84 DANIEL BRUUN. 
slept on the farm itself. Lodin now thought that Sigrid was too long a 
time at the sleeping house in the evening and he thought of what is 
said of such disolute women, that: 
of rolling wheels 
their hearts were made, 
Falsness lives in their breast. 
He now forbade her to remain there such a long time in the evening, 
she answered in a manner best suited to her. 
One evening Lodin tried to stop her, as she, Thormod and Thorkel 
went to the sleeping-house. The last mentioned said to Lodin that he 
need not be afraıd, as he (Thorkel) would take care of her. 
As time wore on towards Yule Thorkel brewed ale, as he 
intended having such a Yule feast that it would be renowned, as 
it so seldom took place in Greenland. ‘He invited his friends for 
Yule and many people came. Skuf from Stokkaness and Biarni 
were also there, they had lent Thorkel tapestries (to hang on the walls) 
and drinking vessels and the like for the feast. During Yule-tide 
drinking-bouts were held, with great joy and merriment. When Yule 
was over they prepared to depart. Lodin gave people their clothes, 
swords and hand-weapons again, which he had taken charge of; he also 
set Skufs and Biarni’s boat out and the men carried their vessels and 
clothes down to it. Lodin had a peasant’s coat on and trousers of seal- 
skin. He now went as fourth into the room. Here he only found Thormod 
and Biarni. Thormod lay foremost on the couch. Lopın and his com- 
panions now took Thormod by the feet and jerked him onto the floor 
and dragged him along it. Biarni sprang up, grasped Lodin round 
the waist and threw him down on the floor, hard, cursing them who 
dragged Thormod, and ordered them to let him go — which they did. 
Thormod now stood up and remarked to Biarni: “We Icelanders 
do not mind such a jest as we have so often tried that sort in “Skinn- 
lerk”” (a sort of game). 
They went out as if nothing unusual had happened. When Skuf 
and his travelling-companions were ready to depart, Thorkel and his 
household accompanied him to the ship. They had a boat which lay 
ready by a bridge. Biarni stood by the boat and waited for Skuf who 
was talking to Thorkel. Lodin, who had delivered people their clothes, 
stood on land, not far from the boat. Thormod was also present. — 
When one least expected it he swung ап axe, which he had hidden under 
his cloak, and struck Lodin’s head in such a manner that he fell dead 
to the earth. 
Thorkel heard the crash and saw immediately that Lodin had 
fallen. He directly gave his men orders to fall upon Thormod and kill 
him but they tarried. Biarni now said to Thormod that he should get 
into the boat, which he also did. Biarni followed him and Skuf likewise, 
