men, came on, all wild with rage.  Hall Gudmund’s son and Kalf Asgeirson egged them on most to go and force Bolli to let search be made for the sons of Osvif till they should be found, for they could be gone nowhere out of the countryside.  But because Olaf set himself so much against their making a raid on Laugar, messages of peace were borne between the two parties, and Bolli was most willing, and bade Olaf settle all terms on his behalf, and Osvif said it was not in his power to speak against this, for no help had come to him from Snorri the Priest.  A peace meeting, therefore, took place at Lea-Shaws, and the whole case was laid freely in Olaf’s hand.  For the slaughter of Kjartan there were to come such fines and penalties as Olaf liked.  Then the peace meeting came to an end.  Bolli, by the counsel of Olaf, did not go to this meeting.  The award should be made known at Thorness Thing.  Now the Mere-men and Willowdale men rode to Herdholt. [Sidenote:  The death of Hrefna] Thorstein Kuggison begged for Asgeir, son of Kjartan, to foster, as a comfort to Hrefna.  Hrefna went north with her brothers, and was much weighed down with grief, nevertheless she bore her sorrow with dignity, and was easy of speech with every man.  Hrefna took no other husband after Kjartan.  She lived but a little while after coming to the north; and the tale goes that she died of a broken heart.

CHAP.  LI

Osvif’s Sons are Banished

[Sidenote:  The revenge for Kjartan] Kjartan’s body lay in state for a week in Herdholt.  Thorstein Egilson had had a church built at Burg.  He took the body of Kjartan home with him, and Kjartan was buried at Burg.  The church was newly consecrated, and as yet hung in white.  Now time wore on towards the Thorness Thing, and the award was given against Osvif’s sons, who were all banished the country.  Money was given to pay the cost of their going into exile, but they were forbidden to come back to Iceland so long as any of Olaf’s sons, or Asgeir, Kjartan’s son, should be alive.  For Gudlaug, the son of Osvif’s sister, no weregild (atonement) should be paid, because of his having set out against, and laid ambush for, Kjartan, neither should Thorolf have any compensation for the wounds he had got.  Olaf would not let Bolli be prosecuted, and bade him ransom himself with a money fine.  This Halldor and Stein, and all the sons of Olaf, liked mightily ill, and said it would go hard with Bolli if he was allowed to stay in the same countryside as themselves.  Olaf saw that would work well enough as long as he was on his legs. [Sidenote:  Audun’s drowning] There was a ship in Bjornhaven which belonged to Audun Cable-hound.  He was at the Thing, and said, “As matters stand, the guilt of these men will be no less in Norway, so long as any of Kjartan’s friends are alive.”  Then Osvif said, “You, Cable-hound, will be no soothsayer in this matter, for my sons will be highly accounted of among men of