The Njál's Saga on Glum

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 13. Glum'S Wooing

• attestation: Glum was tall, strong, and handsome, having been long abroad

  "Glum had been long abroad; he was a tall, strong, handsome man."

• attestation: Glum was willing to marry Hallgerda despite warnings about her first marriage

  "Glum had been long abroad; he was a tall, strong, handsome man."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 14. Glum'S Wedding

• attestation: Glum and his brothers rode west with a picked company to Hauskuldstede for the wedding

  "Those brothers gathered together a great company, and they were all picked men. They rode west to the dales and came to Hauskuldstede"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 16. Glum'S Sheep Hunt

• attestation: Many of Glum's wethers went missing in autumn when flocks were hard to gather

  "men had hard work to get their flocks home, and many of Glum's wethers were missing."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 17. Glum'S Slaying

• attestation: Glum and Thiostolf went sheep-hunting through South Reykiardale, past Baugagil, to Crossfell

  "they went up South Reykiardale and then up along by Baugagil and so south to Crossfell."

• attestation: Glum and Thiostolf ended up alone together after the rest of the band separated

  "it came about at last that those twain, Glum and Thiostolf, were left alone together."

• attestation: Glum became angry during the sheep hunt and struck Thiostolf, provoking the killing

  "Glum got angry and struck at Thiostolf with his hand"

• attestation: Some of the sheep-hunting band were sent to Sulafells and others to Scoradale

  "Some of his band he sent to the Sulafells, and they all found very many sheep. Some of them, too, went by way of Scoradale"