for cooking of food in some cases, and for the purpose of lighting up
the hall. The smoke that rose from the burning fuel found its way out
through the luffer or louvre, in the middle of the ridge of the roof
(<i>ljori</i>); the <i>reyk-beri</i>, reek-bearer, seems to have been
a contrivance for creating draught to carry the smoke out through
the <i>ljori</i>. In that end of the hall which was opposite to the
entrance was the cross-bench, dais (<i>pallr</i>), occupied by the
women. Here was also a high seat (<i>oendvegi a palli</i>), which was
generally taken by the mistress of the house. In our saga it seems
that the hall of Sand-heaps made an exception to this general rule, as
it apparently had the dais immediately within the doorway.

P. 77 (cpr. 110). It is worth observing here, that Thorvald, son of
Asgeir Madpate the younger, dwells at As in Waterdale, about 1013,
when Thorgils Makson was slain. When Grettir played, as a youth, on
Midfirth-water (or <i>cca</i>. 1010), he dwelt at Asgeirsriver. We
mention this because there has been some confusion about the matter.
On the slight authority of the