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Thorgils returned to the wood to his companions, and told them what he had found out about Helgi. "We must tarry here through the night, and not go to the dairy till to-morrow morning." They did as he ordained, and in the morning Thorgils and his band rode up through the wood till they were within a short way from the dairy.
But Thorgils had not come hither without a plan in his head, and he set it before the king plainly. "Norton is on the southern end of the Quantocks, and Watchet is at the northern end, as you know, King Ina. Between the two on the hills is the great camp which any force can hold, but nought but a great one can storm.
But he stayed the stroke as suddenly as if his great arms had been turned to steel, so that the axe edge rested on the rim of the vessel without so much as notching it, and at that all the onlookers cheered him. "Now it may be known," said he, smiling broadly, "why men call me Thorgils the axeman."
Then the boy caught his knives and thrust them one by one into his belt, and, turning shoreward, strode quickly down the plank and made his way through the cheering crowd, followed by Thorgils. Many of the vikings called him back with offers of reward, and Sigurd Erikson tried to arrest him as he passed. But the young slave only gave a careless laugh and ran swiftly away.
Surely the thane will ride home with us, and we can talk on the way." Howel added at once that this was the best plan for me, and what he was about to ask me himself. "I know you will want to get home again as soon as may be," he said. "No doubt Thorgils will take you at once. I will have word sent to him at Tenby to stay for you."
Of Thorgils' life is little hope; his bones are smashed; eight more are dead." Then Grettir went to his retreat and spent the winter there. The next time that Bjorn met Grettir he told him that this was a very serious affair, and that he would not be able to stay there in peace much longer.
Alf had another daughter named Thorelf, who was the mother of Thorgeir the son of Havar. Thorgeir, therefore, had a very strong backing through his connections, for Thorgils was the most powerful chief in the Vestfirding quarter. He was very open-handed and gave hospitality to any free-man for as long as he would.
Thorsteinn sent Grettir on to Tunga to Snorri the Godi, with whom he was then at peace, and advised Grettir to ask for his protection, and if it were refused to go West to Thorgils the son of Ari in Reykjaholar, "who will surely take you in for the winter. Stay there in the Western fjords until the affair is settled." Grettir said he would follow his counsel.
"Then we will get ashore and leave swiftly. I think we need not stay to pay Thorgils for the voyage." "Let us tell some of the shore men to bide here to help us," said the other "we have the Saxon to carry." "That is a good thought." They clattered over the plank ashore, and another strand of the rope went at that time. I thought it was but one of another turn of the line, however.
Thorgils settled for the slaying of Skuf and Bjarni there and then in the dale, and was delayed by the affair longer than he intended. Thorgeir embarked on the ship and Thorgils went to the Thing, where he did not arrive before they were proceeding to judgment in Thorgils Maksson's case. Asmund Longhair then called for the defence.
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