Eyrbyggja Saga - The Haunting of Thorolf Halt-Foot

saga · Iceland · Norse

Thorolf Halt-Foot returns as a malevolent draugr after his death, terrorizing the area around Þórsnes. He is buried, reburied, and even burned, yet he continues to return, even manifesting as a bull. Eventually, his son Arnkel manages to lay him to rest by building a high stone wall around his grave to prevent him from escaping.

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