between them as to how it should not fare with him as his brother, that he should cast his glance on many things from which evil would befall them.  They take now a bag, and draw it over his head.  Stigandi woke at that, and made no struggle, for now there were many men to one.  The sack had a slit in it, and Stigandi could see out through it the slope on the other side; there the lay of the land was fair, and it was covered with thick grass.  But suddenly something like a whirlwind came on, and turned the sward topsy-turvy, so that the grass never grew there again.  It is now called Brenna.  Then they stoned Stigandi to death, and there he was buried under a heap of stones.  Olaf kept his word to the bonds-woman, and gave her her freedom, and she went home to Herdholt.  Hallbjorn Whetstone-eye was washed up by the surf a short time after he was drowned.  It was called Knorstone where he was put in the earth, and his ghost walked about there a great deal.  There was a man named Thorkell Skull who lived at Thickshaw on his father’s inheritance.  He was a man of very dauntless heart and mighty of muscle.  One evening a cow was missing at Thickshaw, and Thorkell and his house-carle went to look for it.  It was after sunset, but was bright moonlight.  Thorkell said they must separate in their search, and when Thorkell was alone he thought he saw the cow on a hill-rise in front of him, but when he came up to it he saw it was Whetstone-eye and no cow.  They fell upon each in mighty strength.  Hallbjorn kept on the defensive, and when Thorkell least expected it he crept down into the earth out of his hands.  After that Thorkell went home.  The house-carle had come home already, and had found the cow.  No more harm befell ever again from Hallbjorn.  Thorbjorn Skrjup was dead by then, and so was Melkorka, and they both lie in a cairn in Salmon-river-Dale.  Lambi, their son, kept house there after them.  He was very warrior-like, and had a great deal of money.  Lambi was more thought of by people than his father had been, chiefly because of his mother’s relations; and between him and Olaf there was fond brotherhood. [Sidenote:  Olaf and Thorliek meet] Now the winter next after the killing of Kotkell passed away.  In the spring the brothers Olaf and Thorliek met, and Olaf asked if Thorliek was minded to keep on his house.  Thorliek said he was.  Olaf said, “Yet I would beg you, kinsman, to change your way of life, and go abroad; you will be thought an honourable man whereever you come; but as to Hrut, our kinsman, I know he feels how your dealings with him come home to him.  And it is little to my mind that the risk of your sitting so near to each other should be run any longer.  For Hrut has a strong run of luck to fall back upon, and his sons are but reckless bravos.  On account of my kinship I feel I should be placed in a difficulty if you, my kinsman, should come to quarrel in full enmity.” [Sidenote:  Thorliek goes abroad] Thorliek replied, “I am not afraid