Hænsna-Þóris saga is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Hænsna-Thorir ("Chicken-Thorir"), a wealthy but unpopular Icelandic farmholder who refuses his neighbours hay for the winter. When his neighbours take the hay anyway, he burns them alive in their farmstead. A vendetta ensues in which Hænsna-Thorir is killed and beheaded.

External links

• Proverbs in Hœnsa-Þóris saga
• Original text and translation at the Icelandic Saga Database