The Laxdæla Saga on Thorvald
Laxdaela > Saga > Chap. Xxxiv
attestation: Thorvald, son of Haldor Garpdale's Priest, lived at Garpsdale in Gilsfirth, wealthy but unheroic
"Thorvald was the name of a man, son of Haldor Garpdale's Priest. He lived at Garpsdale in Gilsfirth, a wealthy man, but not much of a hero."
attestation: Thorvald wooed Gudrun at the Thing when she was fifteen years old
"At the Thing he wooed Gudrun, Osvif's daughter, when she was fifteen years old."
attestation: Thorvald claimed he was wooing a wife, not money, and the marriage proceeded
"Thorvald spoke gently, and said he was wooing a wife, not money."