Chapter 26 - Of Guttorm.
There was a man named Guttorm, son of Sigurd Hart. He was mother’s brother to king Harold; also he
had been his foster-father, and ruler over his forces, for the king was a child when he first came to the
throne. Guttorm had commanded the army in all battles which Harold had fought to bring the land
under his sway. But when Harold became sole king of all Norway, and sat in peace, then he gave to
his kinsman Guttorm Westfold and East-Agdir, and Hringariki, and all the land that had belonged to
Halfdan Swarthy his father. Guttorm had two sons and two daughters. His sons were named Sigurd
and Ragnar; his daughters Ragnhildr and Aslaug.

Guttorm fell sick, and when near his end sent to king Harold, bidding him see to his children and his
province. Soon after this he died. On hearing of his death, the king summoned Hallvard Hardfarer and
his brother, and told them to go on a message for him eastwards to Vik, he being then at Throndheim.
They made great preparations for their journey, choosing them men and the best ship they could get; it
was the very ship they had taken from Thorgils Yeller. But when they were ready, the king told them
their errand: they were to go eastwards to Tunsberg, the market town where Guttorm had resided. ’Ye
shall,’ said the king, ’bring to me Guttorm’s sons, but his daughters shall be fostered there till I bestow
them in marriage. I will find men to take charge of the province and foster the maidens.’

So the brothers started with a fair wind, and came in the spring eastwards to Vik and to Tunsberg, and
there declared their errand. They took the sons of Guttorm, and much movable property, and went
their way back. The wind was then somewhat slack, and their voyage slower, but nothing happened till
they sailed northwards over the Sogn-sea, having now a good wind and bright weather, and being in
merry mood.

Chapter 27 - Slaying of Hallvard and Sigtrygg.
All through the summer Kveldulf and Skallagrim kept a look-out shorewards on the highway of
vessels. Skallagrim was very sharp-sighted. He saw Hallvard’s company sailing by, and he knew the
ship, for he had seen it before when Thorgils went with it. Skallagrim watched their course, and where
they lay to in haven at eventide. Then he went back to his own people, and told Kveldulf what he had
seen, and withal how he had recognised the ship, being that which once was Thorolf’s, and was taken
by Hallvard from Thorgils, and doubtless there were some men on board who would be worth
catching.

So they made them ready with both their boats, and twenty men in each. Kveldulf steered one,
Skallagrim the other. Then they rowed and made for the ship. But when they came where it lay, they
put in to land.

Hallvard’s men had set up the tent over their ship, and laid them down to sleep. But when Kveldulf’s
force came upon them, then the watchmen who sat at the gangway-end leapt up, and called out to the
ship; they bade the men rise, for an enemy was upon them. Hallvard’s party leapt to their weapons.
But when Kveldulf with his men came to the gangway-end, he went out by the stern gangway, while
Skallagrim went forward to the other gangway.