But of Aulvir there is this to be told, that he reached home before Egil, and Thorolf and Thorir had
come home even before that. Aulvir told the tidings, the slaying of Bard and the rest that had there
befallen, but of Egil’s goings since he knew nothing. Thorolf was much grieved hereat, as also was
Arinbjorn; they thought that Egil would return nevermore. But the next morning Egil came home.
Which when Thorolf knew, he rose up and went out to meet him, and asked in what way he had
escaped, and what tidings had befallen in his journey. Then Egil recited this stave:

’From Norway king’s keeping,

From craft of Gunnhilda,

So I freed me (nor flaunt I The feat overbold),

That three, whom but I wot not,

The warrior king’s liege-men,

Lie dead, to the high hall

Of Hela downsped.’

Arinbjorn spoke well of this work, and said to his father that he would be bound to atone Egil with the
king.

Thorir said, ’It will be the common verdict that Bard got his desert in being slain; yet hath Egil
wrought too much after the way of his kin, in looking little before him and braving a king’s wrath,
which most men find a heavy burden. However, I will atone you, Egil, with the king for this time.’

Thorir went to find the king, but Arinbjorn remained at home and declared that one lot should befall
them all. But when Thorir came to the king, he offered terms for Egil, his own bail, while the king
should doom the fine. King Eric was very wroth, and it was hard to come to speech with him; he said
that what his father had said would prove true - that family would never be trustworthy. He bade
Thorir arrange it thus: ’Though I accept some atonement, Egil shall not be long harboured in my
realm. But for the sake of thy intercession, Thorir, I will take a money fine for this man.’ The king
fixed such fine as he thought fit; Thorir paid it all and went home.

Chapter 46 - Of Thorolf’s and Egil’s harrying.
Thorolf and Egil stayed that winter with Thorir, and were made much of. But in spring they got ready
a large war-ship and gathered men thereto, and in summer they went the eastern way and harried; there
won they much wealth and had many battles. They held on even to Courland, and made a peace for
half a month with the men of the land and traded with them. But when this was ended, then they took
to harrying, and put in at divers places. One day they put in at the mouth of a large river, where was an
extensive forest upon land. They resolved to go up the country, dividing their force into companies of
twelve. They went through the wood, and it was not long before they came to peopled parts. There
they plundered and slew men, but the people fled, till at last there was no resistance. But as the day
wore on, Thorolf had the blast sounded to recall his men down to the shore. Then each turned back
from where they were into the wood. But when Thorolf mustered his force, Egil and his company had
not come down; and the darkness of night was closing in, so that they could not, as they thought, look
for him.