he with him. That same night Eyvind
Well-spring came unto the isle in a long-ship fully manned, and the crew
aboard her were all wizards and other folk versed in magic. Eyvind and
his band went up ashore from their ship and set to work on their
wizardry. Such thick fog & darkness did Eyvind bring about that deemed
he it would be impossible for the King and his folk to see them; but no
sooner were they come nigh to the house at Ogvaldsnes than lo! it there
became broad daylight. Mightily different was this from the desire that
Eyvind had conceived, for the darkness which he had wrought by magic
enveloped him and his folk so that never a bit more could they see with
their eyes than with the napes of their necks, and even round and round
went they in a ring.

Now the King's watchmen saw the wizards as they were moving about, and
not knowing what kind of men they might be had the King aroused, and the
King & his men got up and clad themselves. When King Olaf saw Eyvind &
his folk, bade he his men take their arms and go out to discover what
manner of men might these be. Now the King's folk recognizing Eyvind
laid hands on him and the whole band, and brought them into the presence
of the King.

Then did Eyvind relate all that had befallen him on his journey.

The King thereafter had them all taken out to a rock which was covered
by the sea at high-tide and there let them be bound. Thus Eyvind & the
others came by their end. Afterwards was that rock called Skrattasker.

|| Now it is told that while the King was on this visit at Ogvaldsnes
that there came thither one evening an old man; he was one-eyed and wore
a slouch hat, but very wise was he in his speech and of all lands could
he tell.

This man managed to have speech of the King, & the King found much
entertainment in his conversation and questioned him closely on many
subjects, & the guest made ready answer to all that he asked him,
wherefore sat the King till late in the night conversing with him.

The King asked if he wotted who Ogvald was, whom the ness & homesteads
were named after, & the guest answered that Ogvald was a king and a
great warrior who made sacrifice above all to a cow, and took the cow
with him whithersoever he went, for wholesome did he deem it to drink
ever of her milk. King Ogvald fought with that King who is hight Varin,
& fell in the combat. He was buried in a barrow not far from the house,
and a stone was set up which is still standing. I