The Saga of the Confederates

This saga is, in addition to being a depiction of trickery in politics, a portrayal of a certain father-son relationship. Ofeig displays no interest, rather disdain for his son Odd in the beginning of the story and the two have nothing to do with each other. (Odd by the way means sharp edge of an arrow or axe, not wierd in old Norse.) Ofeig then comes to Odd in his time of great need and secures for him a future with possessions, a wife and honor in exchange for a sum of money. Now whether Odd wanted his help or not we don't know, but based on his little work for much gain ethic, he probably appreciated it. Ofeig possibly did all he did for the money, but more likely becuase he recognized that Odd had finally decieded to use his abilities to better himself and therefore his family in life.

The manners in which Ofeig goes about securing Odd's future do not match today's definition of honorable, although both he and Odd were remembered for this with great respect which i found interesting. He divided the confederates against one another as well as went behind the backs of Thorarin and Styrmir to ally with them. I didn't understand all of the technicalities of the saga becuase the legal procedures were not entirely clear to me, and also so many people were double crossing one another that it was difficult to determine what was actually happening. This must have been a very difficult saga to tell and remember accurately.