90 DANIEL Bruun. 
"What does such a thunder-crash mean?” 
Thormod answered: "They are wont to be the forerunners of won- 
derful events and when thou hearest the crash, then make thy escape and 
hasten home to our booth and guard thyself.” 
Whilst they so talked together a squall came over them with a heavy 
downpour of rain, and the people hastened away, to their own booths, 
as they were not prepared for rain. Some went into Thorgrim's booth, 
so that there was a crowd at the entrance. Thorgrim remained on the 
chair and waited until the throng of people at the booth-door had 
decreased. Thormod then said to Egil: "Remain here, whilst I go in 
front of the booth to see what is happening. But if thou hearest the big 
crash, run home to the booth as quickly as possible.” 
Thormod then went in front of the booth to the place where Thor- 
grim was sitting and asked: 
“What saga was that which thou didst relate?” 
Thorgrim answered: “The deeds of heroism which that saga con- 
tains cannot be told in a few words — but what is thy name?” 
He answered: “I am called Otryggr (i. е.: “Unreliable”). 
“Whose son art thou” asked Thorgrim. 
“Г am Tortrygs son.” 
Then Thorgrim would rise from his chair. Thormod struck bim 
оп the head with the axe so that he split it down to the shoulders: directly 
there after he hid the axe under his coat, sat down, and taking Thor- 
grim’s shoulders on his lap shouted at the same time: 
“Come here! Thorgrim has been dangerously wounded.” 
Many turned that way and saw the wound. They asked Thormod 
if he knew who had attacked Thorgrim. He answered: 
“I saw him just now. I ran here and sat down so as to support 
Thorgrim’s shoulders, when the deed was done; but I did not see what 
became of him who committed it.” 
Others now sat down and supported Thorgrim’s shoulders but 
Thormod went away — along the shore, passing a point: there he turned 
his fur coat so that the white side showed. 
When Egil heard the erash, which was caused by Thormod striking 
Thorgrim he ran home to Skuf’s booth. People saw a man running and 
they thought it was the man who had wounded Thorgrim. Egil became 
very frightened when he saw that many, partly armed, pursued him 
and when they took hold of him, his legs shook under him through fear; 
but when they saw that it was Egil they knew that it was not he who 
had attacked Thorgrim. His fright then disappeared like the fiery red 
of hot iron. 
His pursuers then went to the booth to search for the manslayer 
but he was not to be found. Then they spread along the shore, past 
the point which here stretched out into the sea. There they met a man 
in a white fur and they asked him his name. He called himself Vigfus. 
