Olaf and Osvif there was also great friendship,
and often they would invite one another, and not the less frequently
so when fondness was growing up between the young folk. [Sidenote:
Olaf's forebodings] One day when Olaf was talking to Kjartan, he said:
"I do not know why it is that I always take it to heart when you go to
Laugar and talk to Gudrun. It is not because I do not consider Gudrun
the foremost of all other women, for she is the one among womenkind
whom I look upon as a thoroughly suitable match for you. But it is my
foreboding, though I will not prophesy it, that we, my kinsmen and I,
and the men of Laugar will not bring altogether good luck to bear on
our dealings together." Kjartan said he would do nothing against his
father's will where he could help himself, but he hoped things would
turn out better than he made a guess to. Kjartan holds to his usual
ways as to his visits (to Laugar), and Bolli always went with him, and
so the next seasons passed.

CHAP. XL

Kjartan and Bolli Voyage to Norway, A.D. 996

[Sidenote: The family of Asgeir] Asgeir was the name of a man, he was
called Eider-drake. He lived at Asgeir's-river, in Willowdale; he was
the son of Audun Skokul; he was the first of his kinsmen who came to
Iceland; he took to himself Willowdale. Another son of Audun was named
Thorgrim Hoaryhead; he was the father of Asmund, the father of
Gretter. Asgeir Eider-drake had five children; one of his sons was
called Audun, father of Asgeir, father of Audun, father of Egil, who
had for wife Ulfeid, the daughter of Eyjolf the Lame; their son was
Eyjolf, who was slain at the All Thing. Another of Asgeir's sons was
named Thorvald; his daughter was Wala, whom Bishop Isleef had for
wife; their son was Gizor, the bishop. A third son of Asgeir was named
Kalf. All Asgeir's sons were hopeful men. Kalf Asgeirson was at that
time out travelling, and was accounted of as the worthiest of men. One
of Asgeir's daughters was named Thured; she married Thorkell Kuggi,
the son of Thord Yeller; their son was Thorstein. Another of Asgeir's
daughters was named Hrefna; she was the fairest woman in those
northern countrysides and very winsome. Asgeir was a very mighty man.
It is told how one time Kjartan Olafson went on a journey south to
Burgfirth. Nothing is told of his journey before he got to Burg. There
at that time lived Thorstein, Egil's son, his mother's brother. Bolli
was with him, for the foster-brothers loved e