Then Egil recited:

’Sorrow shows not, but hides

The saddening thought within.

Names in my poesy

Not oft I use to veil.

For Odin’s warrior wights

Will surely searching find

In war-god’s wine of song

What poet deep hath plunged.’

’Here,’ said Egil, ’will the old saw be found true. All should be told to a friend. I will tell you that
which you ask, about what woman I compose verse. ’’Tis Asgerdr your kinswoman; and I would fain
have your furtherance to secure this match.’

Arinbjorn said that he deemed it well thought of. ’I will,’ said he, ’surely give my good word that this
match may be made.’

Then Egil laid this matter before Asgerdr, but she referred it to the decision of her father and her
kinsman Arinbjorn. Arinbjorn talked with Asgerdr, and she made the same answer. Arinbjorn was
desirous of this match. After this Arinbjorn and Egil went together to Bjorn, and then Egil made his
suit and asked to wife Asgerdr Bjorn’s daughter. Bjorn took this matter well, and said that Arinbjorn
should chiefly decide this. Arinbjorn greatly desired it; and the end of the matter was that Egil and
Asgerdr were betrothed, and the wedding was to be at Arinbjorn’s.

And when the appointed time came, there was a very grand feast at Egil’s marriage. He was then very
cheerful for the remaining part of the winter. In the spring he made ready a merchant-ship for a voyage
to Iceland. Arinbjorn advised him not to settle in Norway while Gunnhilda’s power was so great. ’For
she is very wroth with you,’ said Arinbjorn; ’and this has been made much worse by your encounter
with Eyvind near Jutland.’

But when Egil was ready, and a fair wind blew, he sailed out to sea, and his voyage sped well. He
came in the autumn to Iceland, and stood into Borgar-firth. He had now been out twelve winters.
Skallagrim was an old man by this time. Full glad was he when Egil came home. Egil went to lodge at
Borg, and with him Thofid Strong and many of their company; and they were there with Skallagrim
for the winter. Egil had immense store of wealth; but it is not told that Egil shared that silver which
king Athelstan had given him either with Skallagrim or others. That winter Thorfid married Sæunn,
Skallagrim’s daughter; and in the following spring Skallagrim gave them a homestead at Long-river-
foss, and the land inwards from Leiru-brook between Long-river and Swan-river, even up to the fell.
Daughter of Thorfid and Sæunn was Thordis wife to Arngeir in Holm, the son of Bersi Godless. Their
son was Bjorn, Hitadale’s champion.

Egil abode there with Skallagrim several winters. He took upon him the management of the property
and farm no less than Skallagrim. Egil became more and more bald. The country-side began now to be
settled far and wide. Hromund, brother of Grim the Halogalander, settled at this time in Cross-river-
lithe with his shipmates. Hromund was father of Gunnlaug, the father of Thuridr Dylla, mother of
Illugi the Swarthy.