Thorbrand Snorrason
One of Karlsefni's men, killed in the fight with the Skraelings at Hóp.
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
Freydís vildi fylgja þeim, ok varð hon helldr sein, þvíat hon var eigi heil. Gekk hon þá eptir þeim í skóginn, enn Skrælingar sœkja at henni. Hon fann fyrir sér mann dauðan, Þorbrand Snorrason, ok stóð hellusteinn í hǫfði honum. Sverðit lá hjá honum, ok hon tók þat upp ok býz at verja sik með. Þá koma Skrælingar at henni. Hon tekr brjóstit upp ór serkinum ok slettir á sverðit. Þeir fælaz við ok hlaupa undan ok á skip sín ok helldu á brottu.
Freydis wanted to go with them, but she was rather slow, because she was with child. She followed them into the forest, and the Skrælings came after her. In front of her she found a dead man, Thorbrand Snorrason, with a flat stone sunk into his head. His sword lay beside him. She picked it up and got ready to defend herself. Then the Skrælings came at her. She pulled her breast out of her shift and slapped the sword against it. At this the Skrælings took fright, ran off to their boats, and rowed away.