Egil’s Saga (55 page)

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H
AFRSFIRTH
(Hafrsfjörðr): Norw., 14; 23. xviii. 244,
261

H
AFSLECH
(Háfslækr): Icel. 56; 205; 207; 213

H
AKON
A
THELSTANE’S
-F
OSTERLING
(Hákon Aðalsteinsfóstri): King of Norway, s. of K. Harald Hairfair 98; comes from England to Norway; the folk flock to support him against his b. Eric, who flees the land 134; 147; grants Thorstein Thorason his rights; his saying to Egil on the dealings betwixt E. and K. Eric 148–9; for K. Athelstane’s sake, will let E. have the law, but counsels him not to abide in Norway because ‘the might of us kinsmen’ will still be the greater; gives E. tokens and word-sending to Thord of Aurland 150, 155; 160; Arinbiorn is uncertain of his relations with him 161; said to be a righteous man; welcomes Arinbiorn, but when he learns his errand (to press Egil’s claim to Ljot’s inheritance) threatens him 162–3; consolidates his power over the scat-lands; his messengers twice slain in Vermland; sends word to Thorstein Thorason that he shall get in the V. scat, other else be gone from the land; his mistrust of Eric’s sons in Denmark 167; his messengers think he will be pleased if Egil is slain 168; they report to him their desertion of E. 169; Earl Arnvid will not have ‘these slanders’ (about the taking off of the K.’s men) reach his ears 177, 181; pleased with Egil’s journey, is friends again with Thorstein; goes with a host into Vermland; his victories in W. Gautland and in Denmark 182–3; wars against Eric’s sons; wins the battle but loses his life at Fitiar in Stord 194. 255, 265, 270, 278–9,
288
, 295, 302

H
AKON
: Earl of Hladir, and sovereign lord of all Norway, called by some ‘the Mighty’ but by some ‘the Ill’; defeats and slays K. Harald Greycloak at the Neck in the Limfirth 200; his treatment of Einar Jingle-scale 201. xxiii.
250–2
; 261, 265, 274, 305, 311

H
AKON
: Earl of Hladir in K. Harald Hairfair’s time, grandfather of the great E. Hakon 5

H
ALFDAN THE
B
LACK
(Hálfdan svarti): King of Westfold; f. of K. Harald Hairfair 3; 11; 50

H
ALFDAN
, E
ARL
: 42

H
ALFDAN
H
IGHLEG
(háleggr): s. of K. Harald Hairfair 279

H
ALFDAN
W
HITELEG
(hvítbeinn): King 166

H
ALL
: 259

H
ALL
G
UDMUNDSON
(Hallr Guðmundarson): b. of Slaying Bardi (of the
Heathslayings Saga
) 186; 223

H
ALL OF THE
S
IDE
(Síðu-Hallr): 274

H
ALLAND
: 91

H
ALLBERA
: Kveldulf’s mother 1

H
ALLBIORN
H
ALF
-T
ROLL
(Hallbjörn hálftröll): 1

H
ALLDOR
(Halldórr): s. of Olaf the Peacock 186

H
ALLFRED THE
T
ROUBLOUS
-S
KALD
(Hallfreðr vandræðaskald): xxv. 260

H
ALLI
: s. of Thorstein Egilson 204

H
ALLSTEIN
(Hallsteinn): s. of Earl Atli the Slender 2

H
ALLVARD
H
ARDFARER
(Hallvarðr harðfari): and his brother Sigtrygg Sharp-farer, men of the Wick, instruments of K. Harald Hairfair where hazardous deeds were to be done, such as the taking off of men; sent by the K. to take Thorolf Kveldulfson’s cheaping-ship from Thorgils the Yeller 32–3; their house robbed and burned for this by Thorolf 35; obtain the K.’s leave to take Th.’s life for this 37; the K.’s sarcasm on their chances against Th. 38; their slow journey north gives warning and causes a war-rush of the folk of Halogaland in support of Th.; they come too late and are laughed at 41; sent by K. Harald east to the Wick to bring home the sons of Duke Gutthorm 50–1; waylaid and slain by Kveldulf and Skallagrim at the mouth of the Sogn Firth 52; Sk.’s ditty on their slaying 53

H
ANLOGALAND
(Hálogaland): the northernmost folkland of Norw., mod. Helgeland 3; 9; 11; 15; 18–21; 25; 29; 31; 42; 43

H
ÁLS
: see the Neck

H
AMINGJA
: see Luck

H
AMRAMMR
: see Shape-strong

H
ARALD
G
ORMSON
(Haraldr Gormsson): King of the Danes 90; makes Eyvind Braggart warder of his land against vikings 96. 249, 250, 251, 254, 277

H
ARALD
G
REYCLOAK
(gráfeldr): King of Norway; s. of K. Eric Bloodaxe and Q. Gunnhild 125; fostered by Arinbiorn the Hersir 134, 163; A. joins him in Denmark 166; takes kingdom 194; betrayed and slain in battle against Earl Hakon at the Neck in the Limfirth 200. 251, 286

H
ARALD
H
AIRFAIR
(hárfagri): King of Norway; takes heritage after his f., K. Halfdan the Black, and swears not to let cut nor comb his hair till he is sole K. over all Norway; called Harald Shockhead (H. lúfa); conquers the Uplands, Thrandheim, Naumdale, Halogaland, Northmere and Raumsdale 3; Kveldulf thinks he has ‘a load of luck’ 4; by a great victory off Solskel conquers Southmere; sets Earl Rognvald over Mere and Raumsdale; makes Oliver Hnufa his skald; lays under him the Firths and Fialir 5; his policy and overweening might drives many great men from the land abroad; sends messengers to Kveldulf 6; ill content with his answer, but consents, by Oliver’s persuasions, to receive his son 7; Kveldulf’s and Thorolf’s respective opinions of him 8–9; takes Bard Bryniolfson into his bodyguard; sets great account by his skalds 11; takes Thorolf into his bodyguard 12; fights his last battle within the land at Hafrsfirth, after which he finds none to withstand him 14; makes Thorolf a landed man, and gives him great revenues north in Halogaland; his loving kindness toward Th. 15; guests with Th. at Torgar; vexed at the display of power, but appeased by Th.’s gift of a ship 19; guests with Hildirid’s sons and gives ear to their slanders 20–22; receives the Finn-scat from Thorgils the Yeller, and is better disposed towards Thorolf 23–4; Th.’s truth and loyalty to him 26; drinks in fresh slanders from Hildirid’s sons; next year sees Th. and receives the scat from him; offers Th. the command of his bodyguard, so that “I may overlook thee night and day” 27–8; on Th.’s refusal, takes away his revenues and gives them to Hildirid’s sons 29; blames them next year for the poorness of the scat 30; accepts their explanation (fresh slanders against Th.) 31; sends Hallvard and his b. to seize Th.’s ship 32; Th.’s saying, “Good it is…with the King for partner” 33; 34; Kveldulf’s saying of him 36; gives Hallvard and Sigtrygg leave to take Th.’s life if they can 37; his scoffing estimate of their chances against Th.; his own swift action with forced marches by sea and land from Hladir to Sandness 38; offers peace to Th. but not to his men; bids fire the house
39; Th. falls at his feet; his saying on Thorolf 40; returns to Hladir; refuses to let Oliver and Eyvind go 41; gives Sandness to Eyvind 42; 43; holds out some hope of atonement for Thorolf if Kveldulf and Skallagrim will come and ask for it 45; Kveldulf’s saying when he hears Th. fell at his feet; Skallagrim will go to him 46; his reception of Sk.; his wrath, sends men after them to slay “that great baldhead” 47–9; Thorir the Hersir becomes his landed man 49; Duke Gutthorm his fosterfather 50; sends Hallvard and Sigtrygg to fetch G.’s sons 51; Skallagrim’s message to him 53; 54; seizes Kveldulf’s and Sk.’s lands and fee in Norway and persecutes their friends 58; gives orders for the slaying of Biorn Bryniolfson 64; 66; his seats or great houses; grows very old 68; loves Eric best of his sons 69; gives peace to Thorolf Skallagrimson at Eric’s asking, but warns E. against the kindred of Kveldulf 70–1; 98; sets his sons in power; and, when he has been seventy winters King, hands over the realm to Eric; gives his name to E.’s son; three years later dies in Rogaland and is laid in ho we beside Howesound 125; 134; 137; his unjust slaying of Th. recalled 138; his dealings with Vermland 166–7. xviii, xix, xx, xxxi. 253, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 263, 265, 270

H
ARALD
H
ARDRADA
(harðráði): 273

H
ARALD
K
NUTSON
: see Gold-Harald

H
AREK
(Hárekr): see Hildirid’s sons

H
AUSKULD
(Hauskuldr): (for whom see
Laxdæla
, and
Njal’s Saga
), s. of Dale-Koll 186

H
AVENFELL
(Hafnarfjöll): Icel., a mountain S.W. of Hvanneyri, facing across Burgfirth to Burg 55

H
AZELLING A
F
IELD
: 280, 292

H
EAD
, S
IR
E
DMUND
: 237–8

H
EATH, THE
(Heiðr): = Mossfellsheath 185

H
EGG
(Heggr): of Heggstead 75–6

H
EGGSTEAD
(Heggsstaðir): Icel. 75

H
ELGA
: mother of Bard Bryniolfson 9

H
ELGA
: d. of Olaf Feilan 203

H
ELGA
: d. of Thorfinn of Eidwood; suffers a sickness as a result of love-runes unskilfully scored; healed by Egil 174–5, 182

H
ELGA THE
F
AIR
(en fagra): of
Gunnlaug’s Saga
; d. of Thorstein Egilson 204; 223. 307

H
ELGAKVIÐA
: 246, 248

H
ELGI
: s. of Ketil Haeng 44

H
ELGI
: f. of Einar Jingle-scale 199

H
ELGI
: grandson of Thord of Aurland 78

H
ELGI THE
L
EAN
(enn magri): xxiii

H
ELGI
N
JALSON
(Njálsson): 282

H
ELGI
: s. of Red-Biorn 202

H
ELGI
: s. of Thorfinn of Eidwood 175

H
ELL
(Hel): the Goddess of death 86; 143; 193

H
ELSINGLAND
(Helsingjaland): mod. Helsingland, in Sweden 6, 25

H
EN
-T
HORIR
(Hænsa-Þórir): 265

H
ERDHOLT
(Hjarðarholt): Icel., the seat of Olaf the Peacock 186; 187

H
ERDLA
(Herðla): Norw., a little island (mod. Herlö) in the Hjeltefjord; a manor of K. Eric’s 126–7; 130

H
ERDLA
-W
EIR
(Herðluver): 127

H
ERIOLF
(Herjólfr): s. of Ketil Haeng 44

H
ERLAUG
(Herlaugr): king of Naumdale, goes into a howe with eleven men 3

H
ERLAUG
: s. of Hakon the Earl of Hladir; falls at Solskel 5

H
ERODOTUS
: 246

H
ERSIR
: 253–4

H
ERSTEIN
(Hersteinn): s. of Earl Atli the Slender 2

H
ILDIR
: of Hildisey 44

H
ILDIRID
(Hildiríðr): d. of Hogni of Leka; Biorgolf makes her a ‘loose bridal’; after B.’s death, turned out by Bryniolf; returns to Leka where she rears up her sons and inherits her father’s wealth 10. 260

H
ILDIRID’S
S
ONS
(Hildiríðarsynir): Harek and Hraerek, sons of Hildirid by Biorgolf of Torgar; little men, fair of face, well witted; their half-brother Bryniolf thinks them of small account and denies them any share in their father’s heritage 10; they are again denied by Bard 13; and by Thorolf Kveldulfson, who says baldly that they are bastards 17; bid K. Harald to a feast and slander Th. to him, mixing skilfully truth with lies 20–2; find favour with the K. 23; suspected by Oliver Hnufa 24; Th. hears of their slanders 26; they tell the K. that Thorolf withholds part of the Finnscat 27; Th.’s saying of them 28; the K. hands over to them all Th.’s revenues; their poor success as scat-gatherers adroitly excused by fresh slanders against Th. 29–31; which drive the K. to violent measures against him 32; slain at Torgar by Ketil Haeng 43; their wickedness recalled 138. 262, 263, 265

H
ILDISEY
: Icel. 44

H
ILL OF
L
AWS
: 306

H
IORLEIF
(Hjörleifr): the settler 43. 255, 257, 298

H
IORLEIF
: s. of Thorstein Egilson 204

H
IRD
: 259

H
ISING
(Hísing): at the mouth of the Gaut-Elf 32; 37

H
LADIR
(Hlaðir): Norw., the seat of a great line of Earls 5; 38; 41. 253, 256

H
LOKK
(Hlökk): see Valkyries

H
OD
(Höð): an isle in Norw. 151

H
OF
: Icel., in Rangrivervales 44

H
ÖFUÐLAUSN
: 141–5. xxx.
288–91;
300, 302

H
OGNI
(Högni): f. of Hildirid 10