The The Story of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald on Bergfinn
The Story Of Gunnlaug The Worm-Tongue And Raven The Skald. > CHAPTER II. Of Thorsteins Dream.
- attestation: A Norwegian merchant named Bergfinn arrived one summer at Gufaros; Thorstein ruled the market and took Bergfinn as his guest for the winter.
"One summer, it is said, a ship came from over the main into Gufaros. Bergfinn was he hight who was the master thereof, a Northman of kin, rich in goods, and somewhat stricken in years, and a wise man he was withal.
Now, goodman Thorstein rode to the ship, as it was his wont mostly to rule the market, and this he did now."
attestation: Bergfinn possessed skill in dream interpretation and was keen on dreams; after the Thing visit he pressed Thorstein twice to share the dream.
"Bergfinn was of few words throughout the winter, but Thorstein treated him well The Eastman had great joy of dreams."
attestation: Bergfinn interpreted Thorstein's dream to mean Jofrid would bear a fair daughter who would be loved by two high-born men from opposite quarters, who would fight over her and both die; a third man from the west would then wed her.
"thy wife sickens now, and she will give birth to a woman-child fair and lovely; and dearly thou wilt love her; but high-born men shall woo thy daughter, coming from such quarters as the eagles seemed to fly from, and shall love her with overweening love, and shall fight about her, and both lose their lives thereby. And thereafter a third man, from the quarter whence came the falcon, shall woo her, and to that man shall she be wedded."