The Laxdæla Saga on Thorgils

Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Lx

• attestation: The brothers could not sleep that night and told Thorgils about their mother's challenge

  "The next night the brothers could not sleep. Thorgils got aware of this, and asked them what was the matter. They told him all the talk they had had with their mother"

• attestation: Thorgils said he would lead the revenge attack only if Gudrun agreed to marry him in return

  "If I can marry you, I shall not think twice about killing either or both of the two who had most to do with the murder of Bolli."

• attestation: Thorgils boasted he was a match for Helgi or anyone else in strength

  "neither in Helgi nor in any one else do I deem I have an over-match in strength to deal with."

• attestation: Thorgils did not see through Gudrun's carefully worded promise, which left her an escape through marriage abroad

  "Thorgils thought that this was binding enough, and did not see through it."

• attestation: Thorgils departed from Holyfell with Gudrun's sons, riding up into the Dales toward Tongue homestead

  "He gets ready to leave Holyfell, and with him the sons of Gudrun, and they rode up into the Dales and first to the homestead at Tongue."

Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Lxii

• attestation: Thorgils departed from home with his followers

  "Thorgils and his Followers leave Home"