Note to Innsteinn Innkv 7^VIII (Hálf 26)

[4] Útsteinn: Brother of Innsteinn. According to Hálf (Hálf 1981, 177) both brothers were called Steinn. The saga explains that Innsteinn, the older of the two, got his name from an incident that took place on the first expedition of the Hálfsrekkar, when, on a rainy night, he asked for a tent to shelter in. Hálfr rejected his request as inappropriate for tough warriors like the Hálfsrekkar, and from then on he was called Innsteinn ‘Inside Steinn’. The younger Steinn was too young to go with the Hálfsrekkar on their first expedition, but turned up anyway and asked for passage on board ship; he was taken on and called Útsteinn ‘Outside Steinn’.

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