The Njál's Saga on Hildigunna

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

• relationship: Hildigunna was descended from Hroald the Red and Thorstein Titling's daughter

  "She was daughter of Hroald the Red and Hildigunna Thorstein Titling's daughter."

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

• attestation: Hildigunna was proud, high-spirited, skilled with her hands, and the grimmest and hardest-hearted of women

  "She was a proud, high-spirited maiden, and one of the fairest of women. She was so skilful with her hands, that few women were equally skilful. She was the grimmest and hardest- hearted of all women"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 102. The Wedding Of Hauskuld, The Priest Of Whiteness

• attestation: Hildigunna refused to marry a man without a priesthood, demanding Hauskuld obtain one first

  ""this, too, is not the least of my dislike, that this man has no priesthood or leadership over men, but thou hast always said that thou wouldest not wed me to a man who had not the priesthood.""

• attestation: Hildigunna conditionally agreed to the match if Hauskuld obtained a priesthood, and insisted they live in the east

  ""I do not say that I will not be wedded to Hauskuld if they can get him a priesthood or a leadership over men; but otherwise I will have nothing to say to the match.""

• attestation: Hildigunna was betrothed to Hauskuld and they held the wedding feast, with Flosi paying her dowry

  "Then Hildigunna was betrothed to Hauskuld, and the day for the wedding feast was fixed, and so the matter ended."

• attestation: Hildigunna and Bergthora got along well during their first year at Bergthorsknoll

  "all went well between Hildigunna and Bergthora."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 111. Of Hildigunna And Mord Valgard'S Son

• attestation: Hildigunna woke from hard dreams and sent men to search for Hauskuld, finding him slain by the fence

  "Hildigunna woke up and found that Hauskuld was away out of his bed.

"Hard have been my dreams," she said, "and not good; but go and search for him, Hauskuld.""

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

• attestation: Hildigunna ordered the hall swept and decked with hangings and the high seat prepared for Flosi's arrival

  ""Now shall all the men of my household be out of doors when Flosi rides into the yard; but the women shall sweep the house and deck it with hangings, and make ready the high seat for Flosi.""

• attestation: The dried blood clotted down from the cloak onto Flosi when Hildigunna shook it over him

  "the clotted blood rattled down all over him"