Kettle of the Mark
Known as “of the Mark”. Patronymic: Kettle Sigfus’s child. Status: curated
Married to Thorgerda Njal's daughter.
Narrative prominence
Kin
Father: Sigfus Sighvat's son. Children: Olaf Kettle's son.
Aliases
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(7)
with Olaf Kettle's son · weight 2 · ch. 74–82
“Then they got them a passage with Bard the black, and Olaf Kettle's son of Elda; and it is the talk of the whole country that all the better men in that district were leaving it.”
“Now it must be told how Njal's sons, Grim and Helgi, left Iceland the same summer that Thrain and his fellows went away; and in the ship with them were Olaf Kettle's son of Elda, and Bard the black.”
with Thrain Sigfus' son · weight 2 · ch. 90–92
“Njal said it would be best that Kettle should talk with his brother Thrain about it, and he gave his word to do so.”
“Kettle of the Mark had to wife Thorgerda, Njal's daughter, but he was Thrain's brother, and he thought he was come into a strait, so he rode to Njal's house, and asked whether he were willing to atone in any way for Thrain's slaying?”
with Asbjorn · weight 1 · ch. 97–97
“There dwelt Surt Asbjorn's son, the son of Thorstein, the son of Kettle the foolish.”
with Flosi Thord's son · weight 2 · ch. 123–123
“These were the chiefs who were with Flosi:--Kol the son of Thorstein broadpaunch, the brother's son of Hall of the Side, Hroald Auzur's son from Broadwater, Auzur son of Anund wallet-back, Thorstein the fair the son of Gerleif, Glum Hilldir's son, Modolf Kettle's son, Thorir the son of Thord Illugi's son of Mauratongue, Kolbein and Egil Flosi's kinsmen, Kettle Sigfus' son, and Mord his brother, Ingialld of the Springs, Thorkel and Lambi, Grani Gunnar's son, Gunnar Lambi's son, and Sigmund Sigfus' son, and Hroar from Hromundstede.”
“These were the chiefs who were with Flosi:--Kol the son of Thorstein broadpaunch, the brother's son of Hall of the Side, Hroald Auzur's son from Broadwater, Auzur son of Anund wallet-back, Thorstein the fair the son of Gerleif, Glum Hilldir's son, Modolf Kettle's son, Thorir the son of Thord Illugi's son of Mauratongue, Kolbein and Egil Flosi's kinsmen, Kettle Sigfus' son, and Mord his brother, Ingialld of the Springs, Thorkel and Lambi, Grani Gunnar's son, Gunnar Lambi's son, and Sigmund Sigfus' son, and Hroar from Hromundstede.”
with Modolf Kettle's son · weight 1 · ch. 123–123
“These were the chiefs who were with Flosi:--Kol the son of Thorstein broadpaunch, the brother's son of Hall of the Side, Hroald Auzur's son from Broadwater, Auzur son of Anund wallet-back, Thorstein the fair the son of Gerleif, Glum Hilldir's son, Modolf Kettle's son, Thorir the son of Thord Illugi's son of Mauratongue, Kolbein and Egil Flosi's kinsmen, Kettle Sigfus' son, and Mord his brother, Ingialld of the Springs, Thorkel and Lambi, Grani Gunnar's son, Gunnar Lambi's son, and Sigmund Sigfus' son, and Hroar from Hromundstede.”
with Njal Thorgeir's son · weight 1 · ch. 128–128
“Kettle of the Mark caught hold of him, and dragged him out, he asked carefully after his father-in-law Njal, but the steward told him the whole truth.”
with Thidrandi · weight 1 · ch. 133–133
“So they fared below Lagarfleet and over the heath to Njardwick; there two brothers dwelt, Thorkel the allwise, and Thorwalld his brother; they were sons of Kettle, the son of Thidrandi the wise, the son of Kettle rumble, son of Thorir Thidrandi.”
Friendship(1)
with Mord Valgard's son · weight 1 · ch. 111–111
“But as soon as ever Mord began to speak to Kettle he fared the same as others, in that he thought as though Mord would be true to him, and so the end of their council was that Mord should give notice of the slaying, and get ready the suit in every way before the Thing.”
Conversation(5)
with Helgi Njal's son · weight 1 · ch. 90–90
“Once on a time it happened that Kettle of the Mark was at Bergthorsknoll; then Njal's sons told him of their wrongs and hardships, and said they had much to lay at Thrain Sigfus' son's door, whenever they chose to speak about it.”
with Thorgerda Njal's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 92–92
“A little after Kettle fares to Gritwater, and he said to Thorgerda--”
with Thorgerda Njal's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 111–111
“Thorgerda said to Kettle--”
with Mord Valgard's son · weight 1 · ch. 111–111
“But as soon as ever Mord began to speak to Kettle he fared the same as others, in that he thought as though Mord would be true to him, and so the end of their council was that Mord should give notice of the slaying, and get ready the suit in every way before the Thing.”
with Flosi Thord's son · weight 1 · ch. 116–116
“Flosi spoke to Kettle of the Mark, and said--”
Conflict(2)
with Thorgeir Craggeir · weight 1 · ch. 144–144
“Then Thorgeir met Thorwalld Kettle rumble's son, and hewed at him at once with the axe, "the ogress of war," which Skarphedinn had owned.”
with Kari Solmund's son · weight 1 · ch. 150–150
“Then Kettle of the Mark rushed at Kari, and thrust at him with his spear.”