Chapter 47 - Of the further harrying of Thorolf and Egil.
Harold Gormsson had then taken the kingdom in Denmark, his father Gorm being now dead. The land
was then open to harrying; freebooters often lay off the Danish coast. Aki knew Denmark well both by
sea and land. So Egil inquired of him diligently where the places were that promised good booty. But
when they came to Eyrar-sound, then Aki said that up on land there was a large trading town named
Lundr; there, he said, was hope of plunder, but ’twas likely that the townsmen would make resistance.

The question was put before the men whether they should go up or not. Opinions were much divided,
some liking, some letting it; then the matter was referred to the leaders. Thorolf was rather for going
up. Then Egil was asked what counsel he thought good. He recited a stave:

’Wolf-battening warrior,

Wield we high gleaming swords.

In snake-fostering summer

Such deeds well beseem.

Lead up to Lundr:

Let laggards be none!

Spear-music ungentle

By sunset shall sound.’

After that they made them ready to go up, and they came to the town. But when the townsmen were
aware of the enemy’s coming, they made against them. A wooden wall was round the town; they set
men to guard this. A very fierce battle was there fought. Egil, with his following, charged fiercely on
the gate nor spared himself. There was a great slaughter, the townsmen falling one upon another. It is
said that Egil first entered the town, the others following. Then those of the town fled, and great was
the slaughter. But Thorolf and his company plundered the town and took much wealth, and fired the
buildings before they left. Then they went down to their ships.

Chapter 48 - Of the banquet at earl Arnfid’s.
Thorolf stood northwards with his force past Holland, and they put into a harbour there, as the wind
drove them back. They did not plunder there. A little way up the country dwelt an earl named Arnfid.
But when he heard that freebooters had come to land there, he sent his men to meet them with this
errand, to know whether they wished for peace or war. Upon the messengers’ coming to Thorolf with
their errand, he said that they would not harry there, that there was no need to harry there or come with
warshield, the land being not wealthy. The messengers went back to the earl, and told him the issue of
their errand: but when the earl knew that he need not gather men for this cause, then he rode down
without any armed force to meet the freebooters. When they met, all went well at the conference. The
earl bade Thorolf to a banquet with him, and as many of his men as he would. Thorolf promised to go.

On the appointed day the earl had riding-horses sent down to meet them. Thorolf and Egil went, and
they had thirty men with them. When they came to the earl, he received them well; they were led into
the dining-hall. At once beer was brought in and given them to drink. They sate there till evening.