at he hath not fared to us."

Then Thrain Sigfus' son answered--

"I am not Gunnar, but still I am near akin to him, and I will undertake
this voyage."

The Earl said, "I should be glad of that, and thou shalt be very well
fitted out for the journey".

After that his son Eric began to speak, and said--

"Your word, father, is good to many men, but fulfilling it is quite
another thing. This is the hardest undertaking; for this sea-rover is
tough and ill to deal with, wherefore thou wilt need to take great
pains, both as to men and ships for this voyage."

Thrain said, "I will set out on this voyage, though it looks ugly".

After that the Earl gave him five ships, and all well trimmed and
manned. Along with Thrain was Gunnar Lambi's son, and Lambi Sigurd's
son. Gunnar was Thrain's brother's son, and had come to him young, and
each loved the other much.

Eric, the Earl's son, went heartily along with them, and looked after
strength for them, both in men and weapons, and made such changes in
them as he thought were needful. After they were "boun," Eric got them a
pilot. Then they sailed south along the land; but wherever they came to
land, the Earl allowed them to deal with whatever they needed as their
own.

So they held on east to Loedese, and then they heard that Kol was gone to
Denmark. Then they shaped their course south thither; but when they came
south to Helsingborg, they met men in a boat, who said that Kol was
there just before them, and would be staying there for a while.

One day when the weather was good, Kol saw the ships as they sailed up
towards him, and said he had dreamt of Earl Hacon the night before, and
told his people he was sure these must be his men, and bade them all to
take their weapons.

After that they busked them, and a fight arose; and they fought long, so
that neither side had the mastery.

Then Kol sprang up on Thrain's ship, and cleared the gangways fast, and
slays many men. He had a gilded helm.

Now Thrain sees that this is no good, and now he eggs on his men to go
along with him, but he himself goes first and meets Kol.

Kol hews at him, and the blow fell on Thrain's shield, and cleft it down
from top to bottom. Then Kol got a blow on the arm from a stone, and
then down fell his sword.

Thrain hews at Kol, and the stroke came on his leg so that it cut it
off. After that they slew Kol, and Thrain cut off his head, and they
threw the trunk over-board, but kept his head.