urarhorn

Updated: May 3, 2025

Einar next seized Eyvind Urarhorn, a Norse subject of distinction, who had caused his complete defeat in Ulfreksfirth in Ireland, but was sheltering from a storm in Orkney, and killed him, to the great anger of the Norse king. Grasping at once the opportunity thus created, Thorfinn determined to turn it to his own advantage.

James Gray - Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time: or, The Jarls and The Freskyns

In a striking scene, the Saga tells how Thorkel, wounded, and Halvard, an Icelander, dispatched Einar at the hearth of the hall; how Einar's followers did not interfere; and how Thorkel fled to King Olaf in Norway, who was much gratified by the death of Einar, the slayer of his own friend Eyvind Urarhorn.

James Gray - Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time: or, The Jarls and The Freskyns