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A divorce because of
a 14 years old girl

At the wedding of Hallgerdur and Gunnar, which was held at Hlidarendi in Fljotshlid, the following incident took place: Thrainn Sigfusson kept his eyes on a very young girl, Thorgerdur, who is Hallgerdur's daughter and now 14 years old. Thorhildur the poetess who had been married to Thrainn for many years, noticed this. She was very jealous and recited a humiliating verse about her husband. He reacted promtly and announced his divorce from Thorhildur at the very spot. Then he asked Thorgerdur to become his wife and her relatives agreed on Thrains proposal.

Written and translated by Heida Bjorg Tomasdottirog Julia Gudjónsdottir


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