Thorgeir Craggeir
Known as “Craggeir”. Patronymic: Thorgeir Thorir’s child. Status: curated
Njal's kinsman; Kari's companion in the vengeance.
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(6)
with Flosi Thord's son · weight 1 · ch. 94–94
“The other brothers of Flosi were Thorgeir and Stein, Kolbein and Egil.”
with Tjorfi · weight 1 · ch. 101–101
“There was a man named Thorgeir who dwelt at Lightwater; he was the son of Tjorfi, the son of Thorkel the long, the son of Kettle Longneck.”
with Thorgrim the Easterling · weight 1 · ch. 136–136
“His brothers were with him, Thorleif crow and Thorgrim the big.”
with Thorleif · weight 1 · ch. 136–136
“His brothers were with him, Thorleif crow and Thorgrim the big.”
with Hjallti Skeggi's son · weight 1 · ch. 138–138
“Now Asgrim Ellidagrim's son talks to Gizur the white, and Kari Solmund's son, and to Hjallti Skeggi's son, Mord Valgard's son, and Thorgeir Craggeir, and says--”
with Njal Thorgeir's son · weight 1 · ch. 140–140
“Then Thorgeir Craggeir stood up and took witness, and said--"I take witness to this, that I give notice of a suit against Glum Hilldir's son, in that he took firing and lit it, and bore it to the house at Bergthorsknoll, when they were burned inside it, to wit, Njal Thorgeir's son, and Bergthora Skarphedinn's daughter, and all those other men who were burned inside it there and then.”
Conversation(4)
with Hjallti Skeggi's son · weight 1 · ch. 130–130
“They told him what Thorgeir had offered him, and he said he would make use of that offer afterwards, but said his heart told him it would be well if there were many such.”
with Kari Solmund's son · weight 2 · ch. 134–146
“Kari told Thorgeir of Gizur's advice.”
“Hall told Flosi all about his errand and the talk he had with Thorgeir, and also that Thorgeir would not take the atonement till Kari told him he would quarrel with him if he did not take it; but that Kari would take no atonement.”
with Kari Solmund's son · weight 4 · ch. 144–151
“Flosi and his men turned up round the Waterfirther's booth, and then Thorgeir Craggeir said to Kari Solmund's son--”
“Thorgeir Craggeir asked Kari to go along with him, but yet first of all they rode with Gudmund right up to the fells north.”
“Thorgeir said that they now fully atoned.”
“He asked Kari what now was undone which he meant to do.”
with Hall of the Side · weight 1 · ch. 146–146
“Next morning Hall raised the question of the atonement with Thorgeir, and told him what terms they offered him; and he spoke about them with many fair and kindly words.”
Conflict(3)
with Kettle of the Mark · 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 Thorkel Geiti's son · weight 1 · ch. 145–145
“But when he dashed the axe forward, he smote Thorkel on the shoulder, and hewed it off, arm and all.”
with Leidolf · weight 1 · ch. 145–145
“Now Thorgeir turns against Leidolf the strong, and each hewed at the other at the same moment, and Leidolf's blow was so great that it shore off that part of the shield on which it fell.”