Thorstein Egil’s son dwelt at Borg. He had two illegitimate sons, Hrifla and Hrafn. But after his
marriage he and Jofridr had ten children. Helga the fair was their daughter, she about whom quarrelled
Skald-Hrafn and Gunnlaug Wormstongue. Grim was their eldest son, the second Skuli, the third
Thorgeir, the fourth Kollsvein, the fifth Hjorleif, the sixth Hall, the seventh Egil, the eighth Thord. The
other daughter was Thora, who was married to Thormod Kleppjarn’s son. From Thorstein’s children
sprang a large progeny, and many great men. They are called Myra-men, all those that sprang from
Skallagrim.

Chapter 85 - Of Aunund Sjoni and Steinar his son.
Aunund Sjoni dwelt at Anabrekka, while Egil dwelt at Borg. Aunund married Thorgerdr daughter of
Thorbjorn the Stout, of Snæfell-strand: the children of Aunund and his wife were a son Steinar, and a
daughter Dalla. And when Aunund grew old and his sight was dim, then he gave up the housekeeping
to Steinar his son. Father and son had much wealth.

Steinar was above other men tall and strong, ill-favoured, with a stoop, long in the legs, short in the
body. He was a very quarrelsome man, vehement, overbearing, and obstinate, a most headstrong
fellow. And when Thorstein Egil’s son came to dwell at Borg, there was at once a coolness between
him and Steinar. South of Hafs-brook lies a moor called Stack-moor. In winter this is under water, but
in spring, when the ice breaks up, such good grazing for cattle is there, that it was deemed equal to
stacked hay. Hafs-brook by old custom marked the boundary; but in spring Steinar’s cattle encroached
much on Stack-moor, when driven out to Hafs-brook, and Thorstein’s house-carles complained of it.
Steinar took no notice of this; and so matters went on for the first summer without anything
happening. But in the second spring Steinar continued to take the pasturage; wherefore Thorstein
spoke with him about it, but quietly, asking him to control the grazing of his kine, as had been the old
usage. Steinar said the cattle should go where they would. He spoke on the whole matter with
obstinacy, and he and Thorstein had words about it. Thorstein then had the cattle turned back to the
moor beyond Hafs-brook. This when Steinar knew, he charged Grani his thrall to sit by the cattle on
Stack-moor, and he sat there every day. This was in the latter part of the summer: all the pasture south
of Hafs-brook had been grazed by then.

Now it happened one day that Thorstein had mounted a knoll to look round. He saw where Steinar’s
cattle were moving. Out he went on to the moor: it was late in the day. He saw that the cattle had now
come far out on the fenny hollow. Thorstein ran out on the moor. And when Grani saw that, he drove
the cattle away apace till they came to the milking-shed. Thorstein followed, and he and Grani met in
the gate. Thorstein slew him there: and it has been called since Grani’s gate: it is in the wall of the
enclosure. Thorstein pulled down the wall over Grani, and so covered his body. Then he went home to
Borg, but the women who came to the milking-shed found Grani where he lay. After that they carried
him home to the house, and told Steinar these tidings. Steinar buried him up on the hillside, and soon
got another thrall to go with the cattle, whose name is not told. Thorstein made as though he knew
nothing about the pasture for the remainder of the summer.