The Njál's Saga on Grim

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 82. Njal'S Sons Sail Abroad

• attestation: Grim and Helgi, Njal's sons, left Iceland the same summer as Thrain with Olaf Kettle's son and Bard the Black

  "Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the Black."

• attestation: A strong north wind and thick mist drove them south until they were lost at sea near unknown land

  "They got so strong a wind from the north that they were driven south into the main; and so thick a mist came over them that they could not tell whither they were driving"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 83. Of Kari Solmund'S Son

• attestation: Grim thrust Snowcolf overboard with his spear after Snowcolf killed Olaf

  "Grim thrust at Snowcolf with his spear, and so stoutly, that he fell overboard."

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

• attestation: Grim killed Aslak of Longisle with a hurled spear under the chin

  "Grim said, "Thou pressest on hard, and 'twere well that thou gettest what thou seekest;" and with that he snatched up a spear and hurled it at him, and hit him under the chin, and Aslak got his death wound there and then."

• attestation: Grim cut his bonds by crawling to an upturned axe, badly wounding his arms in the process

  "Grim sees that there lies an axe edge up, so Grim crawled thither, and gets the bowstring which bound him cut asunder against the axe, but still he got great wounds on his arms."

• attestation: Grim and Helgi escaped their bonds and crawled to shore, finding Kari Solmund's son on the other side of the island

  "they crawled over the ship's side, and got on shore, so that neither Hacon nor his men were ware of them. Then they broke off their fetters, and walked away to the other side of the island."

• attestation: Grim agreed to join Kari's sea-roving only if Kari would afterwards go to Iceland

  "Grim said they would only do so if he would fare with them afterwards out to Iceland. Kari gave his word to do that"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 126. Of Portents At Bergthorsknoll

• attestation: Grim and Helgi went to Holar to see their foster children and did not return that evening

  "Grim and Helgi go to Holar. They had children out at foster there, and they told their mother that they should not come home that evening."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 131. Njal'S And Bergthora'S Bones Found

• attestation: They found the bodies of Grim and others throughout the hall

  "They sought for the bones of Grim, and found them in the midst of the hall."