said
to him--

"Here is a gold ring which I will give thee;" and with that she clasped
it round his wrist.

"Many good gifts have I had from thee," said Hrut.

Then she put her hands round his neck and kissed him, and said--

"If I have as much power over thee as I think, I lay this spell on thee
that thou mayest never have any pleasure in living with that woman on
whom thy heart is set in Iceland, but with other women thou mayest get
on well enough, and now it is like to go well with neither of us;--but
thou hast not believed what I have been saying."

Hrut laughed when he heard that, and went away; after that he came
before the king and thanked him; and the king spoke kindly to him, and
bade him "farewell". Hrut went straight to his ship, and they had a fair
wind all the way until they ran into Borgarfirth.

As soon as the ship was made fest to the land, Hrut rode west home, but
Auzur stayed by the ship to unload her, and lay her up. Hrut rode
straight to Hauskuldstede, and Hauskuld gave him a hearty welcome, and
Hrut told him all about his travels. After that they sent men east
across the rivers to tell Fiddle Mord to make ready for the bridal
feast; but the two brothers rode to the ship, and on the way Hauskuld
told Hrut how his money matters stood, and his goods had gained much
since he was away. Then Hrut said--

"The reward is less worth than it ought to be, but I will give thee as
much meal as thou needst for thy household next winter."

Then they drew the ship on land on rollers, and made her snug in her
shed, but all the wares on board her they carried away into the Dales
westward. Hrut stayed at home at Hrutstede till winter was six weeks
off, and then the brothers made ready, and Auzur with them, to ride to
Hrut's wedding. Sixty men ride with them, and they rode east till they
came to Rangriver plains. There they found a crowd of guests, and the
men took their seats on benches down the length of the hall, but the
women were seated on the cross benches on the dais, and the bride was
rather downcast. So they drank out the feast and it went off well. Mord
pays down his daughter's portion, and she rides west with her husband
and his train. So they ride till they reach home. Hrut gave over
everything into her hands inside the house, and all were pleased at
that; but for all that she and Hrut did not pull well together as man
and wife, and so things went on till spring, and when spring came Hrut
had a j