Starolf is the son of Saxi Kollson and Geirlaug Throstdottir, however, he also considers Arnbjorg Thorstardottir his mother as well, since she is also Saxi’s other wife and helped raise him. Arnbjorg and his father Saxi taught him how to fight. As the grandson of Koll, as soon as he was of age, he raided upon Koll’s ship with the rest of his family.
He spends his off seasons with his cousins, Gudrik Svafarson and Thormar Beorcolsson, along with their circle of friends, planning their journey to explore the west and the greater world at large.