The Sagas of the Icelanders (118 page)

Bjorn Arngeirsson Champion of the Hitardal people
94
,
561

Bjorn Brynjolfsson the Landowner
52–9
,
65
,
77
,
92
,
94–5
,
97–9
,
121
,
127
,
561

Bjorn Buna (hersir in Norway)
276
,
327
,
653

Bjorn Eiriksson (King of Sweden 885–935)
112

Bjorn Gilsson (Bishop at Holar 1147–62)
652
,
674

Bjorn Ketilsson the Easterner (son of Ketil Flat-nose)
165
,
276–7
,
279
,
281
,
327
,
653

Bjorn Refsson (son of Ref the Sly)
606
,
609
,
617–19
,
622
,
624

Bjorn the Black (berserk)
500–501

Bjorn the Red (Red-Bjorn)
167
,
285

Bjorn Thorfinnsson (son of Gudrid Thorbjarnardottir;
see also
Thorbjorn Thorfinnsson
)
651

Blund-Ketil Geirsson
61

Bodvar (one of Ingimund Thorsteinsson’s men)
209

Bodvar Egilsson (Skallagrimsson)
129
,
150–52

Bolli Bollason (son of Gudrun Osvifsdottir)
382
,
386
,
388–9
,
391
,
394
,
397
,
399
,
403
,
405–12
,
419–22
,
424–35
,
712

Bolli Thorleiksson (third husband of Gudrun Osvifsdottir)
318
,
321–2
,
325
,
331
,
344–7
,
349–52
,
354–6
,
359
,
361–2
,
364–82
,
385
,
387
,
389–91
,
398
,
402
,
408–9
,
421

Bork Thorsteinsson the Stout
282
,
298
,
505
,
519–20
,
523–32
,
537–43
,
556

Bothild (slave of Ingjald)
536–9

Bragi Boddason (poet)
112

Brand (Faxi-Brand)
243–4

Brand Saemundarson (Bishop at Holar 1163–1201)
651
,
674

Brand Thorarinsson
420

Brand Vermundarson the Generous
347

Broddi (Beard-Broddi) Bjarnason (a ‘Confederate’)
477
,
479
,
485
,
488
,
491
,
683

Brynjolf Bjarnarson (hersir in Sognefjord)
52–3
,
55–6
,
59
,
64
,
97

Brynjolf Bjorgolfsson (at Torgar Island)
14–16
,
19
,
28

Brynjolf Helgason
64

Canute Sveinsson the Great (King of Denmark 1018–35, of England 1016–35)
166
,
580

Dala-Koll
see
Koll

Dalla Onundardottir (daughter of Onund Anason Sjoni)
169

Dalla Thorvaldsdottir (wife of Bishop Isleif)
345

Dueller-Starri
see
Starri Eiriksson

Dyri (settler in Dyrafjord)
504

Edgar (King of England 959–75)
572

Edmund I (King of England 940–46)
129

Edward the Elder (King of England 899–924)
80–81

Egil Audunarson
345

Egil Skallagrimsson
51–2
,
62–82
,
85–114
,
118–52
,
158–9
,
173–7
,
180–84
,
312–15
,
322
,
377
,
561
,
564
,
569

Egil Skulason (grandson of Thorstein Egilsson, a ‘Confederate’)
477
,
479–83
,
486–7
,
489–93

Egil Thorsteinsson (Egilsson)
169
,
561

Eid of As
383–6

Einar (‘brother’ of Sneglu-Halli)
704–5

Einar Eyjolfsson of Thvera
204

Einar Hareksson Fly
703–7
,
712

Einar Helgason Skalaglamm
165–7

Einar Jarnskeggjason (son of Jarnskeggi Einarsson)
484

Einar Magnusson (father of Magnus Einarsson Bishop)
683

Einar Sigmundarson (at Laugarbrekka)
655

Einar Skeggjason (the Dueller)
503

Einar Skulason (priest)
561

Einar Teitsson (godi)
172–7

Einar Thorbjarnarson
440–43
,
445
,
447
,
460

Einar Thorgeirsson (at Thorgeirsfell)
655–6

Eindridi Onundarson (brother of Hrafn Onundarson)
566

Eirik (brother of Sheath-Grani)
623–4

Eirik Hakonarson the Earl (King of Norway with Svein, his brother, 1000–13)
184
,
570
,
576
,
580
,
589
,
638

Eirik Haraldsson Blood-axe (King of Norway 930–34)
57–60
,
65–7
,
69
,
71
,
77–9
,
95–103
,
106
,
108–22
,
127
,
129
,
132
,
160

Eirik the All-wise (landholder)
120

Eirik the Victorious (King of Sweden 935–93)
577

Eirik Thorvaldsson the Red (first settler in Greenland, father of Leif Eiriksson)
636
,
638
,
641
,
643
,
654–5
,
657
,
660–62
,
664–7
,
672–3

Eirik’s sons (sons of Eirik Blood-axe)
132
,
134–5
,
158
,
166

Eldgrim (at Eldgrimsstadir)
338–40

Ella (probably King of Northumbria, d. 867)
91

Erlend Jonsson the Torpid
374

Erling the Wealthy
59

Erp (from pictish ‘Esp’, son of Earl Meldoon; a freed slave)
280

Ethelred the Unready (son of Edgar, King of England 978–1013, 1014–16)
572
,
574
,
580
,
584–5
,
591

Eyjolf (at Karnsnes)
244

Eyjolf (outlaw)
397

Eyjolf Aesuson (of Sviney)
654

Eyjolf Eyjolfsson
345

Eyjolf Gudmundarson the Lame
345

Eyjolf Thordarson the Grey
282
,
519–20
,
522
,
531–3
,
536
,
541
,
547–8
,
550
,
553–6

Eyjolf Thorfinnsson
567

Eystein Erlendsson (Archbishop of Trondheim 1161–88)
374

Eystein Ivarsson Glumra
653

Eysteinn Olafsson Fart (king)
438

Eyvind (father of Ozur and Thorodd)
150

Eyvind Bjarnason (brother of Sam)
439
,
456–61

Eyvind Braggart (brother of Queen Gunnhild)
78–80
,
94

Eyvind Lamb (son of Kari from Berle)
8–9
,
13
,
15–17
,
36–7

Eyvind the Easterner
276
,
278
,
653

Eyvind the Plagiarist (poet, son of Finn the Squinter)
37

Eyvind the Proud
215–16
,
225
,
235
,
260

Faravid (king of the Kven people)
24–5
,
28

Filth-Eyjolf
654

Finn Arnorsson the Priest
684

Finn the Squinter (son of Eyvind Lamb)
37

Finnbogi (skipper)
648–9

Finnbogi Asbjarnarson the Mighty
239–46

Fostolf (brother of Throttolf)
266–8

Frederick the Bishop
265

Freydis Eiriksdottir (the Red)
636
,
648–51
,
666
,
670

Fridgeir Gyduson (at Blindheim)
122–6
,
132

Fridmund (one of Ingimund Thorsteinsson’s men)
209

Frodi (foster-son of Eirik Blood-axe)
102–5

Frodi the Valiant
276

Galti Ottarsson (brother of Hallfred the Troublesome Poet)
264
,
582

Gardi (foreman on Thorstein the Black’s farm)
663–4

Gaut (at Gautsdal;
see also
Thororm (friend of Eyvind the Proud))
216
,
225

Geir Ketilsson the Wealthy
61

Geir Thorgilsson (from Vik)
606

Geirlaug Eyvindardottir (wife of Sighvat the Red)
37

Giermund Hjorsson Dark-skin
149

Geirmund Ingjaldsson (foster-son of Thorkel Sursson)
511
,
514
,
519–21
,
556–7

Geirmund Saemundarson
204
,
216
,
225–7

Geirmund Thunder (follower of Earl Hakon the Powerful)
322–6

Geirny Gnupsdottir
566

Geirstein (of Jorvi)
654

Gellir Sigridarson (from Hlid)
603–4

Gellir Thorkelsson (son of Gudrun Osvifsdottir, a ‘Confederate’)
405
,
413
,
418
,
420–21
,
477
,
479
,
483–9
,
492–3

Gest Oddleifsson the Wise (at Hagi)
328–31
,
333
,
337
,
383
,
399–400
,
506
,
533
,
541–3
,
546
,
548
,
556
,
597–8
,
602–5

Giant-Bjorn
189

Gilli the Russian (Irish ‘gillae’: a boy)
287–8

Gisli Sursson
501–41
,
544–57

Gisli Thorkelsson (Skerauki)
500–501

Gizur Isleifsson (Bishop of Iceland 1082–1106; at Skalholt 1106–1118)
345

Gizur Teitsson the White
353–4

Gjaflaug Arnbjarnardottir (wife of Thorleik Hoskuldsson)
303

Gjaflaug Kjallaksdottir (wife of Bjorn the Easterner)
278

Glaedir (son of Gudmund the Powerful’s sister)
259–63

Glum (at Skridinsenni)
467

Glum Geirason (poet)
328
,
333

Gnup Molda-Gnupsson
566–7

Goat-Bjorn Molda-Gnupsson
582
,
585–6

Godric (Earl in Northumbria)
81–2

Gorm the Old (King of Denmark -940)
74

Grani (Sheath-Grani)
619–23

Grani (slave of Steinar Sjonason)
170