The Njál's Saga on Thorarin

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

• relationship: Three brothers Thorarin, Ragi, and Glum were sons of Olof the Halt, men of wealth and worth

  "One was called Thorarin, the second Ragi, and the third Glum. They were the sons of Olof the Halt, and were men of much worth and of great wealth in goods."

• attestation: Thorarin held the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son

  "Thorarin's surname was Ragi's brother; he had the Speakership of the Law after Rafn Heing's son."

• attestation: Thorarin lived at Varmalek and kept house with Glum

  "lived at Varmalek, and he and Glum kept house together."

• attestation: The brothers owned Engey and Laugarness in the south

  "Those brothers owned in the south Engey and Laugarness."

• attestation: Thorarin proposed that Glum ask for Hallgerda as a wife

  "One day the brothers Thorarin and Glum were talkin"

• attestation: The brothers went to Hauskuldstede to negotiate the marriage with Hallgerda

  "the brothers Thorarin and Glum were talkin"

• attribution: Thorarin argued that the failure of Hallgerda's first marriage should not prevent a second, as Thiostolf bore most blame

  "one oath shall not become all oaths, and this may prove to be a good match, though that turned out ill; besides Thiostolf had most hand in spoiling it."