The Njál's Saga on Flosi

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 94. Of Flosi Thord'S Son

• relationship: Flosi was the son of Thord Freyspriest and dwelt at Swinefell, a mighty chief tall and strong

  "There was a man named Flosi, he was the son of Thord Freyspriest (1). Flosi had to wife Steinvora, daughter of Hall of the Side."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > Endnotes:

• relationship: Flosi's mother Ingunna descended from Thorir of Espihole through Hamond Hellskin, Hjor, and Half who ruled the men of Half

  "The mother of Flosi was Ingunna, daughter of Thorir of Espihole, the son of Hamond Hellskin, the son of Hjor, the son of Half, who ruled over the men of Half"

• attestation: The name Swinestye in the verse is an ironic play on Swinefell, where Flosi lived

  ""Swinestye," ironically for Swinefell, where Flosi lived."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 97. Of Thangbrand'S Journeys

• attestation: Flosi at Swinefell took only the sign of the cross but pledged to support them at the Thing

  "Flosi only took the sign of the cross, but gave his word to back them at the Thing."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 114. Of Flosi Thord'S Son

• attestation: Flosi was deeply grieved and angered by Hauskuld's slaying but kept his feelings in check

  "Flosi hears of Hauskuld's slaying, and that brings him much grief and wrath, but still he kept his feelings well in hand."

• attestation: Flosi summoned Hall of the Side and his son Ljot, and gathered a great company for the Thing

  "He sent word to Hall of the Side, his father-in-law, and to Ljot his son, that they must gather in a great company at the Thing."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 115. Of Flosi And Hildigunna

• attestation: Flosi refused to sit in the high seat, saying he was neither king nor earl

  ""I am neither king nor earl, and there is no need to make a high seat for me to sit in""

• attestation: Flosi hurled the bloody cloak back at Hildigunna and called her the greatest hell-hag, saying women's counsel is ever cruel

  "Flosi threw the cloak off him and hurled it into her lap, and said, "Thou art the greatest hell-hag, and thou wishest that we should take that course which will be the worst for all of us. But `women's counsel is ever cruel.'""

• attestation: Flosi was so stirred his face went from blood-red to ashy pale to blue as death

  "Flosi was so stirred at this, that sometimes he was bloodred in the face, and sometimes ashy pale as withered grass, and sometimes blue as death."

• attestation: Flosi gathered his allies and rode to the Thing, planning either a legal suit or vengeance

  "Flosi and his men rode away"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 116. Of Flosi And Mord And The Sons Of Sigfus

• attestation: All the sons of Sigfus met Flosi at Holtford, including Kettle, Lambi, Thorkell, Mord, Sigmund, and their allies

  "The sons of Sigfus heard how Flosi was at Holtford, and they rode thither to meet him, and there were Kettle of the Mark, and Lambi his brother, Thorkell and Mord, the sons of Sigfus, Sigmund their brother, and Lambi Sigurd's son, and Gunnar Lambi's son, and Grani Gunnar's son, and Vebrand Hamond's son."

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

• attestation: Flosi filled all his booths at the Thing and was joined by Runolf, Mord, and Hall of the Side with a great band

  "Flosi had come to the Thing, and filled all his booths. Runolf filled the Dale-dwellers' booths, and Mord the booths of the men from Rangriver. Hall of the Side had long since come from the east"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 122. Of The Judges

• attestation: Flosi was enraged by the insult and kicked the money pile away, refusing the atonement

  "Flosi kicked the money and said he would not touch a penny of it"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 123. An Attack Planned On Njal And His Sons

• attestation: Flosi summoned his hundred and twenty men to the Great Rift to plan the attack on Njal

  "Flosi summoned all his men up to the "Great Rift," and went thither himself.

So when all his men were come, there were one hundred and twenty of them."

• attestation: Flosi planned to ride from Swinefell north of Eyjafell Jokul and down into Godaland to reach Bergthorsknoll

  ""I will ride," said Flosi "up from Skaptartongue, and north of the Eyjafell Jokul, and so down into Godaland""

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 125. Flosi'S Journey From Home

• attestation: Flosi departed from Swinefell with all his pledged men when two months remained to winter

  "Flosi busked him from the east when two months were still to winter, and summoned to him all his men who had promised him help and company."

• attestation: Flosi prayed on the Lord's day and gave orders to his household before riding west

  "Flosi made them say prayers betimes on the Lord's day, and afterwards they sate down to meat."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 127. The Onslaught (1) On Bergthorsknoll

• attestation: Flosi and his men rode to Bergthorsknoll before supper-time and surrounded the house

  ""Now we will ride to Bergthorsknoll, and come thither before supper-time""

• attestation: Flosi declared Njal's household 'fey' since they had gone indoors, and ordered the attack

  ""Now are they all `fey,'" said Flosi, "since they have gone indoors, and we will go right up to them""

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 130. Of Kari Solmund'S Son

• attestation: Flosi's men gathered at Hof and boasted of their deeds, but many felt uneasy about the burning

  "all met at Hof and talked there among themselves, and said that they had got a great victory"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 132. Flosi'S Dream

• attestation: Flosi had a troubled dream of a man in iron who named each of the burners and said they were all 'fey' or summoned

  "Flosi struggled much in his sleep. Glum Hildir's son woke him up"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 133. Of Flosi'S Journey And His Asking For Help

• attestation: Flosi wore long-hose because he planned to walk on foot and gather allies throughout the east

  "Flosi was in long-hose because he meant to go on foot"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 135. Of Flosi And The Burners

• attestation: Flosi rode from the east with the hundred and twenty men who had been at the burning

  "Flosi rode from the east and those hundred and twenty men who had been at the burning with him."

• attestation: Flosi refused to speak of atonement and left the negotiators without response

  "Flosi answered him never a word, and then they went out, and mounted their horses, and rode away."

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

• attestation: Flosi listened to the declarations carefully but remained silent throughout

  "Flosi listened carefully, but said never a word the while."

• attestation: Flosi secretly transfers his priesthood to his brother Thorgeir and joins Askel's Thing

  "A little while after Thorgeir came, and then he took on him Flosi's leadership and priesthood."

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

• attestation: The inquest of five surviving neighbours finds Flosi truly guilty in the suit before the Eastfirthers' Court

  "we utter our finding against Flosi, and we say that he is truly guilty in this suit."

• attestation: The inquest utters a second finding against Flosi confirming him guilty, addressing wounds first and assault last

  "a second time they uttered their finding against Flosi, and uttered it first about the wounds, and last about the assault"

• attestation: Flosi anticipates Eyjolf's defence will make his opponents' faces twist and heads tingle

  "It gladdens me now, Eyjolf," said Flosi, "in my heart to think what a wry face they will make, and how their pates will tingle when thou bringest forward our defence."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 143. The Counsel Of Thorhall Asgrim'S Son

• attestation: Flosi and Eyjolf try to challenge the Fifth Court inquest but cannot find grounds to set any neighbours aside

  "They went up to challenge the inquest, and looked narrowly at them, but could get none of them set aside; then they went away as things stood, and were very ill pleased with their case."

• attestation: The Fifth Court inquest finds Flosi truly guilty in all suits brought against him

  "they brought in Flosi as truly guilty in the suit, and brought in their finding against him."

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

• attestation: Flosi tells his men to make for the stronghold in the Great Rift if worsted

  "Flosi had told them that they should make for the stronghold in the Great Rift if they were worsted"

• attestation: Flosi throws a spear that kills Bruni Haflidi's son, one of Gudmund the Powerful's band

  "Flosi threw a spear at Bruni Haflidi's son, and caught him at the waist, and that was his bane; he was one of Gudmund the Powerful's band."

• attestation: Flosi and all the burners are sentenced to go abroad into banishment; Flosi for three winters

  "Flosi and all the burners should go abroad into banishment, and none of them was to sail the same summer unless he chose; but if he did not sail abroad by the time that three winters were spent, then he and all the burners were to become thorough outlaws."

• attestation: The sons of Sigfus ride east to collect money at Headbrink, ignoring Flosi's warnings about Kari

  "the sons of Sigfus asked leave to go east under Eyjafell to get in their money, for they had money out on call at Headbrink."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 145. Of Kari And Thorgeir

• attestation: Flosi is described as the merriest of men, the best of hosts, and the greatest chieftain of his time

  "Flosi was the merriest of men, and the best of hosts, and it is so said that he had most of the chieftain in him of all the men of his time."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 146. The Award Of Atonement With Thorgeir Craggeir

• attestation: Flosi praises Kari's character, saying he wishes his own mind were shaped like Kari's

  "There are few men like Kari," said Flosi, "and I would that my mind were shapen altogether like his."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 148. Of Flosi And The Burners

• attestation: Flosi decides the burners must go abroad to fulfill their banishment, and plans to buy a ship at Hornfirth

  "We will ride east to Hornfirth; for there that ship is laid up, which is owned by Eyjolf Nosy, a man from Drontheim"

• attestation: Flosi helps Eyjolf Nosy secure a marriage by giving him land at Borgarhaven in exchange for the ship, plus twenty hundreds in wares

  "Flosi made over the land at Borgarhaven to the Easterling, but shook hands on the bargain for the ship. He got also from the Easterling twenty hundreds in wares"

• attestation: Flosi warns the sons of Sigfus to be wary and reminds Kettle of a prophetic dream

  "Thou, too, Kettle of the Mark shalt bear in mind that dream which I told thee, and which thou prayedst me to hide; for many are those in thy company who were then called."

• attestation: Flosi bids farewell to the departing sons of Sigfus, saying he and some of them would never meet again

  "ere they went they kissed Flosi, and he bade them farewell, and said he and some of those who rode away would not see each other more."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 152. Flosi Goes Abroad

• attestation: Flosi rides east to Hornfirth where most of his Thingmen help transport his goods to the ship

  "Flosi rides east to Hornfirth, and most of the men in his Thing followed him, and bore his wares east"

• attestation: Flosi's ship encounters three great waves and lands in Orkney after being driven off course

  "three great waves broke over their ship, one after the other. Then Flosi said they must be near some land"

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

• attestation: Fifteen of Flosi's men go with the earl, while Flosi himself goes south to the Southern Isles with Earl Gilli

  "Flosi offered fifteen men of his band to go on the voyage, and the earl accepted them, but Flosi fared with Earl Gilli to the Southern isles."