====== Níðingr ======

A níðingr is a person regarded as dishonorable, shameful, or untrustworthy. The word belongs to the language of reputation: it marks someone whose conduct has made them contemptible in the eyes of the community.

In a campaign, níðingr should not be used for every enemy. It fits betrayal, oath-breaking, cowardice that endangers others, murder under guest-right, abuse of the helpless, or public refusal to accept responsibility after a grave wrong.

===== Table Use =====

  * Use the accusation sparingly so it keeps weight.
  * Let witnesses, public memory, and reputation matter.
  * Give accused characters a chance to answer, compensate, duel, confess, or repair the harm.
  * Avoid treating níðingr as a simple alignment label.

===== Related Pages =====

  * [[culture:drengr|Drengr, Víkingr, and Níðingr]]
  * [[culture:outlaw|Outlawry]]
  * [[culture:holmgang|Hólmganga]]