The daughters of Thormod were these:  Thorvor, mother of Thorod the Godi[7] of Hailti, and Thora, mother of Thorstein, the Godi, the father of Biarni the Sage.

[Footnote 7:  “Godi” is the name for the rulers of the thirty-nine districts into which the republic of Iceland was anciently divided.  While the ancient religion lasted, their office combined in itself the highest civil and sacerdotal functions.]

Now it is to be said of Thrand and Onund that they sailed from the lands west over the Sea toward Norway, and had fair wind, and such speed, that no rumour of their voyage was abroad till they came to Ondott Crow.

He gave Thrand good welcome, and told him how Grim the hersir had claimed the heritage left by Biorn.  “Meeter it seems to me, kinsman,” said he, “that thou take the heritage of thy father and not king’s-thralls; good luck has befallen thee, in that none knows of thy coming, but it misdoubts me that Grim will come upon one or other of us if he may; therefore I would that thou shouldst take the inheritance to thee, and get thee gone to other lands.”

Thrand said that so he would do, he took to him the chattels and got away from Norway at his speediest; but before he sailed into the sea, he asked Onund Treefoot whether he would not make for Iceland with him; Onund said he would first go see his kin and friends in the south country.

Thrand said, “Then must we part now, but I would that thou shouldst aid my kin, for on them will vengeance fall if I get off clear; but to Iceland shall I go, and I would that thou withal shouldst make that journey.”

Onund gave his word to all, and they parted in good love.  So Thrand went to Iceland, and Ufeigh and Thormod Shaft received him well.  Thrand dwelt at Thrand’s-holt, which is west of Steer’s-river.

CHAP.  VII.

Onund went south to Rogaland, and met there many of his kin and friends; he dwelt there in secret at a man’s called Kolbein.  Now he heard that the king had taken his lands to him and set a man thereover who was called Harek, who was a farmer of the king’s; so on a night Onund went to him, and took him in his house; there Harek was led out and cut down, and Onund took all the chattels they found and burnt the homestead; and thereafter he abode in many places that winter.

But that autumn Grim the hersir slew Ondott Crow, because he might not get the heritage-money for the king; and that same night of his slaying, Signy, his wife, brought aboard ship all her chattels, and fared with her sons, Asmund and Asgrim, to Sighvat her father; but a little after sent her sons to Soknadale to Hedin her foster-father; but that seemed good to them but for a little while, and they would fain go back again to their mother; so they departed and came at Yule-tide to Ingiald the Trusty at Hvin; he took them in because of the urgency of Gyda his wife, and they were there the winter through.  But in spring came Onund north to Agdir, because he had heard of the slaying of Ondott Crow; but when he found Signy he asked her what help she would have of him.