[1] Ullstrengr ‘(“Wool-band”)’: Sigurðr’s nickname could refer to the fact that he may have used a bowstring made of wool (Falk 1914, 94) or worn a belt of wool (Finnur Jónsson 1907, 239). It could, however, be a play on his father’s name, Loðinn, which, when translated, means ‘shaggy, woolly’.