husband after Kjartan. She lived but a little while after coming to
the north; and the tale goes that she died of a broken heart.




CHAP. LI

Osvif's Sons are Banished


[Sidenote: The revenge for Kjartan] Kjartan's body lay in state for a
week in Herdholt. Thorstein Egilson had had a church built at Burg. He
took the body of Kjartan home with him, and Kjartan was buried at
Burg. The church was newly consecrated, and as yet hung in white. Now
time wore on towards the Thorness Thing, and the award was given
against Osvif's sons, who were all banished the country. Money was
given to pay the cost of their going into exile, but they were
forbidden to come back to Iceland so long as any of Olaf's sons, or
Asgeir, Kjartan's son, should be alive. For Gudlaug, the son of
Osvif's sister, no weregild (atonement) should be paid, because of his
having set out against, and laid ambush for, Kjartan, neither should
Thorolf have any compensation for the wounds he had got. Olaf would
not let Bolli be prosecuted, and bade him ransom himself with a money
fine. This Halldor and Stein, and all the sons of Olaf, liked mightily
ill, and said it would go hard with Bolli if he was allowed to stay in
the same countryside as themselves. Olaf saw that would work well
enough as long as he was on his legs. [Sidenote: Audun's drowning]
There was a ship in Bjornhaven which belonged to Audun Cable-hound. He
was at the Thing, and said, "As matters stand, the guilt of these men