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Brandkrossa þáttr

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Brandkrossa þáttr (The Tale of Brandkrossi) is a short Old Norse tale (þáttr) which serves as a prologue to Droplaugarsona saga. Whereas Droplaugarsona saga details the descendants of Helgi Droplaugarson, Brandkrossa þáttr focuses on the forebears of his enemy Helgi Asbjarnarson, including his father Asbjorn, son of Hrafnkel, the subject of Hrafnkels saga. Although beginning with Hrafnkel, the author of Brandkrossa þáttr does not appear to have known Hrafnkels saga and used a version of Landnámabók as a source instead. The þáttr takes its name from Brandkrossi, an ox owned by Grímr, ancestor of the sons of Droplaug.