Hrut Heriolf's son
Patronymic: Hrut Heriolf’s child. Status: curated
Only Hrut in the saga.
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Kin
No parent/child links recorded.
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Believed to be the same person as Hrut Herjolf's son in Laxdæla saga. high confidence
Same passages as person:hoskuld-dala-kollsson above: both sagas independently name Hrut as Hoskuld/Hauskuld's maternal half-brother, son of Heriolf/Herjolf. Njáls saga's own opening chapters (Hrut's wooing of Unna, his voyage to Norway) match Laxdæla's account of the same Hrut's parentage and early life.
Caveat: None beyond the general translation/spelling caveat in Section 4 of the paper.
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(3)
with Hauskuld Dala-Koll'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 Auzur · weight 2 · ch. 2–2
“Then Thiostolf, the son of Biorn Gullbera of Reykiardale, rode to meet them, and told them how a ship had come out from Norway to the White River, and how aboard of her was Auzur, Hrut's father's brother, and he wished Hrut to come to him as soon as ever he could.”
“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.”
with Sigmund Lambi's son · weight 1 · ch. 7–7
“Now the time for the Thing was coming on, Unna spoke to Sigmund Auzur's son, and asked if he would ride to the Thing with her; he said he could not ride if his kinsman Hrut set his face against it.”
Marriage(1)
with Mord Fiddle · weight 1 · ch. 2–2
“After that they stood up and shook hands, and Mord betrothed his daughter Unna to Hrut, and the bridal feast was to be at Mord's house, half a month after Midsummer.”
Conversation(16)
with Hauskuld Dala-Koll'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 Hauskuld Dala-Koll'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 3 · ch. 2–2
“Then said Hrut to Mord, "Bear in mind, now, husband, that my brother has praised me much more than I deserve for love's sake; but if after what thou hast heard, thou wilt make the match, I am willing to let thee lay down the terms thyself".”
“Hrut came east to the Rangrivervales to Mord, and had a good welcome, and he told Mord all his business, and asked his advice what he should do.”
“Hrut came east to the Rangrivervales to Mord, and had a good welcome, and he told Mord all his business, and asked his advice what he should do.”
with Auzur · weight 2 · ch. 2–3
“Auzur asked them into his booth to drink, so their horses were unsaddled, and they went in and drank, and while they were drinking, Hrut said to Auzur, "Now, kinsman, thou must ride west with me, and stay with me this winter."”
“Then Auzur said to Hrut--”
with Auzur · weight 1 · ch. 2–2
“Auzur asked them into his booth to drink, so their horses were unsaddled, and they went in and drank, and while they were drinking, Hrut said to Auzur, "Now, kinsman, thou must ride west with me, and stay with me this winter."”
with Augmund Swayer · weight 1 · ch. 3–3
“Then Augmund said to Hrut--”
with Queen Gunnhillda · weight 5 · ch. 3–5
“Hrut wished to jump up and greet her.”
“Then Hrut thanked her and gave her a kiss and went away.”
“And next day he went before the king with thirty men after him and bade the king "good-day".”
“Then Hrut went to Gunnhillda and tells her what Soti had been about.”
with Queen Gunnhillda · weight 6 · ch. 3–6
“[When the half-month was over] Hrut gave her a hundred ells of household woollen and twelve rough cloaks, and Gunnhillda thanked him for his gifts.”
“[When the half-month was over] Hrut gave her a hundred ells of household woollen and twelve rough cloaks, and Gunnhillda thanked him for his gifts.”
“She bade him "farewell".”
“Gunnhillda told Hrut how she had got hold of the inheritance, and had Soti slain.”
with Mord Fiddle · weight 2 · ch. 7–8
“Mord made his daughter welcome, and asked her if she had followed his advice; and she says, "I have not broken one tittle of it".”
“At last, one day when the brothers and others who were at the Thing went to the Hill of Laws, Mord took witness and declared that he had a money-suit against Hrut for his daughter's dower, and reckoned the amount at ninety hundreds in goods, calling on Hrut at the same time to pay and hand it over to him, and asking for a fine of three marks.”
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 12–12
“But Hrut said to Hallgerda--”
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 did so, and then Hrut said to Oswif--"I will give thee a good cloak which I brought with me from foreign lands".”
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 1 · ch. 17–17
“He thought it harm that Glum was dead and gone, but thanked him for killing Thiostolf.”
with Hauskuld Njal'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 Gunnar of Lithend · weight 2 · ch. 24–33
“Then Hrut took witness, and said the suit was naught, and that there was a flaw in the pleading; he declared that it had broken down because Gunnar had failed to call those three witnesses which ought to have been brought before the court.”
“Hrut told Gunnar unasked all about Hallgerda's temper, and Gunnar at first thought that there was more than enough that was wanting; but at last it came about that they struck a bargain.”
Conflict(3)
with Atli Arnvid's son · weight 2 · ch. 5–5
“"Well," says Atli, "the upshot of our meeting will be, that thou shalt not be left alive to tell the tale;" and with that he caught up a spear and hurled it at Hrut's ship, and the man who stood before it got his death.”
“Atli's bowman's name was Asolf; he sprung up on Hrut's ship, and was four men's death before Hrut was ware of him; then he turned against him, and when they met, Asolf thrust at and through Hrut's shield, but Hrut cut once at Asolf, and that was his death-blow.”
with Thiostolf · weight 1 · ch. 17–17
“Thiostolf saw that, and would not be behind hand, so he cuts at Hrut at once.”
with Hedinn the Big · weight 1 · ch. 23–23
“Then Hedinn repeated the summons a second time, and this time right, and called his companions to witness how he summoned Hrut in a suit which Unna Mord's daughter had made over to him with her plighted hand.”
Killing(1)
with Asolf · weight 1 · ch. 5–5
“Atli's bowman's name was Asolf; he sprung up on Hrut's ship, and was four men's death before Hrut was ware of him; then he turned against him, and when they met, Asolf thrust at and through Hrut's shield, but Hrut cut once at Asolf, and that was his death-blow.”
Support(2)
with Auzur · weight 1 · ch. 2–2
“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.”
with Hauskuld Dala-Koll'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.”