The The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald (Kormáks saga) on Thorkel of Tunga
Life And Death Of Cormac The Skald
attestation: Cormac fell in love with Steingerd, fostered daughter of Thorkel of Tunga, when he encountered her feet visible under a doorway at Gnupsdal while on a sheep-gathering expedition.
"There was a man named Thorkel lived at Tunga (Tongue). He was a wedded man, and had a daughter called Steingerd who was fostered in Gnupsdal (Knipedale)."
attestation: Thorkel at Tunga, hearing of Cormac's visits to his daughter Steingerd, feared it would bring shame unless Cormac pledged to take her or leave her; he sent for Steingerd to come home.
"Well Thorkel soon heard what was going forward, and thought it would turn out to his own shame and his daughter's if Cormac would not pledge himself to take her or leave her. So he sent for Steingerd, and she went home."
attestation: Thorkel set up a trap for Cormac at Tunga with a drawn sword and scythe by the door, and had Thorveig's sons waiting inside, but the scythe fell and broke a notch in the sword before Cormac entered.
"Thorkel had put a drawn sword on one side of the door, and on the other side Narfi had put a scythe in its shaft. When Cormac came to the hall-door the scythe fell down and met the sword, and broke a great notch in it."
attestation: Thorkel locked Steingerd in an outhouse saying she and Cormac would never meet again; Cormac broke it open and talked with her despite her warning that Thorveig's sons meant to kill him.
"Forth they went by another door, and he locked her into an outhouse, saying that Cormac and she would never meet again."
attestation: Cormac stayed in the outhouse all day with Steingerd; Thorkel then set Thorveig's sons and Narfi to waylay Cormac in a nearby dale, with Thorkel watching from the house ready to send aid.
"So he sat there all day. By that time Thorkel saw that the plan he had made was come to nothing; and he bade the sons of Thorveig waylay Cormac in a dale near his garth. "Narfi shall go with ye two," said he; "but I will stay at home, and bring you help if need be.""