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Updated: May 3, 2025
One day, when the shepherds had brought tidings that many of Glum's sheep were missing, Glum bade Thiostolf go into the hills and see if he could find those that were lost. But Thiostolf grew angry, and answered rudely: 'I am not your slave, and it is not my work to bring in sheep. If you mean to go yourself, perhaps I will consent to go with you.
They soon came upon a flock of wild sheep, and tried to drive them down the steep side of a hill towards Glum's house, but it was of no use, and as fast as the sheep were collected together they all scattered again. Very soon, Glum and Thiostolf grew tired and ill-tempered, and each told the other he was stupid and lazy.
'Yes; and this time you can choose your own husband, answered Thiostolf; but Hallgerda only asked calmly: 'So Thorwald is dead? and as Thiostolf nodded she went on: 'You must go northward, to Swan my kinsman; he will hide you from your enemies. After that she unlocked her chests and dismissed her maidens with gifts; then she mounted her horse and rode home to her father.
He asked Hauskuld what atonement he would make for Glum, but Hauskuld answered that it was neither he nor his daughter who had slain Glum, and that Hrut had avenged himself on Thiostolf. To this Thorarin said nothing, but Hrut offered to give him gifts, and so peace lay between them. Now, Hrut's wife, Unna, was of kin to two brothers, Gunnar and Kolskegg.
As soon as Oswif, Thorwald's father, had heard the tidings, he guessed that Thiostolf must have gone northward to Swan, and calling his men round him they all rode to the Bearfirth.
'Where is Thorwald? asked Hrut, who had heard nothing. 'He is dead, answered Hallgerda. 'By the hand of Thiostolf? said her father. 'By his hand, and by that of no other; and Hallgerda passed by them and entered the house.
Then she told him how her father had cast out Thiostolf, and that he had come to her for shelter, and she wished him to remain, if it was Glum's will. And Glum answered that, if she wished it greatly, Thiostolf should remain, unless he betook himself to evil courses.
'Go to Hrut, and ask him, replied Hallgerda, and Thiostolf went. 'Glum is slain' said Thiostolf to Hrut, who had come down to the door in answer to Thiostolf's knock. 'Who slew him? asked Hrut. 'I slew him, answered Thiostolf. 'Why did you come here? asked Hrut again. 'Because Hallgerda sent me, answered Thiostolf.
For a while Thiostolf went warily, and no fault did Glum find with him; then he fell to marring everything, as he had done in Thorwald's time, and to no one would he listen save to Hallgerda only. In vain Thorarin warned Glum that things would have an ill ending, but Glum only smiled, and let Hallgerda have her way.
'You speak truth, said Hrut, who had listened to their talk in silence; 'and the marriage may yet turn out well if you will do as I tell you. See that you suffer not Thiostolf to ride with her to Glum's house, and that he never sleeps in the house for more than three nights running, without Glum's leave, on pain of outlawry and death by Glum himself.
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