Hauskuld Dala-Koll's son
Patronymic: Hauskuld Dalakoll’s child. Status: curated
Also a principal of Laxdæla saga (Höskuldr Dala-Kollsson).
Narrative prominence
Kin
Children: Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter.
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Believed to be the same person as Hoskuld Koll's son in Laxdæla saga. high confidence
Njáls saga ch. 1 (Dasent): "dwelt a man named Hauskuld, who was Dalakoll's son, and his mother's name was Thorgerda. He had a brother named Hrut... he was of the same mother as Hauskuld, but his father's name was Heriolf." Laxdæla saga ch. 7-8 (Press): "Koll o' Dales...fell ill and died. Hoskuld, the son of Koll..." / "Thorgerd, Thorstein's daughter, the mother of Hoskuld" remarries "Herjolf"; their son is "Hrut". The two texts independently narrate the identical family structure (father Dala-Koll/Koll o' Dales, mother Thorgerda/Thorgerd Thorstein's daughter, half-brother Hrut son of Heriolf/Herjolf) under matching names -- not a coincidence of a shared given name.
Caveat: Njáls saga's own chapter 1 gives Hauskuld a wife also named Thorgerda Thorstein's daughter (njala:thorgerda-thorsteinsdottir, mother of Hallgerda) -- a DIFFERENT relationship (wife, not mother) than Laxdæla's Thorgerd (Hoskuld's mother). This is either two distinct Thorgerda-Thorstein's-daughters, or a minor genealogical inconsistency between the two sagas' accounts of the same family; SagaGraph does not resolve it and does NOT link njala:thorgerda-thorsteinsdottir to laxdaela:thorgerd on this evidence alone.
This links the person, not the character’s network position: each saga keeps its own separate mentions, edges, and centrality scores for this entity. See Methods.
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(3)
with Thorgerda Thorstein's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 1–1
“Now the story turns westward to the Broadfirth dales, where, at Hauskuldstede, in Laxriverdale, dwelt a man named Hauskuld, who was Dalakoll's son, and his mother's name was Thorgerda.”
with Hrut Heriolf's son · weight 3 · ch. 1–8
“He had a brother named Hrut, who dwelt at Hrutstede; he was of the same mother as Hauskuld, but his father's name was Heriolf.”
“It happened once that Hauskuld bade his friends to a feast, and his brother Hrut was there, and sat next him.”
“Next summer he rode to the Thing, with his brother Hauskuld, and they had a great following.”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 2 · ch. 1–9
“Hauskuld had a daughter named Hallgerda, who was playing on the floor with some other girls.”
“Now, it must be told how Hallgerda, Hauskuld's daughter, grows up, and is the fairest of women to look on; she was tall of stature, too, and therefore she was called "Longcoat".”
Conversation(10)
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 2 · ch. 1–10
“Hauskuld called out to her, "Come hither to me, daughter".”
“Hauskuld told Hallgerda of the bargain he had made, and she said--”
with Hrut Heriolf's son · weight 10 · ch. 1–13
“Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "What dost thou think of this maiden?”
“Then Hauskuld said to Hrut, "One thing I wish, brother, and that is, that thou wouldst better thy lot and woo thyself a wife."”
“Now the next day, when men were going to the High Court, they saw some well-dressed women standing outside the booths of the men from the Rangrivervales, Then Hauskuld said to Hrut--”
“After that they sent men east across the rivers to tell Fiddle Mord to make ready for the bridal feast; but the two brothers rode to the ship, and on the way Hauskuld told Hrut how his money matters stood, and his goods had gained much since he was away.”
with Hrut Heriolf's son · weight 6 · ch. 1–17
“Hauskuld said the same thing to him a second time, and then Hrut answered, "Fair enough is this maid, and many will smart for it, but this I know not, whence thief's eyes have come into our race".”
“When Hrut heard this, he asked Hauskuld to go with him to the ship, so Hauskuld went with his brother, and when they reached the ship, Hrut gave his kinsman Auzur a kind and hearty welcome.”
“"What's to be done now, brother?" said Hrut to Hauskuld, "for this seems a hard matter, coming just as I have fixed my bridal day."”
“Hrut rode straight to Hauskuldstede, and Hauskuld gave him a hearty welcome, and Hrut told him all about his travels.”
with Mord Fiddle · weight 1 · ch. 6–6
“Then they talked a long time in a friendly way, and at last Mord said to Hauskuld--”
with Oswif · weight 1 · ch. 12–12
“Oswif called out Hauskuld and Hrut, and they both went out and bade him good-day.”
with Oswif · weight 1 · ch. 12–12
“Hauskuld asked Oswif whence he came.”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 12–12
“Hallgerda begged Hauskuld to let her come back home to him, and he gave her leave, and for a long time there was much talk about Thorwald's slaying.”
with Glum Olaf's son · weight 1 · ch. 13–13
“So Glum himself told her all about the bargain, and left nothing out, and then he asked Hauskuld and Hrut whether he had repeated it right.”
with Glum Olaf's son · weight 2 · ch. 13–17
“Hauskuld said he had; and then Hallgerda said--"Ye have dealt so well with me in this matter, my father and Hrut, that I will do what ye advise, and this bargain shall be struck as ye have settled it".”
“A little while after, Thorarin Ragi's brother hears of his brother Glum's death, then he rides with eleven men behind him west to Hauskuldstede, and Hauskuld welcomed him with both hands, and he is there the night.”
with Thiostolf · weight 1 · ch. 15–15
“He took his horse and weapons, and said to Hauskuld--”
Conflict(1)
with Thiostolf · weight 1 · ch. 15–15
“Thiostolf had beaten one of Hauskuld's house-carles, so he drove him away.”
Support(1)
with Hrut Heriolf's son · weight 1 · ch. 6–6
“Hrut rode straight to Hauskuldstede, and Hauskuld gave him a hearty welcome, and Hrut told him all about his travels.”