Characters / laxdaela
Gudrun
Status: auto-bootstrap
freq=253, chapters 31-?, no qualifier evidence
253Mentions
21Degree
0.3977Betweenness
0.06879PageRank
1.1722Closeness
0.148Clustering
0Community
31 / 78First / death ch.
Narrative prominence
253Mentions
35Chapters present
49Dialogue turns
135Events involved
Kin
No parent/child links recorded.
Aliases
Gudrun
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(6)
with Osvif · weight 2 · ch. 34–59
“At the Thing he wooed Gudrun, Osvif's daughter, when she was fifteen years old.”
“In "Twinmonth" that summer Gudrun, Osvif's daughter, went from home up into the Dales.”
with Bolli · 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 Thorolf · weight 1 · ch. 46–46
“But many people held the truth to be that Thorolf had burnt it in fire by the order of Gudrun, his sister.”
with Thorleik · weight 2 · ch. 56–57
“There Thorleik and Bolli, the sons of Gudrun, grew up.”
“Thorgils asked for her son Thorleik to go home with him, and he stayed for the most part at Tongue and learnt law from Thorgils, for he was a man most skilled in law-craft.”
with Gellir · weight 2 · ch. 70–74
“Thorkell and Gudrun had a son who was called Gellir; he looked early most likely to turn out well.”
“His and Gudrun's son, Gellir, grew up there at home, and was early both a manly fellow and winning.”
with Ospak · weight 1 · ch. 78–78
“The daughter of Ospak was Gudrun, whom Thorarin, Brand's son, had to wife.”
Marriage(2)
with Thorvald · weight 1 · ch. 34–34
“At the Thing he wooed Gudrun, Osvif's daughter, when she was fifteen years old.”
with Laugar · weight 1 · ch. 35–35
“After that he wooed Gudrun and that matter was easily settled; Osvif and Gudrun said nothing against it.”
Conversation(34)
with Gest · weight 6 · ch. 33–33
“Gudrun came to the spring and greeted her relative, Gest, warmly.”
“Gudrun said, "I have dreamt many dreams this winter; but four of the dreams do trouble my mind much, and no man has been able to explain them as I like, and yet I ask not for any favourable interpretation of them."”
“Gudrun said, "I thought I stood out of doors by a certain brook, and I had a crooked coif on my head, and I thought it misfitted me, and I wished to alter the coif, and many people told me I should not do so, but I did not listen to them, and I tore the hood from my head, and cast it into the brook, and that was the end of that dream."”
“Gudrun still spoke: "This is the third dream, I thought I had a gold ring on my hand, which I thought belonged to me, and I thought my loss was now made good again.”
with Gest · weight 4 · ch. 33–36
“Gest received the message well, and thought it a very manly offer, but said he must ride on now as he had purposed.”
“Gest said, "Tell me your dreams, it may be that I can make something of them."”
“He answered, "I must ride on now as I have made up my mind.”
“After that Gest Oddleifson went to see Hallstein, and gave him choice of two things, either that he should send away these wizards or he said that he would kill them, "and yet it comes too late."”
with Thorvald · weight 3 · ch. 34–34
“Then said Gudrun, "Now you have given me that which we women set great store by having to perfection--a fine colour in the cheeks--and thereby have also taught me how to leave off importuning you."”
“Gudrun told him about the shameful mishandling, and asked him how she should repay it.”
“Gudrun told him about the shameful mishandling, and asked him how she should repay it.”
with Thord the Low · weight 4 · ch. 34–35
“Thord smiled, and said: "I know a very good counsel for this: make him a shirt with such a large neck-hole that you may have a good excuse for separating from him, because he has a low neck like a woman."”
“Thord said, "He had not noticed that."”
“Thord said, "I think she has been called so for but a short time."”
“Then Thord said, "Would you advise me to proclaim my separation from Aud here at the Thing or in the country by the counsel of many men?”
with Thord the Low · weight 4 · ch. 34–35
“Gudrun said nothing against this, and they dropped their talk.”
“"Well, then, there must be but little in the tale," said Gudrun, "if you have not found it out, but for what then is she called Breeches Aud?"”
“Gudrun answered, "What is of more moment to her is that she bear the name for a long time hereafter."”
“Gudrun answered after a while, "For evening waits the idler's suit."”
with Ingunson · weight 1 · ch. 35–35
“One day Thord Ingunson asked Gudrun what the penalty was for a woman who went about always in breeches like men.”
with Ingunson · weight 1 · ch. 35–35
“Gudrun replied, "She deserves the same penalty as a man who is dressed in a shirt with so low a neck that his naked breast be seen--separation in either case."”
with Aud · weight 1 · ch. 35–35
“"You have espied well," said she, "and see to have saddled two horses at the time when people are going to bed."”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 7 · ch. 36–59
“Then Gudrun told her trouble to Snorri, and he said he would back up their case when it seemed good to him, but offered to Gudrun to foster her child to comfort her.”
“This Gudrun agreed to, and said she would rely on his foresight.”
“Gudrun said, "Truth to tell, to me is ever fresh the event which I am about to bring up, and yet it befell twelve years ago; for it is about the revenge of Bolli I wish to speak, and it ought not to take you unawares.”
“Gudrun said, "It is my wish that all Olaf's sons should not go scatheless."”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 7 · ch. 36–68
“Then Gudrun told her trouble to Snorri, and he said he would back up their case when it seemed good to him, but offered to Gudrun to foster her child to comfort her.”
“At that time Snorri had great quarrels with the dwellers at Eyr, but said he would do this for the sake of his friendship with Gudrun.”
“Snorri said he must forbid any onset on the men who were not only of the greatest account in the countryside, but also closely akin to those who stand nearest to back up the revenge; and it is high time already that these family feuds come to an end.”
“Snorri said, "Lambi is guilty enough that he should be slain; but I do not think Bolli any the more revenged for that; for when at length peace should come to be settled, no such disparity between them would be acknowledged as ought to be due to Bolli when the manslaughters of both should come up for award."”
with Osvif · weight 4 · ch. 36–43
“Gudrun and her brothers said it should be as he said.”
“Gudrun and her brothers said it should be as he said.”
“Then said Gudrun, "He is not counsel-bereft, father, who has the help of thy counsel."”
“Gudrun answered, "You make a swift work of looking into this matter; Bolli himself once bespoke it before me, and I rather warded it off, and the same is still uppermost in my mind."”
with Laugar · weight 2 · ch. 36–48
“Gudrun and her brothers said it should be as he said.”
“And when Ospak saw that there was his sister, he asked her what she wanted that she was up so early.”
with Osvif · weight 4 · ch. 39–43
“Then Osvif spoke to Gudrun and her brothers, and bade them call to mind whether they thought now it would have been the best counsel aforetime”
“Then Osvif spoke to Gudrun and her brothers, and bade them call to mind whether they thought now it would have been the best counsel aforetime”
“Osvif now went to see Gudrun, and told her that Bolli Thorliekson had come there, "and has asked you in marriage; it is for you now to give the answer to this matter.”
“Osvif said, "Many a man will tell you that this is spoken more in overweening pride than in wise forethought if you refuse such a man as is Bolli.”
with Kjartan · weight 4 · ch. 40–44
“A little later Kjartan rode to Laugar to tell Gudrun of his proposed journey abroad.”
“Kjartan said, "Do not let this displease you.”
“Kjartan said, "That cannot be, your brothers are unsettled yet, and your father is old, and they would be bereft of all care if you went out of the land; so you wait for me three winters."”
“Kjartan said he would stay at home and look after the household.”
with Kjartan · weight 4 · ch. 40–46
“Gudrun said, "You have decided this very suddenly, Kjartan," and she let fall sundry words about this, from which Kjartan got to understand that Gudrun was displeased with it.”
“Gudrun said, "Be then a man of your word, for I shall speedily let you know what I want."”
“Gudrun said she would promise nothing as to that matter, and each was at variance with the other, and therewith they parted.”
“Then Gudrun answered his speech and said, "Now you rake up a fire which it would be better should not smoke.”
with Bolli · 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 Bolli · 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 Hrefna · weight 1 · ch. 46–46
“The next day Gudrun spoke on the sly to Hrefna, and asked her to show her the head-dress, and Hrefna said she would.”
with Hrefna · weight 1 · ch. 46–46
“The next day Gudrun spoke on the sly to Hrefna, and asked her to show her the head-dress, and Hrefna said she would.”
with Thorhalla · weight 1 · ch. 47–47
“Gudrun spoke, "Kjartan may well do things as boldly as it pleases him, for it is proven that for whatever insult he may pay others, there is none who dares even to shoot a shaft at him."”
with Ospak · weight 2 · ch. 47–48
“Ospak and his brothers said but little, but what there was, rather stinging for Kjartan, as was always their way.”
“Ospak said he would keep at rest, "for there is little work to do."”
with Laugar · weight 1 · ch. 48–48
“Gudrun said she wanted to know what they would be doing that day.”
with Ospak · weight 1 · ch. 48–48
“Gudrun said, "You would have the right sort of temper if you were the daughters of some peasant, letting neither good nor bad be done by you.”
with Thorgils · weight 7 · ch. 57–65
“Thorgils asked for her son Thorleik to go home with him, and he stayed for the most part at Tongue and learnt law from Thorgils, for he was a man most skilled in law-craft.”
“Thorgils got aware of this, and asked them what was the matter.”
“Thorgils told her all she wished.”
“The next day Thorgils went to talk to Gudrun, and said, "Now the matter stands thus, as you know, Gudrun, that I have brought to an end the journey you bade me undertake, and I must claim that, in a full manly wise, that matter has been turned out of hand; you will also call to mind what you promised me in return, and I think I am now entitled to that prize."”
with Thorgils · weight 6 · ch. 65–65
“She went into the guest-chamber and greeted Thorgils and all the others, and asked for tidings.”
“Gudrun said the journey had been most stirringly carried out, and bade them have her thanks for it.”
“Then Gudrun said, "It is not such a long time since we last talked together that I should have forgotten what we said, and my only aim is to hold to all I agreed to as concerning you.”
“Thorgils said she must remember that, and Gudrun answered, "I think I said that of men within this land I would marry none but you; or have you aught to say against that?"”
with Thorleik · weight 1 · ch. 65–65
“Gudrun said she would give Thorgils some good gifts and soften him by that means, but Thorleik said that would be of no use, "for Thorgils is far too high-mettled a man to stoop to trifles in a matter of this sort."”
with Thorleik · weight 1 · ch. 65–65
“Gudrun said in that case he must console himself as best he could at home.”
with Godi · weight 1 · ch. 69–69
“Snorri Godi went between both sides and bade them allay this storm.”
with Gunnar · weight 1 · ch. 69–69
“He said that Gudrun had better take the management of that matter, "for you have taken it so hard in hand, that you will put up with nothing but that he be sent away with honour."”
with Gunnar · weight 1 · ch. 69–69
“Gudrun said he guessed aright: "I wish you to give him a ship, and therewithal such things as he cannot do without."”
with Thorkell · weight 2 · ch. 69–74
“Thorkell said and smiled, "You think nothing small on most matters, Gudrun, and would be ill served if you had a mean-minded man for a husband; nor has that ever been your heart's aim.”
“It is said how once upon a time Thorkell told Gudrun a dream he had had.”
with Thorkell · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Gudrun said, "I will say at once, Thorkell, that I will let spare nothing so that Bolli may but have the match that pleases him, and that for two reasons, first, that I love him most, and then he has been the most whole-hearted of my children in doing my will."”
with Gellir · weight 1 · ch. 74–74
“Gudrun said, "What do you think this dream betokens?"”
with Herdis · weight 1 · ch. 76–76
“Then Herdis awoke and told Gudrun her dream.”
Support(2)
with Gest · weight 1 · ch. 33–33
“Gest gave her a good welcome, and they began to talk together, both being wise and of ready speech.”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 1 · ch. 56–56
“Snorri then made ready to go away, and Gudrun gave him honourable gifts.”