Snorri Goði
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Snorri Þorgrímsson (Old Norse: [ˈsnorːe ˈθorˌɡriːmsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈstnɔrːɪ ˈθɔrˌkrimsˌsɔːn]) or Snorri Goði (O.N.: [ˈɡoðe]; M.I.: [ˈkɔːðɪ]; 963–1031[1]) was a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, who featured in a number of Icelandic sagas. The main source of his life is the Eyrbyggja saga, in which he is the main character, although he also figures prominently in Njál's saga and the Laxdæla saga. Snorri was the nephew of Gísli Súrsson, the hero of Gísla saga, and son of Þorgrímr Þorsteinsson whom Gísli killed in revenge to fulfill a blood-oath.
Eyrbyggja Saga says of him "He was a very shrewd man with unusual foresight, a long memory and a taste for vengeance. To his friends he gave good counsel, but his enemies learned to fear the advice he gave."[2] Njál's saga says of him "Snorri was reckoned the wisest man in Iceland, not counting those who were prescient".[3]