en he was playing at "tables",
his stepmother came up and saw that he was playing at "hnettafl"; they
played with big peg pieces. She considered that very lazy of him and
spoke some words to which he answered hastily. She took up the piece and
struck him on the cheek bone with the peg, and it glanced into his eye
which hung down on his cheek. He started up and handled her mercilessly
so that she was confined to her bed and soon afterwards died; they
say that she was pregnant at the time. After that he became a regular
ruffian. He took over his property and went first to live in Vidvik.

Halldor the son of Thorgeir, the son of Thord of Hofdi, lived at Hof
in Hofdastrand. He married Thordis the daughter of Thord, the sister of
Hjalti and Thorbjorn Angle. Halldor was a worthy bondi and wealthy.

Bjorn was the name of a man who lived at Haganes in Fljot, a friend of
Halldor of Hof, and the two held together in every dispute.

Tungu-Steinn dwelt at Steinsstadir. He was the son of Bjorn, the son of
Ofeig Thinbeard, the son of Crow-Hreidar, to whom Eirik of Guddal gave
Tunga below Skalamyr. He was a man of renown.

Eirik was the son of Holmgang-Starri, the son of Eirik of Guddal, the
son of Hroald, the son of Geirmund Straightbeard. He lived at Hof in
Guddal.

All these were men of high rank. Two brothers dwelt at a place called
Breida in Slettahlid, both named Thord. They were very strong men, but
peaceable.

All the men now named had a share in Drangey. It is said that the island
was owned by no fewer than twenty men, and none of them would part with
his share to the others. The largest share belonged to the sons of Thord
since they were the richest.

CHAPTER LXXI. THE BONDIS CLAIM THEIR PROPERTY IN DRANGEY

Midwinter was passed, and the bondis prepared to bring in their animals
from the island for slaughter. They manned a boat and each had a man of
his own on board, some two.

When they reached the island they saw men on it moving about. They
thought it very strange, but supposed that some one had been wrecked and
had gone on shore there. So they rowed to where the ladders were. The
people on the shore pulled the ladders up. This seemed very strange
behaviour and they hailed the men and asked who they were. Grettir told
his name and those of his companions. The bondis asked who had taken
them out to the island.

Grettir answered: "He brought me out who took me here, and had hands,
and was more my friend