Grettir the Strong
Known as “the Strong”. Status: auto-bootstrap
n=6
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Kin
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(3)
with Dromund · weight 1 · ch. 39–39
“Then he went to the South, intending after that to go East to Tunsberg to find his brother Thorsteinn Dromund.”
with Thorsteinn · weight 1 · ch. 40–40
“Then Grettir went East to Tunsberg to visit his brother Thorsteinn, who received him joyfully and asked him about his adventures.”
with Arnor · weight 1 · ch. 60–60
“He was rather reluctant, but as they had asked him he sent his son Arnor, afterwards called Jarlsbard, to go with them, and told them not to let Grettir escape.”
Friendship(2)
with Grim Thorhall's son/daughter · weight 1 · ch. 54–54
“Grettir thanked him for his good advice and turned back to Borgarfjord in the autumn, when he went to his friend Grim, the son of Thorhall, and told him what Skapti had said.”
with Hallmund · weight 1 · ch. 61–61
“Grim said he was not powerful enough to keep him there, so Grettir went off to his friend Hallmund and stayed there till the end of the summer.”
Conversation(9)
with Einar · weight 1 · ch. 40–40
“He felt that he was in a great difficulty, and asked Grettir privately what help he would give him, seeing that he was held to be so famous a man.”
with Skapti the Lawman · weight 1 · ch. 54–54
“After this Grettir left Kjol and went South to Hjalli where he asked Skapti for shelter.”
with Skapti the Lawman · weight 3 · ch. 54–54
“Skapti said: "I am told that you are acting with violence and are robbing men of their property; that ill becomes a man so highly connected as you are.”
“Skapti said he would have to content himself with something short of the best: "And trust no one so fully that what happened to you in the Western fjords may be repeated.”
“Grettir thanked him for his good advice and turned back to Borgarfjord in the autumn, when he went to his friend Grim, the son of Thorhall, and told him what Skapti had said.”
with Grim Thorhall's son/daughter · weight 1 · ch. 54–54
“Grettir thanked him for his good advice and turned back to Borgarfjord in the autumn, when he went to his friend Grim, the son of Thorhall, and told him what Skapti had said.”
with Thorir · weight 1 · ch. 56–56
“Then he returned to the hut and said aloud: "You have had bad luck, my friend.”
with Hallmund · weight 1 · ch. 57–57
“Hallmund told him to visit him when he returned to the South and Grettir promised to do so.”
with Bjorn · weight 3 · ch. 58–61
“Grettir asked if he would give him shelter, and Bjorn said that he had so many quarrels throughout the land that men would be reluctant to take him in for fear of being outlawed themselves.”
“Bjorn told Grettir of it when they met, and said now he should see how to encounter him.”
“Bjorn said it would have to remain so.”
with Bjorn · weight 2 · ch. 58–59
“"But," he said, "I will give you some help if you will leave the men who are under my protection in peace, whatever you do to others in this part."”
“"It would be no bad joke," he said, "if you were to injure him in some way without killing him if you can."”
with Gisli · weight 1 · ch. 59–59
“Grettir came up to them and laid hold of a bag of clothes which Gisli had behind him on his saddle, saying:”
Conflict(2)
with Grim Thorhall's son/daughter · weight 1 · ch. 55–55
“Just at the moment when he raised it Grettir sprang up on to the floor, and, seizing the sword with one hand, Grim with the other, hurled him over so that he fell nearly senseless.”
with Gisli · weight 1 · ch. 59–59
“Gisli was going right out into the river when Grettir pressed forward and seized him and showed him the difference in their strength.”
Killing(1)
with Hallmund · weight 1 · ch. 57–57
“It is said that at that encounter Grettir slew six men and Hallmund twelve.”