The The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald (Kormáks saga) on Thorveig
Life And Death Of Cormac The Skald
attestation: Thorveig the spaewife lived at Steins-stadir in Midfiord and had two sons, Odd and Gudmund, both great braggarts, who were set by Thorkel to waylay Cormac.
"There was a woman named Thorveig, and she knew a deal too much. She lived at Steins-stadir (Stonestead) in Midfiord, and had two sons; the elder was Odd, and the younger Gudmund. They were great braggarts both of them."
attestation: Thorveig the spaewife, expelled by Cormac from Midfiord, went to Holmgang Bersi, who bought land for her west of the firth where she lived for a long time.
"Now Thorveig the spaewife went to see Holmgang Bersi and told him her trouble. She said that Cormac forbade her staying in Midfiord: so Bersi bought land for her west of the firth, and she lived there for a long time afterwards."
attestation: Thorveig gave Bersi a shield bound with iron as a gift, telling him he would be safe carrying it, and scuttled all the boats so Cormac's party could not follow.
"This was a target bound with iron; and she said she reckoned Bersi would hardly be hurt if he carried it to shield him,--"but it is little worth beside this steading thou hast given me." He thanked her for the gift, and so they parted. Then she got men to scuttle all the boats on the shore, because she knew beforehand that Cormac and his folk were coming."
attestation: Thorveig offered Cormac and Thorgils only a rotten boat for half a mark; they took it, but it filled with water before they could give chase to Bersi.
"When they came and asked her for a boat, she said she would do them no kindness without payment;--"Here is a rotten boat in the boathouse which I would lend for half a mark." Thorgils said it would be in reason if she asked two ounces of silver."