Snorri Thorbrandsson
One of Karlsefni's companions in Vinland, in Eirik's Saga.
Trade and Battle at Hóp
The Saga of Erik the Red (written in the 1200s), edited by Gustav Storm (1891), chapters 10–11 · events of about 1005–1010; written in the later 1200s; the oldest copy about 1310
Ok einn morgin snemma, er þeir lituðuz um, sáu þeir níu húðkeipa, ok var veift trjánum af skipunum, ok lét því líkast í, sem í halmþustum, ok fer sólarsinnis. Þá mælti Karlsefni: Hvat mun þetta tákna? Snorri svarar honum: Vera kann, at þetta sé friðartákn, ok tǫkum skjǫld hvítan, ok berum í mót. Ok svá gerðu þeir.
Early one morning, as they looked around, they saw nine skin boats. The people in them were waving sticks, which made a sound like flails threshing grain, and they waved them sunwise. Then Karlsefni said, “What can this mean?” Snorri answered him, “It may be a sign of peace. Let’s take a white shield and hold it out toward them.” And so they did.