The Laxdæla Saga on Thorstein the Swart
Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Xviii
attestation: Thorstein Swart drowned
"Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart"
attestation: Thorstein Swart relocated to Hrappstead in Salmon-river-Dale rather than compete with Bork and Thorgrim
"Thorstein found that out, he would not elbow them aside, and so made it known to people that he wished to change his abode, and take his household to Hrappstead, in Salmon-river-Dale."
attestation: Thorstein traveled by ferry with twelve men, plus Thorarin, Osk, and the three-year-old Hild
"Thorstein got on board a ferry-boat, and took twelve men with him; and Thorarin, his brother-in-law, and Osk, Thorstein's daughter, and Hild, her daughter, who was three years old, went with them too."
attestation: The ferry encountered a dangerous current called Coal-chest-Roost in Broadfirth during a gale
"Thorstein fell in with a high south-westerly gale, and they sailed up towards the roosts, and into that roost which is called Coal-chest-Roost, which is the biggest of the currents in Broadfirth."
attestation: Thorstein Swart drowned in the ferry accident in Broadfirth
"Of the Drowning of Thorstein Swart"
attestation: Gudrun, daughter of Thorstein Surt, survived and was rescued after the wreck
"Thorstein Swart got ready to start after the spring Thing, but his cattle were driven round along the shore."
attestation: Thorstein Swart's move to Hrappstead was motivated by a desire to avoid conflict over leadership
"he would not elbow them aside"