Characters / laxdaela
Bard
Status: auto-bootstrap
freq=17, chapters 9-?, no qualifier evidence
17Mentions
5Degree
0.0315Betweenness
0.00847PageRank
0.9031Closeness
0.300Clustering
1Community
9 / —First / death ch.
Narrative prominence
17Mentions
7Chapters present
1Dialogue turns
9Events involved
Kin
No parent/child links recorded.
Aliases
Bard
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(2)
with Hoskuld Koll's son · weight 3 · ch. 9–25
“Bard, Hoskuld's son, was most manly to look at, and of goodly strength, and from his appearance it was easy to see that he would take more after his father's people.”
“Bard, Hoskuld's son, was at the wedding, and was a party with them to all these doings.”
“Bard, Hoskuld's son, had also been a seafarer, and was well accounted of wherever he went, for he was the best of brave men and true, and a man of moderation in all things.”
with Skeggi · weight 1 · ch. 78–78
“The son of Kodran was Hermund, who had for wife Ulfeid, the daughter of Runolf, who was the son of Bishop Kelill; their sons were Kelill, who was Abbot of Holyfell, and Reinn and Kodran and Styrmir; their daughter was Thorvor, whom Skeggi, Bard's son, had for wife, and from whom is come the stock of the Shaw-men.”
Marriage(1)
with Broadfirth · weight 1 · ch. 25–25
“Bard married a Broadfirth woman, named Astrid, who came of a good stock.”
Conversation(4)
with Hoskuld Koll's son · weight 1 · ch. 26–26
“Hoskuld, Koll o' Dales' son, fell ill in his old age, and he sent for his sons and other kinsfolk, and when they were come Hoskuld spoke to the brothers Bard and Thorliek, and said, "I have taken some sickness, and as I have not been much in the way of falling ill before, I think this may bring me to death; and now, as you know, you are both begotten in wedlock, and are entitled to all inheritance left by me.”
with Hoskuld Koll's son · weight 1 · ch. 26–26
“Bard answered first, and said that he would do as his father wished, "for I look for honour from Olaf in every way, the more so the wealthier he becomes."”
with Thorliek · weight 1 · ch. 26–26
“Then Thorliek said, "It is far from my wish that Olaf be adopted; he has plenty of money already; and you, father, have for a long time given him a great deal, and for a very long time dealt unevenly with us.”
with Olaf · weight 1 · ch. 26–26
“Bard said he would obey his father's wishes.”