end; but Steinthor of Ere was the third. Jofrid was eighteen
winters old when Thorstein wedded her; she was a widow, for Thorodd,
son of Odd of Tongue, had had her to wife aforetime. Their daughter was
Hungerd, who was brought up at Thorstein's at Burg. Jofrid was a very
stirring woman; she and Thorstein had many children betwixt them, but
few of them come into this tale. Skuli was the eldest of their sons,
Kollsvein the second, Egil the third.

CHAPTER II. Of Thorsteins Dream.

One summer, it is said, a ship came from over the main into Gufaros.
Bergfinn was he hight who was the master thereof, a Northman of kin,
rich in goods, and somewhat stricken in years, and a wise man he was
withal.

Now, goodman Thorstein rode to the ship, as it was his wont mostly
to rule the market, and this he did now. The Eastmen got housed, but
Thorstein took the master to himself, for thither he prayed to go.
Bergfinn was of few words throughout the winter, but Thorstein treated
him well The Eastman had great joy of dreams.

One day in spring-tide Thorstein asked Bergfinn if he would ride with
him up to Hawkfell, where at that time was the Thing-stead of the
Burg-firthers; for Thorstein had been told that the walls of his booth
had fallen in. The Eastman said he had good will to go, so that day they
rode, some three together, from home, and the house-carles of Thorstein
withal, till they came up under Hawkfell to a farmstead called Foxholes.
There dwelt a man of small wealth called Atli, who was Thorstein's
tenant Thorstein bade him come and work with them, and bring with him
hoe and spade. This he did, and when they came to the tofts of the
booth, they set to work all of them, and did out the walls.

The weather was hot with sunshine that day, and Thorstein and the
Eastman grew heavy; and when they had moved out the walls, those two sat
down within the tofts, and Thorstein slept, and fared ill in his sleep.
The Eastman sat beside him, and let him have his dream fully out, and
when he awoke he was much wearied. Then the Eastman asked him what he
had dreamt, as he had had such an ill time of it in his sleep.

Thorstein said, "Nay, dreams betoken nought."

But as they rode homeward in the evening, the Eastman asked him again
what he had dreamt.

Thorstein said, "If I tell thee the dream, then shalt thou unriddle it
to me, as it verily is."

The Eastman said he would risk it.

Then Thorstein said: "This was my dream; for