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The party, five in number, came to Hrutafjardarhals to the west of Burfell, where the great stone called Grettishaf lies; he struggled a long time with that stone, trying to lift it, and delayed his journey thereby until Kormak's party came up. Grettir went towards them and both alighted from their horses.
Thorgeir cried: "Good men are alike in many things. High did Grettir bear his sword last summer on Hrutafjardarhals." Atli answered: "He is more accustomed to deeds of strength than I am." Then they fought. Gunnar made a resolute attack on Atli, and fought fiercely. After they had battled for a time Atli said: "There is nothing to be gained by each of us killing the other's followers.
There is no great loss in him, for he was in his dotage." "You talk strangely about such a man as he was," they said. "Grettir would not be much pleased if he heard you." "I can endure Grettir's wrath," he said. "He must bear his axe higher than he did at Hrutafjardarhals if he wishes to frighten me." Grettir heard every word that Thorbjorn said, but took no notice as long as he was speaking.
The decree of the arbitrators was that half penalties should be paid for Thorir's sons and half should be remitted on account of the wrongful attack which they made and their designs on Atli's life. The slaying of Atli's man at Hrutafjardarhals should be set off against the two of theirs who had been killed.
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