and his followers rode hard away from the dairy after the killing

"Thorgils and his followers, as soon as they were on horseback, set off at a hard ride, and rode now out of the wood."
attestation: They saw four men riding away from the dairy at full speed

"They saw four men riding away from the dairy, and they rode very fast too."
attestation: Some of Thorgils' men wanted to pursue the fleeing riders but Thorleik Bollison counseled restraint

"some of Thorgils' companions said they had better ride after them at their swiftest."
attestation: The avengers rode out of the wood after completing their attack on Helgi

"rode now out of the wood."

attestation: Thorgils and his band rode over the neck to Reekdale where they declared the killings

"After these deeds Thorgils and his band rode away over the neck to Reekdale, where they declared these manslaughters on their hands."
attestation: The avengers returned by the same eastern route they had traveled from the west

"Then they rode the same way eastward as they had ridden from the west"
attestation: They rode without stopping until they reached Hord-Dale

"did not stop their journey till they came to Hord-Dale."
attestation: The manslaughters were formally declared at Reekdale according to legal custom

"they declared these manslaughters on their hands."

attestation: Thorgils Hallason seized the chieftainship from both Thorarin and Audgisl

"Thorgils Hallason took the chieftainship from them both, father and son."
attestation: Thorgils Hallason was killed around 1020 AD

"The Death of Thorgils Hallason, A.D. 1020"