The Njál's Saga on Hall of the Side
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 95. Of Hall Of The Side
relationship: Hall of the Side was the son of Thorstein Baudvar's son and married Joreida daughter of Thidrandi the Wise
"Hall was the name of a man who was called Hall of the Side. He was the son of Thorstein Baudvar's son (1). Hall had to wife Joreida, daughter of Thidrandi (2) the Wise."
relationship: Hall's sons were Thorstein, Egil, Thorwald, Ljot, and Thidrandi whom the goddesses were said to have slain
"The sons of Hall of the Side were Thorstein and Egil, Thorwald and Ljot, and Thidrandi, whom, it is said, the goddesses slew."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > Endnotes:
- relationship: Hall of the Side's mother Thordisa descended from Auzur, Hrodlaug, and Earl Rognvald of Maeren
"Hall's mother's name was Thordisa, and she was a daughter of Auzur, the son of Hrodlaug, the son of Earl Rognvald of Maeren, the son of Eystein the Noisy."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 96. Of The Change Of Faith
attestation: Hall of the Side rode to meet Thangbrand with twenty-nine men and invited him to Thvattwater
"he rode to the ship with twenty-nine men, and he fares at once to find Thangbrand"
attestation: Hall agreed to be baptized on condition that the archangel Michael would be his guardian angel
""I only make this condition," says Hall, "that thou givest thy word for him that he will then become my guardian angel.""
attestation: Hall and all his household were baptized at Thvattwater
"Then Hall was baptized, and all his household."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 118. Asgrim And Njal'S Sons Pray Men For Help
- attestation: Hall of the Side urged Flosi to take atonement and make peace
"Hall of the Side had come with a great band, and joined this at once to Flosi's company, and begged him to take an atonement and to make peace."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 122. Of The Judges
- attestation: Hall of the Side wept at the generous settlement and praised Njal's character
"Hall of the Side thanked him and wept"
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 144. Battle At The Althing
attestation: Hall of the Side tells his son Ljot to wait at the bridge while he seeks help to part the fighting
"I would, kinsman Ljot, that we begged us help even though that be brought against us by some men, and that we part them."
attestation: Hall of the Side offers to put no price on his dead son Ljot for the sake of peace
"I will do this for the sake of an atonement -- I will put no price on my son, and yet will come forward and grant both pledges and peace to those who are my adversaries."
attestation: The whole host at the Thing paid a collective fine of not less than eight hundred silver for Hall's son Ljot — four times the price of a man
"the whole host of men at the Thing agreed to pay a fine for him, and the money so paid was not less than eight hundred in silver, but that was four times the price of a man"
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 145. Of Kari And Thorgeir
attestation: Hall of the Side advises Flosi to seek atonement with Thorgeir, warning that failure to do so will be Flosi's bane
"if thou art not atoned with Thorgeir, then that will be thy bane."
attestation: Hall predicts that Thorgeir will demand no fines for his own killings but will want full payment for Njal and his sons
"he will not hear of an atonement unless he be not called on to pay any fine for what he has just done, but he will have fines for Njal and his sons, so far as his third share goes."
The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 146. The Award Of Atonement With Thorgeir Craggeir
attestation: Hall of the Side rides to Holt with seven men to negotiate atonement with Thorgeir Craggeir
"Hall of the Side and his son Kol, seven of them in all, rode west over Loomnip's Sand"
attestation: Hall tells Flosi to keep the atonement well, including going abroad and making a pilgrimage to Rome
"Keep this atonement well, son-in-law, both as to going abroad and the pilgrimage to Rome"