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Kveldulf Bjalfason

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302:, and would not fight in the army of the kings of Sogn. He permitted his son Thorolf to join Harald's retinue and was permitted to live in peace despite failing to swear allegiance to the king. 418: 423: 394: 310:
When Thorolf was killed by King Harald's men, Kveldulf was overcome with grief and "took to his bed." After having a request for
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refused by the king, Kveldulf and his son Skalla-Grímr took revenge by killing Thorolf's killers before fleeing Norway for
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The Book of the Settlement of Iceland: Translated From The Original Icelandic of Ari the Learned.
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Index

Old Norse
hersir
Sogn
Norway
Egils saga
Landnámabók
Icelandic sources
ulfhéðinn
shape-shifter
berserker
Norway
hersir
Skald
Old Norse
Viking Age
Skaldic poetry
Egils saga
Landnámabók
Salbjorg Karadottir
Thorolf Kveldulfsson
Skalla-Grímr
Bjalfi
Hallbera Ulfsdóttir
Bjalfi
Hallbera Ulfsdóttir
Ulf the Brave
Hallbjorn Halftroll
Ketil Trout of Halogaland
Ketil Trout
Namdalen

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