From the laxdæla saga: "so hrefna sat still with the head-dress on. Kjartan looked at her heedfully and said, 'i think the coif becomes you very well, hrefna,' says he, 'and i think it fits the best that both together, coif and maiden, be mine. '
illustration from "vore fædres liv": karakterer og skildringer fra sagatiden / samlet og udggivet af nordahl rolfsen; oversættelsen ved gerhard gran. , kristiania: stenersen, 1898. English description translated from icelandic by muriel a c press in 1880. Date: 1898.
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