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Chapter 46

OF GIZUR THE WHITE AND GEIR THE PRIEST.

There was a man named Gizur the White; he was Teit's son; Kettlebjorn the Old's son, of Mossfell. (1) Bishop Isleif was Gizur's son. Gizur the White kept house at Mossfell, and was a great chief. That man is also named in this story whose name was Geir the Priest; his mother was Thorkatla, another daughter of Kettlebjorn the Old of Mossfell. Geir kept house at Lithe. He and Gizur backed one another in every matter. At that time Mord Valgard's son kept house at Hof on the Rangrivervales; he was crafty and spiteful. Valgard his father was then abroad, but his mother was dead. He was very envious of Gunnar of Lithend. He was wealthy, so far as goods went, but had not many friends.

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(1) Teit's mother's name was Helga. She was a daughter of Thord Longbeard, who was the son of Hrapp, who was the son of Bjorn the Rough-footed, who was the son of Grim, the Lord of Sogn in Norway. Gizur's mother's name was Olof. She was a daughter of Lord Baudvar, Viking-Kari's son.

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Gissur hét maður. Hann var Teitsson Ketilbjarnarsonar hins gamla frá Mosfelli. Móðir Gissurar hét Ólöf. Hún var dóttir Böðvars hersis Víkinga-Kárasonar. Hans son var Ísleifur biskup. Móðir Teits hét Helga og var dóttir Þórðar skeggja Hrappssonar Bjarnarsonar bunu. Gissur hvíti bjó að Mosfelli og var höfðingi mikill.

Sá maður er nefndur til sögunnar er Geir goði hét. Móðir hans hét Þorkatla, dóttir Ketilbjarnar gamla frá Mosfelli. Geir bjó í Hlíð. Þeir Gissur fylgdust að hverju máli.

Í þenna tíma bjó Mörður Valgarðsson að Hofi á Rangárvöllum. Hann var slægur og illgjarn. Þá var Valgarður utan, faðir hans, en móðir hans önduð. Hann öfundaði mjög Gunnar frá Hlíðarenda. Hann var vel auðigur að fé og heldur óvinsæll.