The Njál's Saga on Eyjolf Bolverk's son
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 137. Of Eyjolf Bolverk'S Son
relationship: Eyjolf son of Bolverk son of Eyjolf the Guileful was the best lawyer in Iceland apart from Thorhall
"There was a man named Eyjolf. He was the son of Bolverk, the son of Eyjolf the Guileful"
attestation: Eyjolf was angered when accused of being Flosi's catspaw but ultimately took on the legal defence
"Eyjolf jumped up in wrath, and said that no man had any right to think that he could make a catspaw of him"
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 140. Of The Declarations Of The Suits
- attestation: Eyjolf advises Flosi to hand his priesthood to his brother Thorgeir and declare himself a Thingman of Askel the Priest, so the suit will be pleaded in the wrong court
"Now thou shalt hand over thy priesthood to thy brother Thorgeir, but declare that thou hast joined the Thing of Askel the Priest the son of Thorkettle, north away in Reykiardale"
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 141. Now Men Go To The Courts
attestation: Eyjolf challenges two neighbours from the inquest — one for being Mord's second cousin, the other for being his godfather (gossipry)
"one of them is Mord's second cousin by kinship, but the other for gossipry"
attestation: After Eyjolf's challenge, public opinion shifts to believe the defence is stronger than the prosecution
"all were agreed in this that the defence was better than the prosecution."
attestation: Eyjolf then challenges two other neighbours as lodgers rather than householders
"I challenge these two men out of the inquest" -- here he named them both -- "for that sake that they are lodgers, but not householders"
attestation: Eyjolf successfully challenges four more neighbours as wrongly summoned, reducing the inquest below the required nine
"there were four of them who were wrongly summoned; "for those sit now at home who were nearer neighbours to the spot.""
attestation: With only five of nine neighbours remaining, Eyjolf instructs them to declare they cannot render a finding
"ye are but five summoned to utter your finding, but that ye ought to be nine"
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 142. Of Eyjolf Bolverk'S Son
attestation: Eyjolf reveals Flosi secretly joined Askel the Priest's Thing, making the suit wrongly pleaded in the Eastfirthers' Court instead of the Northlanders' Court
"ye have pleaded the suit in the Eastfirthers' Court, when ye ought to have pleaded it in the Northlanders' Court; for Flosi has declared himself one of the Thingmen of Askel the Priest"
attestation: Eyjolf forbids the judges from passing judgment on Mord's suit, arguing a lawful defence has nullified it
"I forbid the judges, by a lawful protest before the priest, to utter judgment in the suit of Mord and his friends, for now a lawful defence has been brought before the court."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son
attestation: While Flosi and Eyjolf delayed trying to divide the Eastfirthers' Court, Mord summoned them to the Fifth Court, gaining the right to plead first
"In an evil hour have we loitered here while they have been before us in quickness of summoning. Now hath come out Thorhall's cunning, and no man is his match in wit."
attestation: Eyjolf expects Mord to overlook the requirement to call out and set aside six men before offering the defendant the same right
"they ought to call and set aside six men out of the court, and after that they ought to offer us to call and set aside six other men"
attestation: Eyjolf argues the judgment is void because three twelves and a half judged when only three twelves should have
"three twelves and one half had judged, when three only ought to have given judgment."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 144. Battle At The Althing
- attestation: No fine was awarded for Eyjolf Bolverk's son because of his unfairness and wrongfulness
"Eyjolf Bolverk's son had no fine awarded for him, for his unfairness and wrongfulness."