Vietnam or Thailand ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Updated: June 1, 2025
What can it matter, now that Hot-Head is dead? Ah, that was a fine revenge!" He squinted boldly up into Sigurd's face, though he did not raise his voice to be heard beyond. "Did you know that it was not Thorhall the steward who found the knife that betrayed the English-man? Did you dream of that, Jarl's son?
Thorhall's wife was named Gudrun; they had a son named Grim and a daughter named Thurid who were just grown up. Thorhall was fairly wealthy, especially in live-stock. His property in cattle exceeded that of any other man. He was not a chief, but an honest bondi nevertheless. He had great difficulty in getting a shepherd to suit him because the place was haunted.
"So only shall my service avail thee, if I go of my own will, for I am evil of mood if matters mislike me," quoth Glam. "I fear no hurt thereof," said Thorhall, "and I will that thou fare to my house." "That may I do," said Glam, "perchance there are some troubles there?" "Folk deem the place haunted," said Thorhall.
So Thorhall went to Skapti's booth, where Skapti, knowing that he was a man of wealth, received him graciously, and asked what the news was. "I want some good counsel from you," said Thorhall. "I am little fit to give you counsel," he replied; "but what is it that you need?" "It is this: I have great difficulty in keeping my shepherds. Some get injured and others cannot finish their work.
He did not know what sort of a whale it was, but the men were set upon it, and Thorhall vehement. "Get at it, get at it what do you fear, man? I tell you it is a godsend," he said. He had been very queer in his ways for a week or more, and one day had been found upon a cliff overhanging the water, with his arms stiffly out, his chin towards the sky.
But Glam began to gather strength anew, and now went so far in his mischief that every one fled from Thorhall-stead, except the yeoman and his wife. "The same cattleman, however, had been there for a long time, and Thorhall would not let him leave, because he was so faithful and so careful.
"The yeoman thought it high time to leave the place now, and fled from his farm with all that he could remove. All the live-stock that he left behind was killed by Glam, who then went through the whole glen and laid waste all the farms up from Tongue. "Thorhall spent the rest of the winter with various friends.
It was broad daylight by this time, for no one ventured to be outside earlier than that, except the cattleman, who always went out when it began to grow clear. She heard a great noise and fearful bellowing in the byre, and ran into the house again, crying out and saying that some awful thing was going on there. Thorhall went out to the cattle and found them goring each other with their horns.
There was great scarcity of pasture, the fishing fell off; they had to kill some of their cattle, but dared not depend upon that. There was trouble with some of the crew, begun by Thorhall the Huntsman, who began to preach heathenry to them, getting a few at a time in the woods and talking, and singing old songs.
"Grettir answered that there were horses enough to be got, whatever might happen to this one. Thorhall was delighted that he was willing to stay, and gave him the heartiest reception. The horse was strongly secured in an out-house; then they went to sleep, and that night passed without Glam appearing.
Word Of The Day
Others Looking