by Eyjolf Nosy, a man from Drontheim, but he wants to take to him
a wife here, and he will not get the match made unless he settles
himself down here. We will buy the ship of him, for we shall
have many men and little freight. The ship is big and will take
us all.”
Then they ceased talking of it.
But a little after they rode east, and did not stop before they
came east to Bjornness in Homfirth, and there they found Eyjolf,
for he had been there as a guest that winter.
There Flosi and his men had a hearty welcome, and they were there
the night. Next morning Flosi dealt with the captain for the
ship, but he said he would not be hard to sell the ship if he
could get what he wanted for her. Flosi asked him in what coin
he wished to be paid for her; the Easterling says he wanted land
for her near where he then was.
Then Eyjolf told Flosi all about his dealings with his host, and
Flosi says he will pull an oar with him, so that his marriage
bargain might be struck, and buy the ship of him afterwards. The
Easterling was glad at that. Flosi offered him land at
Borgarhaven, and now the Easterling holds on with his suit to his
host when Flosi was by, and Flosi threw in a helping word, so
that the bargain was brought about between them.
Flosi made over the land at Borgarhaven to the Easterling, but
shook hands on the bargain for the ship. He got also from the
Easterling twenty hundreds in wares, and that was also in their
bargain for the land.
Now Flosi rode back home. He was so beloved by his men that
their wares stood free to him to take either on loan or gift,
just as he chose.
He rode home to Swinefell, and was at home a while.
Then Flosi sent Kol Thorstein’s son and Gunnar Lambi’s son east
to Hornfirth. They were to be there by the ship, and to fit her
out, and set up booths, and sack the wares, and get all things
together that were needful.
Now we must tell of the sons of Sigfus how they say to Flosi that
they will ride west to Fleetlithe to set their houses in order,
and get wares thence, and such other things as they needed.
“Kari is not there now to be guarded against,” they say, “if he
is in the north country as is said.”
“I know not,” answers Flosi, “as to such stories, whether there
be any truth in what is said of Kari’s journeyings; methinks, we
have often been wrong in believing things which are nearer to
learn than this. My counsel is that ye go many of you together,
and part as little as ye can, and be as wary of yourselves as ye
may. Thou, too, Kettle of the Mark shalt bear in mind that dream
which I told thee, and which thou prayedst me to hide; for many
are those in thy company who were then called.”
“All must come to pass as to man’s life,” said Kettle, “as it is
foredoomed; but good go with thee for thy warning.”
