The Njál's Saga on Asgrim Ellidagrim's son

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 118. Asgrim And Njal'S Sons Pray Men For Help

• attestation: Asgrim went to seek support from chieftains, visiting Gizur the White, Skapti, and others

  "Asgrim went to see Gizur the White"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 119. Of Skarphedinn And Thorkel Foulmouth

• attestation: Asgrim warned Skarphedinn not to speak out of turn when visiting Thorkel Foulmouth, who was self-willed and bad-tempered

  ""This booth Thorkel Foulmouth owns, a great champion, and it were worth much to us to get his help. We must here take heed in everything, for he is self- willed and bad tempered""

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 120. Of The Pleading Of The Suit

• attestation: Asgrim told Gizur, Hjallti, and Einar of Thvera about the flaw in Mord's handling of the suit

  "Asgrim spoke.

"Thee first I speak to about this matter, Gizur the White and thee Hjallti, and thee Einar""

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 138. Of Asgrim, And Gizur, And Kari

• attestation: Asgrim, Gizur, Kari, and Hjallti met to discuss the legal strategy against the burners

  "Now Asgrim Ellidagrim's son talks to Gizur the White, and Kari Solmund's son, and to Hjallti Skeggi's son"

• attestation: Asgrim killed his foster-brother Gauk but claims he was driven to it

  "many would say that I slew not Gauk ere I was driven to it."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 140. Of The Declarations Of The Suits

• attestation: At the Hill of Laws, Asgrim, Gizur the White, Gudmund the Powerful, and Snorri the Priest held the upper position while the Eastfirthers stood below

  "Asgrim Ellidagrim's son, and Gizur the White, and Gudmund the Powerful, and Snorri the Priest, were on the upper hand by the Hill of Laws; but the Eastfirthers stood down below."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts

• attestation: Asgrim sends a messenger to consult Thorhall for legal advice when the suit seems lost

  "now some one shall go to see Thorhall my son, and know what advice he gives us."

• attribution: Asgrim recalls that Njal told him Thorhall would prove the best lawyer in Iceland

  "Njal told me that he had so taught Thorhall law, that he would turn out the best lawyer in Iceland whenever it were put to the proof."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 142. Of Eyjolf Bolverk'S Son

• attestation: After Eyjolf's defence, Asgrim and his friends bring forward the other burning suits, which take their own course

  "Asgrim and his friends brought on the other suits for the burning, and those suits took their course."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 144. Battle At The Althing

• attestation: Asgrim, Thorhall, Hjallti, and Gizur attack Flosi and the burners, pressing them back in a very hard fight

  "Asgrim Ellidagrim's son, and Thorhall his son, Hjallti Skeggi's son, and Gizur the White, made an onslaught where Flosi and the sons of Sigfus and the other burners were"

• attestation: Asgrim shoots a spear through both of Skapti's legs, and Skapti is dragged into a turf-cutter's booth

  "he shot a spear at Skapti, and struck him just below where the calf was fattest, and so through both his legs. Skapti fell at the blow"