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was also drowned; but at last Thordis and her remaining son, Bödvar, 
got an inkling of his place of refuge. 
They now decided to search him and take revenge: 
“They got up in the night, took a big boat which belonged to them 
manned it with 15 men and rowed that night to Ericsfiord.” 
[Whether they had to cross the tongue of land between the two 
fiords is not mentioned; one could not row from the one fiord to the other 
without going right down to the south — and that would take days]. It 
was during the clear nights: 
“Thordis travelled now during the night, straight to Brattahlid. 
Thorkel received them kindly and offered the travellers everything 
they needed. Thordis said: “The case stands thus; I intend visiting 
the old couple, Gamli and Grima, thy assize folk, as I believe to have 
heard with certainty, that Thormod, he, whom we had pronounced 
an outlaw, and whom many supposed to be drowned, is living with them. 
Now I wish thee to go with us and arrange it so that we get our due 
over Саш and Grima. Thou wilt best get to know how things go 
between us when thou hearest our conversation thyself.” 
Thorkel answered: “It seems to me very unlikely that Gamlı 
has thy outlaw in his charge; but I will go with thee if thou absolutely 
wishest it.” 
Thordis and her followers broke their fast there, whilst Thorkel 
collected his folk, as he would not be subjected, to Thordis and Bödvar’s 
discretion, should they disagree. 
When they had eaten to the full, Thorkel went on board a vessel 
with 20 men, and both boat-parties started on their journey. 
Grima, it is said, had suspected danger, having been warned in 
dreams, and Gamli remained at home, from fishing, in case anything 
should happen. 
“Gamli’s wife Grima owned a chair, on the back of which a stately 
pieture of Thor was carved. Grima said in the morning: 
“Now I will tell you what is to take place — to day. My chair I will 
place in the middle of the floor in the dwelling-room. On it — thou shall 
sit, Thormod, as soon as the strangers come; but thou mayest not raise 
thyself as long as Thordis is present. Thou mayest not rise from the 
chair, even if thou thinkest remarkable things happen, or that discord 
arises in thy vicinity. If thou art destined to die it will be of no use to 
seek a recess. — Thou, Gamli, shalt hang a caldron over the fire and 
cook seal flesh and thou shalt cast sweepings onto the fire and contrive 
it so that the house will become full of smoke; I will sit in the doorway, 
spinning, and receive those who come.” 
Everything was arranged as Grima had determined. When Thorkil’s 
and Thordis’ vessels were seen to steer towards land, Thormod sat down 
on the chair. Gamli had now set the caldron over the fire and heated 
it with all sorts of sweepings, so that the house was filled with 
