Characters / laxdaela
Thorkell
Status: auto-bootstrap
freq=180, chapters 7-?, no qualifier evidence
179Mentions
17Degree
0.1002Betweenness
0.03649PageRank
1.0601Closeness
0.147Clustering
2Community
7 / —First / death ch.
Narrative prominence
179Mentions
22Chapters present
21Dialogue turns
61Events involved
Kin
No parent/child links recorded.
Aliases
Thorkell
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(1)
with Gellir · weight 3 · ch. 70–78
“Thorkell and Gudrun had a son who was called Gellir; he looked early most likely to turn out well.”
“Gellir, Thorkell's son, lived at Holyfell to old age, and many things of much account are told of him; he also comes into many Sagas, though but little be told of him here.”
“When the death of Gellir was known in Iceland, Thorkell, his son, took over his father's inheritance at Holyfell.”
Marriage(1)
with Gudrid · weight 1 · ch. 10–10
“Thorkell trefill married Gudrid, and they lived in Svignaskard.”
Friendship(2)
with Bolli · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Thorkell was kind to his stepsons, and Gudrun loved Bolli most of all her children.”
with Lea · weight 1 · ch. 75–75
“Thorkell stayed at Lea-shaws through Lent, for there was dear friendship between these kinsmen.”
Conversation(25)
with Thorstein the Red · weight 1 · ch. 18–18
“Thorkell now asked him to tell the story of this mishap in the hearing of a good many people.”
with Thorstein the Red · weight 1 · ch. 18–18
“Then he said the maiden was drowned, because the next in inheritance to her was Osk, her mother, and she lost her life the last of them, so that all the money thus came to Thorkell Trefill, in that his wife Gudrid must take inheritance after her sister.”
with Kjartan · weight 1 · ch. 48–48
“Thorkell said they would ride to the end of the dale.”
with Thorolf · weight 1 · ch. 48–48
“"Thorolf the thief," he said, "shall not have that matter to laugh at that I dare not ride on my way with few men."”
with Eid · weight 2 · ch. 57–57
“Thorkell told him his errand, how that he would go and find Grim his outlaw, and asked Eid if he knew at all where his lair was.”
“"That to me is no prowess," said Thorkell, "to draw together a great company against one man.”
with Eid · weight 3 · ch. 57–57
“Eid answered, "I am nowise eager for this; it seems to me you have much to risk as to how the journey may speed, seeing that you will have to deal with a man of Hel's strength, such as Grim.”
“"You must have your way in this," said Eid, "but it will not come to me unawares, if, some day, you should come to rue this wilfulness.”
“Eid said he was most minded to think that Grim had his lair north on Twodays-Heath by the Fishwaters.”
with Grim · weight 3 · ch. 58–58
“Thorkell said that did not at all matter to him.”
“Thorkell said he would not pray for peace for himself, "for lucklessly I have taken this in hand."”
“Then Thorkell said to Grim, "You know how the case stands, and what things happened to bring about our acquaintance, so I need say nothing about that matter; but I would fain that it should turn out better than at one time it seemed likely it would.”
with Grim · weight 3 · ch. 58–58
“Grim said, "Now things have befallen otherwise than you must have thought they would, for now your life will be in my power."”
“Thorkell said he would not pray for peace for himself, "for lucklessly I have taken this in hand."”
“He said that sure enough that was his will.”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 8 · ch. 58–68
“Thorkell told him that his journey had sped lucklessly.”
“Thorkell answered, "Often your counsels have stood me in good stead," and he asked if Snorri had bethought him of the woman he should woo.”
“Thorkell said it was true that a marriage with her would be an honourable one.”
“Thorkell answered, "It may be that these be no empty words you are speaking now.”
with Snorri the Priest · weight 6 · ch. 58–68
“Snorri said it had turned out well, "for Grim looks to me a man endowed with good luck, and my will is that you make matters up with him handsomely.”
“Thorkell answered, "Often your counsels have stood me in good stead," and he asked if Snorri had bethought him of the woman he should woo.”
“"But," says he, "I think her fierce heart and reckless-mindedness weigh heavily, for she will want to have her husband, Bolli, avenged.”
“Snorri said, "I should be well pleased to see you go abroad once more this summer, to let us see then what happens."”
with Gunnar · weight 2 · ch. 69–69
“Then said Gunnar: "You speak most eagerly on this matter; and, truth to tell, I think I have no need to hide myself from you.”
“"I shall never be so 'long-armed' as to be able to repay all this great honour you are doing to me," he said.”
with Gunnar · weight 1 · ch. 69–69
“Thorkell said he would like that he should soon know it, and spake to his men, ordering them to lay hands on him.”
with Godi · weight 1 · ch. 69–69
“Thorkell said he had promised his namesake, Thorleik Geitir's son, that he would kill Gunnar if he came into the countrysides of the west.”
with Gudrun · 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 Thorleik · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Thorkell said, "I do not think I have done against you two brothers in anything since our alliance began.”
with Thorleik · weight 1 · ch. 70–70
“Thorleik said he did not want much money, "for it is uncertain how I may look after matters, being young and in many ways of an unsettled mind."”
with Bolli · 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 Bolli · 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 Gudrun · 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
“"I dreamed," he said, "that I had so great a beard that it spread out over the whole of Broadfirth."”
with Olaf · weight 1 · ch. 74–74
“Then said King Olaf, "Cut two ells off every main beam, and that church will yet be the largest built in Iceland."”
with Olaf · weight 1 · ch. 74–74
“Thorkell answered, "Keep your timber yourself if you think you have given me too much, or your hand itches to take it back, but not an ell's length”
with Thorstein the Black · weight 3 · ch. 75–76
“Thorstein said one day to Thorkell, they had better go to Herdholt, "for I want to make a bid for some land from Halldor, he having but little money since he paid the brothers the weregild for their father, and the land being just what I want most."”
“Thorstein then said he must know what he had to look forward to, and bade Halldor now come out of the shadow as to whether he was willing to come to the bargain.”
“Thorstein said, "He of us two will now follow the counsel that will answer the worst, for this journey will cause the happening of great matters."”
with Thorstein the Black · weight 4 · ch. 75–76
“Thorkell answered, "That is an evil prophecy, and I hope it will not be fulfilled; and now I think there is ample cause why you, Halldor, should give up your land and have nothing for it."”
“Thorkell bade him not to do so, "for that is the greatest enormity at such a season as this; but when this season wears off, I shall not stand in the way of his and ours clashing together."”
“Thorkell answered, "Did you not see Beiner, who stood over you with the axe reared aloft?”
“Thorkell said the weather would do all right.”
with Halldor · weight 2 · ch. 75–75
“Then Halldor answered, "Sooner you will be embracing the sea-tangle in Broadfirth than I sell my land against my own will."”
“Halldor said he was given to think he would not fail in being ready for them.”
Conflict(1)
with Grim · weight 1 · ch. 58–58
“By then Thorkell had got very nearly close up to him, and strikes at him.”
Support(1)
with Snorri the Priest · weight 1 · ch. 68–68
“Thorkell gave him a most blithe welcome; he had a great deal of drink with him in his ship, and right unstintedly it was served, and many things they found to talk about.”