his house-carles from home, some north to Ramfirth to meet a ship and
some out to Middlefell strand. "It is also told me that Bolli is
staying at the out-dairy in Sælingsdale with no more than the
house-carles who are doing the haymaking. And it seems to me we shall
never have a better chance of seeking a meeting with Bolli than now."
So this then Halldor and Bardi settled between them. There was a man
named Thorstein the Black, a wise man and wealthy; he lived at
Hundidale in the Broadfirth-Dales; he had long been a friend of Olaf
Peacock's. A sister of Thorstein was called Solveig; she was married
to a man who was named Helgi, who was son of Hardbein. Helgi was a
very tall and strong man, and a great sailor; he had lately come to
Iceland, and was staying with his brother-in-law Thorstein. Halldor
sent word to Thorstein the Black and Helgi his brother-in-law, and
when they were come to Herdholt Halldor told them what he was about,
and how he meant to carry it out, and asked them to join in the
journey with him. Thorstein showed an utter dislike of this
undertaking, saying, "It is the most heinous thing that you kinsmen
should go on killing each other off like that; and now there are but
few men left in your family equal to Bolli." But though Thorstein
spoke in this wise it went for nought. [Sidenote: Thorgerd goes with
her sons] Halldor sent word to Lambi, his father's brother, and when
he came and met Halldor he told him what he was about, and Lambi
urged hard that this should be carried out. Goodwife Thorgerd also
egged them on eagerly to make an earnest of their journey, and said
she should never look upon Kjartan as avenged until Bolli paid for him
with his life. After this they got ready for the journey. In this raid
there were the four sons of Olaf and the fifth was Bardi. There were
the sons of Olaf, Halldor, Steinthor, Helgi, and Hoskuld, but Bardi
was Gudmund's son. Lambi was the sixth, the seventh was Thorstein, and
the eighth Helgi, his brother-in-law, the ninth An Brushwood-belly.