Hauskuld called out to her, “Come hither to me, daughter.” So she went up to him, and he took her by the chin, and kissed her and after that she went away. She was fair of face and tall of growth, and her hair was as soft as silk it was so long, too, that it came down to her waist. Hauskuld had a daughter named Hallgerda, who was playing on the floor with some other girls. It happened once that Hauskuld bade his friends to a feast, and his brother Hrut was there, and sat next him. Hrut was handsome, tall and strong, well skilled in arms, and mild of temper he was one of the wisest of men - stern towards his foes, but a good counsellor on great matters. Now the story turns westward to the Broadfirth dales, where, at Hauskuldstede, in Laxriverdale, dwelt a man named Hauskuld, who was Dalakoll’s son, and his mother’s name was Thorgerda.(1) 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. She was a fair, courteous, and gifted woman, and that was thought the best match in all the Rangrivervales. He was a mighty chief, and a great taker up of suits, and so great a lawyer that no judgments were thought lawful unless he had a hand in them. There was a man named Mord whose surname was Fiddle he was the son of Sigvat the Red, and he dwelt at the “Vale” in the Rangrivervales. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.Originally written in Icelandic, sometime in the 13th Century A.D. First published 01 November 2022 40698 Ljósvetninga saga 3 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions. You are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal Offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. Institution ( see List), you should be able to access the LE onĬampus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing

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