Kettles in Njal's Saga
Kettles in Njal's Saga
The original manuscript was written c1280 and the oldest surviving manuscript was written c1300.
King Haleyg of Halogaland
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Thorgerd (female)
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Hervor (female)
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Grim
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Bjorn Buna
King Kjarval of Iceland |
| KETIL FLAT-NOSE
Eyvind the Easterner = Rafarta __________|________________________________
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Helgi the Lean = Thorunn Hyrna Olaf the White = Aud the Deep-Minded
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Audun Rotin = Helga Thorstein the Red
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Einar = Valgerd | |
| Thorgerd Olaf Feilan
Eyjolf | |
| Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson Hrut Herjolfsson
Gudmund ________|________
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: Thorleik Olaf
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BISHOP KETIL
Ketil Flatnose, Olaf the White, Aud the Deep-Minded and Thorstein the Red were real people
and are described in more detail in the page on Viking Kettles
in Scotland and Ireland .
Storolf Haengsson
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Gunnar Baugsson = Hrafnhild
___________________|_______________________
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Hrafn the Lawspeaker Hamund = Rannveig
_______________________________|__________________________________
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Arngunn Orm Woodnose Hjort Orm the Strong Gunnar Kolskegg
The Lawspeaker and President of the Althing was elected by the priest-chieftains for a
three year term of office. He could also be reelected for further terms. His main duty
was to recite from memory the entire code of the law, one third of the code each year,
at the opening of the Althing. Hrafn Hængsson was the first Lawspeaker of the Althing
in 930 until 949.
ASKEL the Silent
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Thorgeir Gollnir = Asgerd
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NJAL
Askel the Silent was a Chieftain.
___________________|_______________________________
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KETILBJORN THE OLD from Mosfell = Helga HALLKELL
________________|__________________ |
| | Skarf
Teit = Alof THORKATLA (female) _______|________________
__________|_______________ | | | |
| | Geir the priest OTKEL HALLKEL Hallbjorn the White
Ondott Crow = Jorunn Gizur Teitsson _____|_____
| __________|____________________ | |
Asgrim | | Thorgeir Signy
| Bishop Isleif Gizurarson Mord = THORKATLA
Ellida-Grim |
______|_____________________________ Rannveig (female)
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Asgrim Sigfus
_________|____________________ |
| | | | Thorgerd (female)
Thorhall Thorhall Grim Thorhalla |
Sigfus
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Saemund the Learned
Gizur Teitsson was also known as Gizur the White, a powerful chieftain of Mossfell. Otkel
lived at Kirkby.
SKAMKEL of Lesser-Hof was a friend of Otkel.
Sighvat the Red
______________________|_________________________
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Mord Fiddle Sigfus
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Valgard the Grey = Unn | | | | | | | | |
| KETIL = Thorgerd Thrain Sigmund Steinvor THORKEL Sigurd Lambi Mord Rannveig
Mord Valgarsson = THORKATLA
Thorkatla was the daughter of Gizur the White; see previous tree.Thorkel's arm was cut off by Thorgeir Skorar-Geir using the axe 'Battle-Troll", Mord was killed in the same battle and Ketil escaped. These brothers were called 'The Sigfussons'.
It was probably the same KETIL that was the father of Modolf of Asar. Modolf and Lambi died in a second fight
Thorir Thidrandi of Veradale
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KETIL RUMBLE
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Thridrandi the Wise
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Hall of Sida = Joreid KETIL RUMBLE = Flosi Thorvald HALLKATLA
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Helgi Droplaugarson | |
THORKEL Thridrandi Geitisson
Ketil Rumble the younger lived at Njardvik. Thorkel Geitisson lived at Krossavik.
THORKEL BOUND-FOOT (female)
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Bork Bluetooth-Beard = Hallbera
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Egil Kolsson = Steinvor Starkad Thrihyrning
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Thorgeir Bork THORKEL Hildigunn the Healer
Ozur of Breidadale
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Holmstein
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Thorleif of Beruness KETIL of Beruness
KETIL THE FOOLISH
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Thorstein
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Asbjorn
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Surt
This family was Christian.
Hallbjorn Half-Troll of Hrafnista
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KETIL TROUT
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Grim Hairy-cheek
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Bjornolf
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Ornolf
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KETIL SEAL
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Thorir Snippet
THORKEL THE LONG ________________|_________________
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Tjorvi THORKEL THE BLACK Orm Trunkback
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Thorgeir the Priest = Gudrid Hlenni the Old
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THORKEL BRAGART
Thorkel the Black came from Hleidrargard. Thorgeir the Priest was a heathen from Ljosawater.
Hlenni the Old came from Saurby.
Skidi the Old
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KETIL FOX
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Bard of Al
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Eilif Eage
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Atli the Strong = Herdis
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Gudmund = Thorlaug
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BISHOP KETIL
Gudmund the Powerful of Modruvellir in Eyjaford.
Eirik Bristle-Beard
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Hroald
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Geirmund
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Eirik from Goddales
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THORKEL = Thorunn
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Haf the Wealthy
HRAFNKEL HRAFNSSON
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Thorir
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HRAFNKEL
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Thorir
Thorir Thridrandi
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KETIL THRYM
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Thidrandi the Wise THORKEL THE SAGE
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KETIL THRYM = Yngvild
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THORKEL THE SAGE Thorvald
Thorkel the Sage the younger and Thorvald lived at Njardvik.Thorvald was killed by Thorgeir with the axe "Battle-Troll", the ax that Skarp-Hedin had owned.
The sons of KETIL THE SMOOTH-TONGUED were together with Hall the Strong at the killing of Holta-Thorir.
THORKEL ELFARA-POET wrote a poem about the death of Gunnar.
THORKEL of Stafafell
There is a place called VELLANDKATLA, below Gjabakki.
ASKEL THORKETILSSON of Reykjardale was a chieftain in the north quarter.
Skapti's good at stopping fights
But Asgrim stopped him - with a spear
Holmstein didn't really want to flee
And THORKEL didn't really want to fight
- Snorri the Priest
THORKEL was a farmer in the East Fjords who was a neighbour of Gunnar. Elsewhere, the book says he is a lawyer. Put to flight by Thorgeir Skorar-Geir in a fight.
KETIL of Elda was killed by Skapti Thoroddsson. Ketil had a son called Olaf and sons of Gunnar arranged a passage on Olaf's trading ship.
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