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Now women and thralls came in and drew out the wounded and those who still breathed from among the dead, taking them to the temple. They bore away the body of Ospakar also, but they left the rest. All night long Gudruda sat in the bride's seat. There she sat in the silver summer midnight, looking on the slain who were strewn about the great hall.
Eric ran forward to the prow, and with him Skallagrim, and called aloud to a great man who stood upon the ship to starboard, wearing a black helm with raven's wings: "Who art thou that bars the sea against me?" "I am named Ospakar Blacktooth," answered the great man. "And what must we lose at thy hands, Ospakar?" "But one thing your lives!" answered Blacktooth.
He set him in a chamber of rock and timbers on a mountain-top, whence he might see all the lands that once were his, and built up a great mound of earth above him. To this day people tell that here on Yule night black Ospakar bursts out, and golden Eric rides down the blast to meet him.
Send messengers to Swinefell and say to Ospakar that if he would still wed Gudruda the Fair, Asmund's daughter, let him come to Middalhof when folk ride from the Thing and he shall not go hence alone. Nay, I have done. Now, I pray thee speak no more to me of Eric or of Ospakar. Of the one I have seen and heard enough, and of the other I shall hear and see enough in the years that are to come."
Now Gudruda looked at Eric Brighteyes wonderingly, and Ospakar saw it and became very angry. "Look not so, maiden," he said, "for it shall be another Eric than yon flapper-duck who holds Whitefire aloft, though it may very well chance that he shall feel its edge." Now Gudruda bit her lip, and Eric burned red to the brow and spoke: "It is ill, lord, to throw taunts like an angry woman.
Now, men go up to the Lögberg, and there came Ospakar, though he was not yet healed of his wound, and all his company, and laid their suits against Eric by the mouth of Gizur the Lawman, Ospakar's son.
Folk may hear thee, Eric, and then thou wilt be in danger I would say that, then shall ill things be told of me, because I am found with him who slew my brother?" "I slew Ospakar too, Gudruda. Surely the death of him by whose side thou didst sit as wife is more to thee than the death of Björn?" "The bride-cup was not yet drunk, Eric; therefore I have no blood-feud for Ospakar."
Now all those who watched called out that this was a good offer and a manly one, though it might turn out ill for Eric; but Ospakar answered: "Were I but well of my wound I alone would cut that golden comb of thine, thou braggart; as it is, be sure that two shall be found."
"It chanced that Ospakar saw my wife Thorunna and would take her, but at first she did not listen. Then he promised her wealth and all good things, and she was weary of our hard way of life and hearkened. Still, she would not go away openly, for that had brought shame on her, but plotted with Ospakar that he should come and take her as though by force.
And as for Ospakar, if but once I get these arms about him, I fear him little, or any man, and I covet that sword of his greatly. But we can talk more certainly of these things to-morrow." Now Gudruda clung to him and told him all that had befallen, and of the doings and words of Swanhild. "She honours me beyond my worth," he said, "who am in no way set on her, but on thee only, Gudruda."
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