The end was that Thorir promised to go to the king, and bade them try whether the king’s son would
go with him. But when Thorolf and Bjorn spake of this with Eric, he promised his influence with his
father.

After that Thorolf and Bjorn went their way to Sogn. But Thorir and Eric the king’s son set in order
the newly-given galley, and went south to meet the king, and found him in Hordaland. He received
them joyfully. They remained there for awhile, watching for a fit time to approach the king when he
should be in a good humour. Then they opened this matter before the king, and said that a certain man
had come named Thorolf, Skallagrim’s son. ’We would pray thee,’ they said, ’O king, to bear in mind
this: that his kinsmen have done good to thee, and not to make him pay for what his father did in
avenging his brother.’

Thorir spoke herein soft words, but the king answered rather shortly that to him and his much
mischance had come from Kveldulf and his sons, and ’twas to be looked for that this Thorolf would be
like-minded with his kin. ’They are all,’ said he, ’overbearing men, who know no measure, and care
not with whom they have to deal.’

Then Eric took the word. He said that Thorolf had made friends with him, and given him a noble
present that ship which they had there. ’I have,’ said he, ’promised him my hearty friendship. There
will be few to become friends with me if this man get nothing by it. Thou wilt not let it be so, father,
with him who has been the first to give me such a treasure.’

The end was that the king promised them before they parted that Thorolf should be in peace with him.
’But I will not,’ said he, ’ that he come into my presence. And thou, Eric, mayst make him as close to
thee as thou wilt, him or more of his kin. But one of two things will happen, either they will be softer
to thee than to me, or thou wilt rue this thy intercession, and that thou lettest them be long in thy
company.’

Thereafter went Eric Bloodaxe and Thorir home to the Firths; then they sent word to Thorolf how their
errand to the king had sped. Thorolf and Bjorn were for that winter with Brynjolf. Many summers they
were out a-freebooting, but the winters they spent with Brynjolf, or sometimes with Thorir.

Chapter 37 - The journey to Bjarmaland.
Eric Bloodaxe now took a share in the realm. He held oversight in Hordaland and the Firths; he took
and kept about him a body-guard. And one spring Eric Bloodaxe made ready to go to Bjarmaland, and
chose him much people for that voyage. Thorolf betook him to this voyage with Eric, and was in the
forecastle of his ship, and bare his standard. Thorolf was then taller and stronger than other men, and
herein like his father. In that expedition befell much tidings. Eric had a great battle by the river Dvina
in Bjarmaland, wherein he won the victory, as is told in the lays about him. And in that voyage he took
Gunnhilda, daughter of Auzur Toti, and brought her home with him. Gunnhilda was above all women
beautiful and shrewd, and of magic cunning. There was great intimacy between Thorolf and
Gunnhilda. Thorolf ever spend the winters with Eric, the summers in freebooting.

The next tidings were that Thora Bjorn’s wife fell sick and died. But some while after Bjorn took to
him another wife; she was named Alof, the daughter of Erling the wealthy of Ostr. They two had a
daughter named Gunnhilda.