The Njál's Saga on Earl Sigurd

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 84. Of Earl Sigurd

• relationship: Earl Sigurd ruled the Orkneys and was descended from Hlodver, Thorfinn Skullsplitter, Turf-Einar, Rognvald of Moeren, and Eystein the Noisy

  "Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the skullsplitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of Moeren, the son of Eystein the Noisy."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 85. The Battle With The Earls

• attestation: Earl Sigurd held realms in Scotland including Ross, Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales

  "The earl had these realms in Scotland, Ross and Moray, Sutherland, and the Dales."

• attestation: Earl Sigurd gave gifts to Kari, Helgi, and Grim, and took Njal's sons into his body-guard

  "the earl made a great feast, and at that feast he gave Kari a good sword, and a spear inlaid with gold; but he gave Helgi a gold ring and a mantle, and Grim a shield and sword. After that he took Helgi and Grim into his body-guard"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 88. Earl Hacon Fights With Njal'S Sons.

• relationship: Earl Sigurd gave his sister Nereida in marriage to Earl Gilli

  "Earl Sigurd gave away his sister Nereida to Earl Gilli, and then he fared back to the Southern isles."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 156. Brian'S Battle

• attestation: Earl Sigurd sails from Orkney to Dublin, arriving on Palm Sunday; Flosi offers to go but is refused because of his pilgrimage obligation

  "Earl Sigurd Hlodver's son busked him from the Orkneys, and Flosi offered to go with him.

The earl would not have that, since he had his pilgrimage to fulfil."

• attestation: Earl Sigurd is pierced through with a spear and killed in the battle

  "the earl was pierced through with a spear."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > The Woof Of War.

• attestation: A verse records that Sigurd fell in the flight of spears and Brian fell but kept his kingdom before losing blood

  "Sigurd fell in flight of spears; Brian fell, but kept his kingdom Ere he lost one drop of blood."