The Njál's Saga on Starkad

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 57. Of Starkad And His Sons

• relationship: Starkad was the son of Bork the Waxy-toothed-blade, grandson of Thorkell Clubfoot

  "There was a man named Starkad; he was a son of Bork the Waxy- toothed-blade, the son of Thorkell Clubfoot"

• attestation: Starkad took the land around Threecorner Ridge and was a wealthy chieftain

  "who took the land round about Threecorner"

• attestation: Starkad and his sons Thorgeir and Egil were allies who planned to challenge Gunnar

  "Starkad"

• attestation: Thorgeir Starkad's son was a bold warrior who led the opposition to Gunnar

  "Thorgeir"

• attestation: Starkad's family challenged Gunnar to a horse-fight to provoke confrontation

  "fight his horse with ours"

• attestation: The horse-fight escalated into violence as tensions between the factions increased

  "There were some men," say they, "who were sure that no one would dare to fight his horse with ours."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 62. The Slaying Of Hjort And Fourteen Men

• attestation: Starkad's men attacked Gunnar in the ness with Sigurd Swinehead leading the charge

  "Starkad egged on his men, and then they turn down upon them into the ness. Sigurd Swinehead came first"

• attestation: Starkad and his remaining forces were routed after losing many men

  "Starkad"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 75. The Riding To Lithend

• attestation: The conspirators met at Starkad's farm under Threecorner to plan the attack on Gunnar

  "Then they sent word to Starkad under the Threecorner, and there they all met who were to fall on Gunnar, and took counsel how they might best bring it about."

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

• relationship: Flosi's brother Starkad had a different mother and had a daughter named Hildigunna

  "His brother's name was Starkad (2); he was not by the same mother as Flosi.

The other brothers of Flosi were Thorgeir and Stein, Kolbein and Egil. Hildigunna was the name of the daughter of Starkad Flosi's brother."