Jargsnek
Jargsnek, fourth-born son of Þordil the Great, is the only member of the dynasty whose epithet survives in two contradictory forms, the Vile in one tradition, the Redeemed in the other, and whose life is correspondingly recounted in two parallel sagas.
The Vile Saga
The pre-redemption tradition describes Jargsnek as a snake-tongued debauchee, banished to the far east between the arctic wastes and the vast steppes. He was known as the Vile for many reasons; his most infamous hobby was to bed married women and virgins. Allegedly he kept four wives simultaneously, and was banished by his brothers for committing patricide against Þordil.
The Redeemed Saga
The post-redemption tradition describes Jargsnek as a maltreated son who was forced to commit patricide, and who suffered many emotional woes thereafter. In self-appointed exile he attempted to mend the sins of his past, but the attempt was struck down by his elder brother Garðwin I. Surviving, he hid and skulked, avoiding the person his father had wanted him to become. After decades of hiding he became a hero, defending his nephews from their malevolent cousin.
Children
By Xael he fathered three sons: Yyod I, the Swift, Maelar, the Terrible, and Eurlin.