the most soldierlike of
men.

Grim was the name of Njal's second son. He was fair of face and
wore his hair long. His hair was dark, and he was comelier to
look on than Skarphedinn. A tall strong man.

Helgi was the name of Njal's third son. He too was fair of face
and had fine hair. He was a strong man and well-skilled in arms.
He was a man of sense and knew well how to behave. They were all
unwedded at that time, Njal's sons.

Hauskuld was the fourth of Njal's sons. He was baseborn. His
mother was Rodny, and she was Hauskuld's daughter, the sister of
Ingialld of the Springs.

Njal asked Skarphedinn one day if he would take to himself a
wife. He bade his father settle the matter. Then Njal asked for
his hand Thorhilda, the daughter of Ranvir of Thorolfsfell, and
that was why they had another homestead there after that.
Skarphedinn got Thorhilda, but he stayed still with his father to
the end. Grim wooed Astrid of Deepback; she was a widow and very
wealthy. Grim got her to wife, and yet lived on with Njal.

ENDNOTES:

(1) The son of Ranveig the Silly, the son of Valgard, the son of
Aefar, the son of Vemund Wordstopper, the son of Thorolf
Hooknose, the son of Thrand the Old, the son of Harold
Hilditann, the son of Hraereck Ringscatterer. The mother of
Harold Hilditann, was Aud the daughter of Ivar Widefathom,
the son of Halfdan the Clever. The brother of Valgard the
Guileful was Wolf Aurpriest -- from whom the Pointdwellers
sprung -- Wolf Aurpriest was the father of Swart, the father
of Lodmund, the father of Sigfus, the father of Saemund the
Wise. But from Valgard is sprung Kolbein the Young.

26. OF ASGRIM AND HIS CHILDREN

There was a man named Asgrim (1). He was Ellidagrim's son. The
brother of Asgrim Ellidagrim's son was Sigfus (2). Gauk
Trandil's son was Asgrim's foster-brother, who is said to have
been the fairest man of his day, and best skilled in all things;
but matters went ill with them, for Asgrim slew Gauk.

Asgrim had two sons, and each of them was named Thorhall. They
were both hopeful men. Grim was the name of another of Asgrim's
sons, and Thorhalla was his daughter's name. She was the fairest
of women, and well behaved.

Njal came to talk with his son Helgi, and said, "I have thought
of a match for thee, if thou wilt follow my advice."

"That I will surely," says he, "for I know that thou both meanest
me well, and