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Updated: June 10, 2025

Therewith came Svein, and leapt from his horse, and saw his own mare, and sang this withal "Who rode on my mare away? What is that which thou wilt pay? Who a greater theft has seen? What does the cowl-covered mean?" Grettir by then had doft his wet clothes, and he heard the stave, and answered "Well, so be it then," said the farmer, "and the ride is well paid for."

- The Story of Grettir the Strong