Brands þáttr örva (The Tale of Brand the Generous) is a very short þáttr which tells how king Haraldr Sigurðarson put Brandr Vermundarson's generosity to the test.
[1] Brandr, who was nicknamed "the Generous" (inn örvi), came from Iceland to Norway.
The king next asked for his axe inlaid with gold and Brandr gave it, still without uttering a word.
Admitting that Brandr was wise and magnanimous, he offered him honours and presents.
Hermann Pálsson (1990) "Brands þattur örva," Gripla, 7, pp.