Characters / laxdaela
Bolli
Status: auto-bootstrap
freq=314, chapters 25-?, no qualifier evidence
314Mentions
12Degree
0.4078Betweenness
0.04883PageRank
1.1774Closeness
0.258Clustering
0Community
25 / 56First / death ch.
Narrative prominence
314Mentions
41Chapters present
34Dialogue turns
99Events involved
Kin
No parent/child links recorded.
Aliases
Bolli
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(7)
with Thorliek · weight 1 · ch. 27–27
“And now Olaf took home Bolli, the son of Thorliek, who at this time was three winters old.”
with Kjartan · weight 1 · ch. 41–41
“Bolli made up his mind to journey with Gizor and Hjalti, and went to Kjartan, his kinsman, and said, "I am now ready to depart; I should wait for you through the next winter, if next summer you were more free to go away than you are now.”
with Olaf · weight 2 · ch. 42–43
“Bolli rode from the Thing to Herdholt in fellowship with his uncle Olaf, who received him with much loving-kindness.”
“A little after this Bolli talked to his uncle Olaf, and said, "It has come to this, uncle, that I have it in mind to settle down and marry, for I am now grown up to man's estate.”
with Gudrun · weight 2 · ch. 43–56
“Bolli said he wished to speak to Osvif, and he set forth his wooing, and asked for the hand of Gudrun, his daughter.”
“There Thorleik and Bolli, the sons of Gudrun, grew up.”
with Thordis · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“When they had been a few nights at Tongue Thorkell broached the wooing, bespeaking on behalf of Bolli an alliance with Snorri by marriage with Thordis, his daughter.”
with Herdis · weight 3 · ch. 72–78
“He and Thordis had one daughter whose name was Herdis, and that maiden Gudrun asked to bring up.”
“She would spend long time in the church at nights saying her prayers, and Herdis, Bolli's daughter, always went with her at night.”
“Herdis, Bolli's daughter, grew up at Holyfell, and was the goodliest of all women.”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 1 · ch. 77–77
“Bolli did not stay there long till he rode up to Saelingsdale Tongue to see Snorri, his father-in-law, and his wife Thordis, and their meeting was exceeding joyful.”
Marriage(1)
with Thordis · weight 2 · ch. 70–77
“This matter coming before Thordis she answered suchwise as that therein she would lean on the foresight of her father, saying she would sooner marry Bolli, a man from within her own countryside, than a stranger from farther away.”
“Bolli did not stay there long till he rode up to Saelingsdale Tongue to see Snorri, his father-in-law, and his wife Thordis, and their meeting was exceeding joyful.”
Friendship(1)
with Thorkell · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Thorkell was kind to his stepsons, and Gudrun loved Bolli most of all her children.”
Conversation(15)
with Kjartan · weight 8 · ch. 40–40
“When Olaf heard of this arrangement he said he thought Kjartan had made up his mind rather suddenly, but added that he would not foreclose the matter.”
“Bolli answered, "I don't think I am a match for him."”
“Bolli replied, "That you may do if you like."”
“"I certainly am not willing thereto," said Bolli, "for their faith seems to me to be most feeble."”
with Kjartan · weight 10 · ch. 40–49
“Kjartan asked Bolli if he felt willing to try swimming against the townsman.”
“"I cannot think where your courage can now have got to," said Kjartan, "so I shall go and try."”
“Then Kjartan began to speak, and said to Bolli, "How far are you willing, kinsman, to take this new faith the king preaches?"”
“Kjartan said, "Did ye not think the king was holding out threats against those who should be unwilling to submit to his will?"”
with Gudrun · weight 17 · ch. 42–78
“Bolli answered right readily all Gudrun asked, and said there were no tidings to tell of his journey.”
“Bolli answered right readily all Gudrun asked, and said there were no tidings to tell of his journey.”
“Bolli then tells what sort of way people were talking about the friendship of Kjartan with Ingibjorg the king's sister, and said he could not help thinking the king would sooner marry Ingibjorg to Kjartan than let him go away if the choice lay between the two things.”
“One day Bolli asked Gudrun what she would answer if he were to ask her in marriage.”
with Gudrun · weight 18 · ch. 42–78
“Bolli answered right readily all Gudrun asked, and said there were no tidings to tell of his journey.”
“Gudrun then asked if there was any other reason for it than the friendship between Kjartan and the king.”
“Gudrun said these were good tidings, "but Kjartan would be fairly matched only if he got a good wife."”
“One day Bolli asked Gudrun what she would answer if he were to ask her in marriage.”
with Olaf · weight 3 · ch. 43–43
“Olaf replied, "Such is the case with most women, I am minded to think, that they would be fully well matched in you for a husband.”
“Olaf answered, "Ah, that is just a matter with which I will have nothing to do.”
“Olaf said Bolli could go about the business as it pleased himself.”
with Olaf · weight 5 · ch. 43–46
“Bolli said, "I shall not go beyond this countryside to woo myself a wife whilst there is such an goodly match so near at hand.”
“Bolli said that he had once hinted at it, but that she had not given much heed to it, "but I think, however, that Osvif will have most to say in the matter."”
“Bolli said he wished to speak to Osvif, and he set forth his wooing, and asked for the hand of Gudrun, his daughter.”
“Thereupon Bolli rode home and told this settlement to Olaf, who did not hide his displeasure thereat.”
with Osvif · weight 1 · ch. 43–43
“Bolli said he wished to speak to Osvif, and he set forth his wooing, and asked for the hand of Gudrun, his daughter.”
with Osvif · weight 1 · ch. 43–43
“Osvif answered in this wise, "As you know, Bolli, Gudrun is a widow, and has herself to answer for her, but, as for myself, I shall urge this on."”
with Thorgils · weight 1 · ch. 60–60
“"We will seek revenge," said Bolli, "now that we brothers have come to so ripe an age that men will be much after us if we do not take the matter in hand."”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 5 · ch. 68–72
“Then Bolli answered: "My mother will know how most clearly to see through this matter, and herein I shall be of one mind with her own will.”
“Bolli answers: "This is no framing of counsels, for that talk is one of but little mark which we talk together."”
“Bolli said, "What now, Snorri?”
“Bolli said, "I have long had it in my mind to go for once into southern lands; for a man is deemed to grow benighted if he learns to know nothing farther afield than what is to be seen here in Iceland."”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 6 · ch. 68–78
“Snorri urged the matter on by every word he spoke, and the counsel taken was, that Gudrun and Thorkell should be joined in marriage.”
“He (Snorri) spoke to them: "This I misdoubt me now, that it be neither a vain thing nor a matter of jest you are talking about for such long hours together, and I hold you quite excused, even if such should be the case.”
“Then Snorri sent to Halldor to say that peaceful settlement was agreed to, and he bade them choose an umpire against himself.”
“And when Snorri saw that Bolli had set his mind on this, and that it would come to nought to try to stop him, he bade him take as much money as he liked for his journey.”
with Thorkell · weight 2 · ch. 70–70
“Thorkell asked what woman it was Bolli wished to woo.”
“Thorkell answered, "My help is quite welcome to you, my son, if you think that if I follow up this matter much weight lies thereon.”
with Thorkell · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Bolli answered, "The woman's name is Thordis, and she is the daughter of Snorri the Priest; she is the woman I have most at heart to marry; I shall be in no hurry to marry if I do not get this one for wife.”
with Thorleik · weight 2 · ch. 73–73
“Bolli said, "I have little wish to drift about between market towns in autumn days; to me that is too much of worry and restraint.”
“Bolli answered, "I do not mean to do either.”
with Thorleik · weight 1 · ch. 73–73
“And Thorleik asked Bolli if he was minded to go back to Iceland during the summer, "or will you stay on longer here in Norway?"”
Conflict(1)
with Kjartan · weight 1 · ch. 49–49
“Then Bolli drew Footbiter, and now turned upon Kjartan.”
Killing(2)
with Helgi the Lean · weight 2 · ch. 61–61
“Now, these brothers look in this light upon the matter, that it beseem them least, by reason of kinship, to seek revenge on the sons of Olaf; and so the brothers purpose to turn for revenge upon Helgi Hardbienson, for he gave Bolli his death-wound.”
“Now, these brothers look in this light upon the matter, that it beseem them least, by reason of kinship, to seek revenge on the sons of Olaf; and so the brothers purpose to turn for revenge upon Helgi Hardbienson, for he gave Bolli his death-wound.”
with Helgi the Lean · weight 1 · ch. 64–64
“And when Bolli saw this he leapt forward at Helgi with Footbiter in his hand, and thrust Helgi through with it, and that was his death-blow.”