Varin is the Sea Navigator on Thorkel Beorcolsson’s ship. He’s the father of Sigvid and the grandfather of Hallgerd, Jofrid, Griotgard, Solmund, Hosvir, and Vigdis. Varin only had one son due to the fact that his beloved wife died shortly after Sigvid was born and he never could find it in himself to remarry. Varin is training Skardi, the ward his family has taken in and treated like a son to take over his Sea Navigation duty.