, some women cleared away the boards, while
others brought in water to wash their hands. Flosi was in no greater
hurry than if he had been at home. There lay a pole-axe in the corner of
the dais. Asgrim caught it up with both hands, and ran up to the rail at
the edge of the dais, and made a blow at Flosi's head. Glum Hilldir's
son happened to see what he was about to do, and sprang up at once, and
got hold of the axe above Asgrim's hands, and turned the edge at once on
Asgrim; for Glum was very strong. Then many more men ran up and seized
Asgrim, but Flosi said that no man was to do Asgrim any harm, "for we
put him to too hard a trial, and he only did what he ought, and showed
in that that he had a big heart".

Then Flosi said to Asgrim, "Here, now, we shall part safe and sound, and
meet at the Thing, and there begin our quarrel over again".

"So it will be," says Asgrim; "and I would wish that, ere this Thing be
over, ye should have to take in some of your sails."

Flosi answered him never a word, and then they went out, and mounted
their horses, and rode away. They rode till they came to Laugarwater,
and were there that night; but next morning they rode on to Baitvale,
and baited their horses there, and there many bands rode to meet them.
There was Hall of the Side, and all the Eastfirthers. Flosi greeted them
well, and told them of his journeys and dealings with Asgrim. Many
praised him for that, and said such things were bravely done.

Then Hall said, "I look on this in another way than ye do, for methinks
it was a foolish prank; they were sure to bear in mind their griefs,
even though they were not reminded of them anew; but those men who try
others so heavily must look for all evil".

It was seen from Hall's way that he thought this deed far too strong.
They rode thence all together, till they came to the Upper Field, and
there they set their men in array, and rode down on the Thing.

Flosi had made them fit out Byrgir's booth ere he rode to the Thing; but
the Eastfirthers rode to their own booths.

CHAPTER CXXXVI.

OF THORGEIR CRAGGEIR.

Thorgeir Craggeir rode from the east with much people. His brothers were
with him, Thorleif crow and Thorgrim the big. They came to Hof, to Mord
Valgard's son's house, and bided there till he was ready. Mord had
gathered every man who could bear arms, and they could see nothing about
him but that he was most steadfast in everything, and now they rode
until they