morning when Eirik left home he took a little box, which had in it gold and silver; he hid the money, and then went forth on his journey.  He had proceeded, however, but a little way, when he fell from his horse, and broke his ribs and injured his shoulder, and cried out, “Aiai!” At this accident he sent word to his wife that she should take away the money that he had hidden, declaring his misfortune to be a penalty paid on account of having hid the money.  Afterwards they sailed away out of Eiriksfjordr with gladness, as their plan seemed to promise success.  They were driven about for a long time on the open sea, and came not into the track which they desired.  They came in sight of Iceland, and also met with birds from the coast of Ireland.  Then was their ship tossed to and fro on the sea.  They returned about harvest-tide, worn out by toil and much exhausted, and reached Eiriksfjordr at the beginning of winter.  Then spake Eirik, “You were in better spirits in the summer, when you went forth out of the firth, than you are in now, and yet for all that there is much to be thankful for.”  Thorstein replied, “It is a chieftain’s duty now to look after some arrangement for these men who are without shelter, and to find them food.”  Eirik answered, “That is an ever-true saying, ’You know not until you have got your answer.’  I will now take thy counsel about this.”  All those who had no other abodes were to go with the father and the son.  Then came they to land, and went forth home.

5.  Now, after this, I have to tell you how Thorstein, Eirik’s son, began wooing Gudrid, Thorbjorn’s daughter.  To his proposals a favourable answer was given, both by the maid herself, and also by her father.  The marriage was also arranged, so that Thorstein went to take possession of his bride, and the bridal feast was held at Brattahlid in the autumn.  The banquet went off well, and was numerously attended.  Thorstein owned a homestead in the Vestribygd on the estate known as Lysufjordr (shining firth).  The man who was called Thorstein owned the other half of the homestead.  His wife was called Sigrid.  Thorstein went, during the autumn, to Lysufjordr, to his namesake, both he and Gudrid.  Their reception was a welcome one.  They were there during the winter.  When little of the winter was past, the event happened there that fever broke out on their estate.  The overseer of the work was named Garth.  He was an unpopular man.  He took the fever first and died.  Afterwards, and with but little intermission, one took the fever after another and died.  Then Thorstein, Eirik’s son, fell ill, and also Sigrid, the wife of his namesake Thorstein. [And one evening Sigrid left the house, and rested awhile opposite the outer door; and Gudrid accompanied her; and they looked back towards the outer door, and Sigrid screamed out aloud.  Gudrid said, “We have come forth unwarily, and thou canst in no wise withstand the cold; let us even go home as quickly as possible.”