Characters / njala
Thorwald Oswif's son
Patronymic: Thorwald Oswif’s child. Status: curated
Hallgerda's first husband; killed by Thiostolf.
37Mentions
5Degree
0.0000Betweenness
0.00383PageRank
0.6807Closeness
0.100Clustering
2Community
9 / 11First / death ch.
Narrative prominence
37Mentions
7Chapters present
5Dialogue turns
6Events involved
Kin
Father: Oswif.
Aliases
ThorwaldThorwald Oswif's sonThorvald
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Relations and evidence
Kinship(2)
with Oswif · weight 1 · ch. 9–9
“There was a man named Thorwald; he was Oswif's son, and dwelt out on Middlefells strand, under the Fell.”
with Hall of the Side · weight 1 · ch. 95–95
“The sons of Hall of the Side were Thorstein and Egil, Thorwald and Ljot, and Thidrandi, whom, it is said, the goddesses slew.”
Marriage(1)
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 9–9
“After that Thorwald betrothed himself to Hallgerda, and rode away home when the matter was settled.”
Conflict(1)
with Hallgerda Hauskuld's daughter · weight 1 · ch. 11–11
“Then Thorwald got angry and gave her a blow on the face and drew blood, and went away and called his men and ran the skiff down to the shore.”
Killing(2)
with Thiostolf · weight 1 · ch. 11–11
“Then Thiostolf lifted up his axe a second time and gave Thorwald a blow on the head, and he fell dead on the spot.”
with Gudleif · weight 1 · ch. 98–98
“Thangbrand shot a spear through Thorwald, but Gudleif smote him on the shoulder and hewed his arm off, and that was his death.”