Hauskuld Njal's son
Patronymic: Hauskuld Njal’s child. Status: curated
Illegitimate son of Njal by Hrodny; killed by Lyting.
Narrative prominence
Kin
Father: Njal Thorgeir's son. Mother: Hrodny Hauskuld's daughter.
Aliases
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(7)
with Hrodny Hauskuld's daughter · weight 2 · ch. 25–115
“His mother was Rodny, and she was Hauskuld's daughter, the sister of Ingialld of the Springs.”
“Ingialld dwelt at the Springs; he was the brother of Rodny, Hauskuld Njal's son's mother.”
with Ingjald of the Springs · weight 1 · ch. 25–25
“His mother was Rodny, and she was Hauskuld's daughter, the sister of Ingialld of the Springs.”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 33–33
“She told him her name was Hallgerda, and said she was Hauskuld's daughter, Dalakoll's son.”
with Grim Njal's son · weight 1 · ch. 34–34
“Next to Gunnar on the outside, away from him, sat Njal, then Skarphedinn, then Helgi, then Grim, then Hauskuld Njal's son, then Hafr the Wise, then Ingialld from the Springs, then the sons of Thorir from Holt away east.”
with Njal Thorgeir's son · weight 8 · ch. 34–123
“Next to Gunnar on the outside, away from him, sat Njal, then Skarphedinn, then Helgi, then Grim, then Hauskuld Njal's son, then Hafr the Wise, then Ingialld from the Springs, then the sons of Thorir from Holt away east.”
“Hauskuld Njal's son and his mother had a farm at Holt, and he was always riding to his farm from Bergthorsknoll, and his path lay by the homestead at Samstede.”
“"Hauskuld Njal's son rode here by the yard," she says.”
“"He rides often here by the farmyard," said Lyting, "and I can't say that it does not try my temper; and now I will make thee an offer, Hauskuld [Sigfus' son], to go along with thee if thou wilt avenge thy father and slay Hauskuld Njal's son."”
with Amund · weight 1 · ch. 103–103
“Hauskuld had a son called Amund; he had been born blind, but for all that he was tall and strong.”
with Hauskuld Thrain's son · weight 1 · ch. 123–123
“One day it happened that Rodny Hauskuld's daughter, the mother of Hauskuld Njal's son, came to the Springs.”
Conversation(3)
with Hrut Heriolf's son · weight 2 · ch. 23–24
“Hauskuld tells who he is, and asked what guests might be there in the house.”
“Then Hauskuld and his brother went home to their booth, and he had much upon his mind, and said to Hrut--”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 2 · ch. 33–33
“She spoke up boldly to him, and bade him tell her of his voyages; but he said he would not gainsay her a talk.”
“She spoke up boldly to him, and bade him tell her of his voyages; but he said he would not gainsay her a talk.”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 33–33
“She spoke up boldly to him, and bade him tell her of his voyages; but he said he would not gainsay her a talk.”
Killing(1)
with Lyting of Samstede · weight 1 · ch. 103–103
“Hauskuld guarded himself well, so that for a long while they could not get the better of him; but the end of it was at last that he wounded Lyting on the arm, and slew two of his serving-men, and then fell himself.”