You are worth all your luck... and that is a great deal.
-- Felimid (Part Four: Chapter 8)

Importance: Felimid says after Orm frees the Patzinak prisoners without demanding a ransom. This compliment illustrates the depth of Felimid’s regard for Orm, whom he deems an honorable man. In saying that Orm is worth all his luck, Felimid essentially praises Orm’s character and pays his friend the respect he is due.

My gods are the gods of my people, and we think them strong, as we ourselves are.
-- Orm (Part One: Chapter 7)

Importance: Evidently, strength is valued in Norse culture; it is viewed as a key component of being a warrior. This relationship that Orm describes differs from the relationship between Christians and God, or Muslims and Allah, as those are based heavily on fear rather than mutual respect, within the context of the novel.

After this incident they began to call him Red Orm, not only because of his red...
-- Narrator (Part One: Chapter 5)