Talk:Thorkell the Tall

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[edit] hávi = the High?

Wouldn't a better translation be "the Tall"? One might get the impression he a bit too fond of berserking on 'shrooms ;) Havard 22:14, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Moved. Havard 10:21, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Anglo Saxon Detective Mystery.

I have to check sources before posting, but I understand that Thorkell's wife was accused of murdering his child of a previous wife by consorting with a witch- i.e. by poison. The Bishop of ?Worcester or maybe Winchester, gained a confession after interogating the unfortunate witch and Thorkell's wife broke down when confronted on the ground over which the child's corpse was hidden.Thorkell had given an oath that she had been innocent and as a result had to leave England.Streona 18:57, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

I understand that he had to leave. The Scandinavian legal code, and maybe the Anglo-Saxon too, equated one's level of honour with one's level of trustworthiness. If you were challenged to mortal combat (holmgang) and turned it down, you did not only loose your honour, but also your credibility in a court of law. If Thorkell's wife admitted to the murder, Thorkell would have lost all his honour and be publicly disgraced.--Berig 19:54, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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