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Berle-Kari


Berle-Kari (Berle-Kåre; ) was a viking chieftain who lived in ninth-century Norway. His home was at Berle (), in present-day Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county. Landnámabók names him as the son of Vemund, and brother of Skjoldolf, one of the early settlers of Iceland.

According to Egil's Saga, Kari was a berserker, and a comrade-at-arms of Ulf the Fearless (Úlfr inn óargi).. The saga also Kari's three offspring as: Olvir Hnufa, who became a skald in the court of Harald I of Norway, Eyvind Lambi, who became one of Harald's hersirs, and a daughter, Salbjorg, who married Kveldulf Bjalfason. Kveldulf being grandson of the elder Ulf.

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  1. Sayers, William. ( 2016). "Verbal Expedients and Transformative Utterances in Episodes of Egils saga Skallagrímssonar". Scandinavian Studies.
  2. ''Egil's Saga'' (Chapter 1, {{Harvnb. Pálsson. Edwards. 1976. stemma]] indicates Kveldulf and Salbjorg are spouses (p. 14) and Berle-Kari is Egil's great-grandfather(p. 11)
  3. Sayers, William. (2015). "Generational Models for the Friendship of Egill and Arinbjǫrn". Scripta Islandica.
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