There were with Thorfinn four that offered to go. But when Egil came home, Skallagrim said little about it; but Bera said Egil had in him the makings of a freebooter, and that 'twould be well, so soon as he were old enough, to give him a long-ship. Ran fire o'er foemen's rooftrees; How the old man's lot O'er corse-strown lanes, First they asked where they had come to land. And now king Olaf found no further resistance, but subdued all Northumberland. Sigtrygg and Hallvard carried all the king's messages, both within and without the land, and had gone on many dangerous journeys, both for putting men out of the way and confiscating the goods of those whose homes the king ordered to be attacked. Arinbjorn greatly desired it; and the end of the matter was that Egil and Asgerdr were betrothed, and the wedding was to be at Arinbjorn's. They slew all the men that were in there, and they armed themselves fully. Egil's Saga - Wikipedia He saw Hallvard's company sailing by, and he knew the ship, for he had seen it before when Thorgils went with it. Full glad was he when Egil came home. He received them well; he saw plainly that such followers would be a great help. How to all guests When he came to Northumberland, he advanced with shield of war. Egil stood up and drew his sword, and went across the floor. Hromund was father of Gunnlaug, the father of Thuridr Dylla, mother of Illugi the Swarthy. There was a man named Olaf, son of Hauskuld Dale-koll's son and Melkorka daughter of Myrkjartan king of the Irish. For me should they purchase But as for you, Steinar, seeing that you devised to rob my son Thorstein of his property which he took with my authority, and I took by inheritance after my father, you shall therefore lose your land at Anabrekka, and have no payment for the same. Full soon learnt he the tidings of what was done, when he came to his men. Bald-head I weakly fall: Egil abode there with Skallagrim several winters. Our oaths, great king, accept, Alfred the Great ruled England, being of his family the first supreme king over England. King Harold went that summer to Halogaland, and banquets were made ready against his coming, both where his estates were, and also by barons and powerful landowners. Flowing hath come; said he. Egil sent messengers to Thord, his wife's kinsman, at Aurland, and gave him charge to arrange for those lands that Egil owned in Sogn and Hordaland, bidding him sell them if there were a buyer. He appointed a week hence for the conflict, and whichever first came on the ground should wait a week for the other. Thorolf asked what had been the errand of the men whom Harold sent thither. We got sharp words of late when we came to the king after defeat by king Olaf; and he will not think our case bettered by this coming. Thorgerdr went at once into the hall. Though money they gather, Might none behold, He went into the room, but when Yngvar saw Egil he received him joyfully, and asked why he had come so late. 'Unpleasing to me King Harold was at Hlada when the brothers went away. It is not told that any valuables were laid in the mound beside him. Under sail they ran ashore, and came to land at Humber-mouth. Gold-spending warrior wights ', 'Ljot asketh but little, Thord and Egil were set against Skallagrim in the game; and he became weary before them, so that they had the best of it. From sightless eyes I bear. Then bore at him both sword and spear; but the king himself dealt him his death-wound, and he fell forward at the king's feet. Arinbjorn was desirous of this match. Cambridge . And so they parted. He sang: 'With bloody brand on-striding Bard and the queen sent Egill a poisoned drink, but the attempt was foiled by Egill, who inscribed runes on the horn and besmeared it with his own blood, causing the horn to shatter. Sport with such pale foe.'. Early in the spring Kveldulf and his company made ready their ships. But when Skallagrim got to know this, he called Bjorn to him, and asked how it had been with his marriage; had it been made with the consent of his wife's kin. Thorgeir Blund was there at the Thing, Egil's sister's son; he had given Thorstein much help in this suit. Ulf was a man so tall and strong that none could match him, and in his youth he roved the seas as a freebooter. A good reception Egil found there, and with him Alf was talkative. 'That mark he hitteth Then each turned back from where they were into the wood. He asked to wife Thorgerdr, Egil's daughter. 'Oft to my mind Fiercely waxed the fray, And when it was dark, they rowed their long-ship up the river and stood in for the farm-buildings belonging to Hallvard and Sigtrygg. Thereunder was a deep vault; down in it they heard men's voices. I must ride after him and slay him.' However, I will atone you, Egil, with the king for this time.'. They did so. Hafs-brook by old custom marked the boundary; but in spring Steinar's cattle encroached much on Stack-moor, when driven out to Hafs-brook, and Thorstein's house-carles complained of it. All were slain as they swam, none escaped. My good wife's child He stayed there but a short time before going south to Mri. They arranged also the house with Sigridr; all the stock remained, but most of the house-furniture and table-service and clothing was burnt. Wielded he power. Smiting bucklers round, Searching about they found a trapdoor in the floor, which they opened. Thorgeir and his wife had a son Thord, who was dwelling at Lambstead after his father, when Egil now came back to Iceland. And Egil sang: 'Free-handed gold-giver, A light was inside, and servants, who were making the beds. ', Egil after Yule-tide was taken with much sadness that he spake not a word. And when he had been in Iceland one winter, in the spring following he made ready his ship in Brakar-sound. His unbridled behavior and strength beyond his age earned him a stay at home when a feast was held by Yngvar (Egill's maternal grandfather). There were two roads through the wood. As fiery serpent Thy kin have hewn far too many gaps in our house for it to be well that thou shouldst settle here in this land. Word I gathered, 'Arinbjorn But in the following spring Skallagrim showed him to choice land south of White-river upwards from Grims-river to Flokadale-river.