The Njál's Saga on Unna

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord

• relationship: Unna was the only daughter of Mord Fiddle

  "He had an only daughter, named Unna."

• attestation: Unna was considered the finest marriage prospect in the Rangrivervales

  "that was thought the best match in all the Rangrivervales"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 2. Hrut Woos Unna

• attestation: Unna was heir to everything Mord would leave behind

  "she is heir to all I leave behind me"

• attestation: The betrothal was postponed for three years while Hrut traveled to Norway to claim his inheritance

  "Unna was to sit waiting for Hrut three years as his betrothed."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 6. Hrut Sails Out To Iceland

• attestation: The bride Unna appeared downcast at the wedding feast

  "the bride was rather downcast."

• attribution: Unna expressed deep unhappiness about her marriage when visiting her father at the Thing

  "I would give all I own in the world that I had never gone thither."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 7. Unna Separates From Hrut

• attestation: Unna asked Sigmund to accompany her to the Thing to seek a divorce from Hrut

  "Unna spoke to Sigmund, Auzur's son, and asked if he would ride to the Thing with her"

• attestation: Unna praised Hrut's generosity in song but indicated he was not master of himself

  "she sung him a song, in which she praised Hrut's liberality, but said he was not master of himself."

• attestation: Unna revealed to Mord that Hrut was spellbound and they could not live together as husband and wife

  "she told him how she and Hrut could not live together, because he was spellbound, and that she wished to leave him."

• attestation: Unna followed Mord's plan exactly and declared herself separated at the Hill of Laws

  "she went to the Hill of Laws, and declared herself separated from Hrut; and men thought this strange news."

• attribution: Unna carried out every detail of her father's instructions without deviation

  "I have not broken one tittle of it."

• attestation: Unna returned to her father's home and never went west again

  "Unna went home with her father, and never went west from that day forward."

• attestation: Unna pretended to be happy with Hrut for half a year before executing the plan

  "She answered him kindly, and was blithe and forbearing towards him. So they lived happily together that half-year"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 18. Fiddle Mord'S Death

• attestation: Unna inherited all of Mord Fiddle's property after his death

  "His daughter Unna took all the goods he left behind him."

• attestation: Unna was still unmarried after separating from Hrut and was lavish and unthrifty

  "She was then still unmarried the second time. She was very layish, and unthrifty of her property"

• attestation: Unna's wealth dwindled until she had little but land and livestock remaining

  "her goods and ready money wasted away, and at last she had scarce anything left but land and stock."

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 21. Unna Goes To See Gunnar

• attestation: Unna went to Lithend to ask her kinsman Gunnar for help with her financial distress

  "Unna had lost all her ready money. She made her way to Lithend, and Gunnar greeted his kinswoman well."

• attestation: Unna asked Gunnar to recover her dowry goods from Hrut through legal action

  "I wish thee to get back my goods out of H"

The Story Of Burnt Njal > 1. Of Fiddle Mord > 25. Unna'S Second Wedding

• attestation: Unna married Valgard the Guileful without consulting her kinsmen

  "she gave herself away to Valgard without the advice of any of her kinsfolk."