at he was slain, methought the sweetest light of my eyes was quenched,
and I would rather have lost all my sons, and that he were alive. Now I
ask thee, Hall of the Side, and thee Runolf of the Dale, and thee
Hjallti Skeggi's son, and thee Einar of Thvera, and thee Hafr the wise,
that I may be allowed to make an atonement for the slaying of Hauskuld
on my sons' behalf; and I wish that those men who are best fitted to do
so shall utter the award."

Gizur, and Hafr, and Einar, spoke each on their own part, and prayed
Flosi to take an atonement, and promised him their friendship in return.

Flosi answered them well in all things, but still did not give his word.

Then Hall of the Side said to Flosi--

"Wilt thou now keep thy word, and grant me my boon which thou hast
already promised me, when I put beyond sea Thorgrim, the son of Kettle
the fat, thy kinsman, when he had slain Halli the red."

"I will grant it thee, father-in-law," said Flosi, "for that alone wilt
thou ask which will make my honour greater than it erewhile was."

"Then," said Hall, "my wish is that thou shouldst be quickly atoned, and
lettest good men and true make an award, and so buy the friendship of
good and worthy men."

"I will let you all know," said Flosi, "that I will do according to the
word of Hall, my father-in-law, and other of the worthiest men, that he
and others of the best men on each side, lawfully named, shall make this
award. Methinks Njal is worthy that I should grant him this."

Njal thanked him and all of them, and others who were by thanked them
too, and said that Flosi had behaved well.

Then Flosi said--

"Now will I name my daysmen [arbitrators]--First, I name Hall, my
father-in-law; Auzur from Broadwater; Surt Asbjorn's son of Kirkby;
Modolf Kettle's son"--he dwelt then at Asar--"Hafr the wise; and Runolf
of the Dale; and it is scarce worth while to say that these are the
fittest men out of all my company."

Now he bade Njal to name his daysmen, and then Njal stood up, and said--

"First of these I name, Asgrim Ellidagrim's son; and Hjallti Skeggi's
son; Gizur the white; Einar of Thvera; Snorri the priest; and Gudmund
the powerful."

After that Njal and Flosi, and the sons of Sigfus shook hands, and Njal
pledged his hand on behalf of all his sons, and of Kari, his son-in-law,
that they would hold to what those twelve men doomed; and one might say
that the whole body of men at the Thing was glad at that.

Then men