Harold Fairhair set his sons to rule in Norway when he began to grow old: Eric he made king above all his other sons. It was when Harold had been king for seventy years that he gave over the kingdom into the hands of his son Eric. At that time Gunnhilda bare a son, whom Harold the king sprinkled with water, giving him his own name; and he added this that he should be king after his father if he lived long enough. King Harold then settled down in retirement, being mostly in Rogaland or Hordaland. But three years later king Harold died in Rogaland, and a mound was raised to his memory by Haugasound.

After the death of the king there was great strife between his sons, for the men of Vik took Olaf for their king, but the Thronds Sigurd. But these two, his brothers, Eric slew at Tunsberg, one year after king Harold's death. All these things happened in one and the same summer, to wit, king Eric's going with his army eastwards to Vik to fight with his brothers, and (before that) the strife of Egil and Bergonund at the Gula-thing, with the other events that have just been related.

Bergonund remained at home on his estate when the king went to the war, for he thought it unsafe for him to leave home while Egil was still in the land. Hadd, his brother, was now there with him. There was a man named Frodi, a kinsman of king Eric, very handsome, young in years, but a man grown. King Eric left him behind to protect Bergonund. Frodi was staying at Alrekstead, a royal farm, and had some men there. A son of Eric and Gunnhilda there was named Rognvald, who was then ten or eleven years old, and had the makings of a very handsome man. He was with Frodi when these things happened. But before king Eric rowed forth to this war, he made Egil an outlaw through all Norway, and free for any man to slay. Arinbjorn was with the king in the war; but before he left home Egil took his ship to sea, and made for the outlying fishing station called Vitar, over against Aldi. It is on the high road of the seas: fishermen were there, and 'twas a good place for hearing tidings. Then he heard that the king had made him an outlaw. Whereupon Egil sang a stave:

'Law-breaker, land-demon,
Long voyage lays on me;
He bane of his brothers,
Beguiled by his bride.
Gunnhilda the guilt bears
(Grim queen) of my exile:
Fain am I full swiftly
Her frauds to repay.'

The weather was calm, a fell-wind blew by night, a sea breeze by day. One evening Egil sailed out to sea, but the fishermen were then rowing in to land, those, to wit, who had been set as spies on Egil's movements. They had this to tell, that Egil had put out and sailed to sea, and was gone. This news they carried to Bergonund. And when he knew these tidings, then he sent away all those men that he had had before for protection. Thereafter he rowed in to Alrekstead, and bade Frodi to his house, for he had a great ale-drinking there. Frodi went with him, taking some men. They were feasted well there, and they made merry, with no fear of danger. Rognvald, the king's son, had a pinnace, rowed by six men on either side, painted all above the sea line. He had with him ten or twelve who constantly followed him; and when Frodi had left home, then Rognvald took the pinnace and they rowed out to Herdla twelve in number. A large farm of the king's was there, whereof the manager was named Skegg-Thorir. Rognvald in his childhood had been fostered there. Thorir received the king's son joyfully. There too was no lack of drink.

Egil sailed out to sea for the night, as was written above. And when morning came the wind fell and there was a calm. They then lay drifting, letting the ship ride free for some nights. But when a sea-breeze came on, Egil said to his shipmen, 'We will now sail to land, for I do not quite know, should the sea-wind come to blow hard, where we could make land, 'tis a dangerous-looking coast in most places.' The rowers bade Egil rule their course.

So then they made sail, and sailed into the waters about Herdla. There they found a good haven, and spread the tent over their ship, and lay there for the night. They had on the ship a little boat, into which went Egil with three men. They rowed into Herdla, and sent a man up into the island to learn tidings; and when he came down to the ship, he said that there at the farm was Rognvald, the king's son, and his men. 'They sate there a-drinking,' said he. 'I lit on one of the house-carles; he was ale-mad, and said that here they must not drink less than was drunk at Bergonund's, though Frodi was feasting there with a party of five. He said that no more were there than the house-hold, save Frodi and his men.'

Whereupon Egil rowed back to the ship, and bade the men rise and take their weapons. They did so. The ship they put out from the shore and anchored. Egil left twelve men to guard the ship, but himself went on the ship's boat, they being eighteen in all; they then rowed in along the sound. They so regulated their pace that they came to Fenhring at eventide, and put into a hidden creek there. Then said Egil: 'Now will I go up into the island and spy out what I can get to know; but you shall await me here.'

Egil had his weapons that he was wont to have, a helm and shield, a sword at his girdle, a halberd in his hand. He went up into the island and along the border of a wood. He had now drawn a hood over his helm. He came where there were some lads, and with them large sheep-dogs. And when they began to exchange words, he asked whence they were, and why they were there, and had such big dogs. They said: 'You must be a very silly fellow; have you not heard that a bear goes about the island here, a great pest? He kills both men and sheep, and a price is set upon his head. We watch here at Askr every night over our flocks that are penned in the fold. By why go you at night thus armed?'

He answered: 'I, too, am afraid of the bear; and few, methinks, now go weaponless. He has long pursued me to-night. See there now, where he is in the skirt of the wood! Are all asleep at this farmhouse?'

The boy said that Bergonund and Frodi would be drinking still; 'they sit at it every night.'

'Then tell them,' said Egil, 'where the bear is; but I will hasten home.'

So he went away; but the boy ran home to the farmhouse, and into the room where they were drinking. All had gone to sleep save these three, Onund, Frodi, and Hadd. The boy told them where the bear was. They took their weapons which hung there by them, and at once ran out and up to the wood.

From the main forest ran out a spur of wood with scattered bushes. The boy told them where the bear had been in the bushes. Then they saw that the branches moved, whence they guessed that the bear would be there. Then Bergonund advised that Hadd and Frodi should run forward between the shrubs and the main forest, and stop the bear from gaining the wood. Bergonund ran forward to the bushes. He had helm and shield, a sword at his girdle, a halberd in his hand. Egil was there before him in the bushes, but no bear.

And when he saw where Bergonund was, he unsheathed his sword, and, taking the coil of cord attached to the hilt, would it round his arm, and so let the sword hang. In his hand he grasped his halberd, and then ran forward to meet Bergonund. Which when Bergonund saw, he quickened his pace and cast his shield before him, and ere they met each hurled his halberd at the other.

Egil opposed the halberd with shield held aslant, so that the halberd with a cut tore out of the shield and flew into the ground. But Egil's weapon came full on the middle of the shield, and went right through it far up the blade, and the weapon was fast in the shield. Onund's shield was thus cumbersome. Then quickly did Egil grasp his sword-hilt. Onund also began to draw his sword; but ere it was half drawn Egil pierced him with a thrust. Onund reeled at the blow; but Egil suddenly snatched back his sword, and made a cut at Onund, well-nigh taking off his head. Then Egil took his halberd out of the shield.

Now Hadd and Frodi saw Bergonund's fall, and ran thither. Egil turned to meet them. At Frodi he threw his halberd, which, piercing the shield, went into his breast and out at his back. At once he fell back dead. Then, taking his sword, Egil turned against Hadd, and they exchanged but few blows ere Hadd fell. Just then the herd-boys chanced to come up. Egil said to them: 'Watch you here by Onund your master and his friends, that no beast or bird tear their bodies.'

Egil then went his way, and before long eleven of his comrades met him, six staying to watch the ship. They asked him what success he had had. Whereupon he sang:

'Long did we losers sit,
Losers through him who took
With greed the gold that once
To guard I better knew:
Till now Bergonund's bane
My blade with wounds hath wrought,
And hidden earth in veil
Of Hadd's and Frodi's blood.'

Then Egil said: 'We will now turn back to the farm, and act in warlike-wise, slaying all the men we can, and taking all the booty we can come by.'

They went to the farm, rushed into the house, and slew there fifteen or sixteen men. Some escaped by running away. They plundered the place, destroying what they could not take with them. The cattle they drove to the shore and slaughtered, putting on board as much as the boat would hold; then they rowed out by the sound between the islands. Egil was now furious, so that there was no speaking with him. He sat at the boat's helm.

And when they got further out in the firth towards Herdla, then came rowing out towards them Rognvald the king's son with twelve more on the painted pinnace. They had now learnt that Egil's ship lay in Herdla-water, and they meant to take to Onund news of Egil's whereabouts. And when Egil saw the boat, he knew it at once. Straight for it he steered; and when the boats came together, the beak of the cutter struck the side of the pinnace's bow, which so heeled over that the water poured in on one side and the boat filled. Egil leapt aboard, grasping his halberd, and cried to his men to let no one in the pinnace escape with life. This was easy, for there was no defence. All were slain as they swam, none escaped. Thirteen there perished, Rognvald and his comrades. Then Egil and his men rowed to Herdla island, and Egil sang a stave:

'I fought, nor feared vengeance;
Falchion there reddened
Blood of son of Bloodaxe,
Bold king, and his queen.
Perish'd on one pinnace
Prince with twelve his liege-men,
Such stress of stern battle
Against them I stirred.'

And when Egil and his men came to Herdla, at once fully armed they ran up to the farm buildings. But when Thorir and his household saw that, they at once ran away and saved themselves, all that could go, men and women. Egil's party plundered the place of all they could lay hands on; then they rowed out to their ship. Nor had they long to wait ere a breeze blew off the land. They made ready to sail.

And when all was ready for sailing, Egil went up into the island. He took in his hand a hazel-pole, and went to a rocky eminence that looked inward to the mainland. Then he took a horse's head and fixed it on the pole. After that, in solemn form of curse, he thus spake: 'Here set I up a curse-pole, and this curse I turn on king Eric and queen Gunnhilda. (Here he turned the horse's head landwards.) This curse I turn also on the guardian-spirits who dwell in this land, that they may all wander astray, nor reach or find their home till they have driven out of the land king Eric and Gunnhilda.'

This spoken, he planted the pole down in a rift of the rock, and let it stand there. The horse's head he turned inwards to the mainland; but on the pole he cut runes, expressing the whole form of curse.

After this Egil went aboard the ship. They made sail, and sailed out to sea. Soon the breeze freshened, and blew strong from a good quarter; so the ship ran on apace. Then sang Egil:

'Forest-foe, fiercely blowing,
Flogs hard and unceasing
With sharp storm the sea-way
That ship's stern doth plow.
The wind, willow-render,
With icy gust ruthless
Our sea-swan doth buffet
O'er bowsprit and beak.'

Their voyage sped well; from the main they came into Borgar-firth, brought their ship into the haven, carried their baggage on shore. Egil then went home to Borg; but his crew found them lodging. Skallagrim was now old and weak with age. Egil took the management of the property and care of the house.

Haraldr inn hárfagri setti sonu sína til ríkis í Nór-egi, þá er hann tók at eldast, gerði Eirík konung yfirkonung sona sinna allra, ok er Haraldr hafði verit sjau tigu vetra konungr, þá seldi hann í hendr Eiríki, syni sínum, ríki. í þann tíma ól Gunnhildr son, ok jós Haraldr konungr vatni ok gaf nafn sitt ok lét þat fylgja, at hann skyldi konungr vera eftir föður sinn, ef honum endist aldr til. Haraldr konungr settist þá í kyrrsetu ok sat oftast á Rogalandi eða Hörðalandi. En þremr vetrum síðar andaðist Haraldr konungr á Rogalandi, ok var gerr haugr eftir hann við Haugasund.

En eftir andlát hans var deila mikil milli sona hans, því at Víkverjar tóku sér til konungs Óláf, en Þrændir Sigurð. Eiríkr felldi þá báða bræðr sína í Túnsbergi einum vetri eftir andlát Haralds konungs. Var þat allt á einu sumri, er Eiríkr konungr fór af Hörðalandi með her sinn austr í Vík til bardaga við bræðr sína ok áðr höfðu þeir deilt á Gulaþingi Egill ok BergÖnundr ok þessi tíðendi, er nú var sagt.

Berg-Önundr var heima at búi sínu, þá er konungr fór í leiðangr, því at honum þótti óvarligt at fara frá búi sínu, meðan Egill var eigi ór landi farinn. Þar var bróðir hans, Haddr, þá með honum.

Fróði hét maðr, frændi Eiríks konungs ok fóstrsonr hans. Hann var inn fríðasti maðr, ungr at aldri ok þó vaxinn maðr. Eiríkr konungr setti hann eftir til trausts Berg-Önundi. Sat Fróði á Álreksstöðum at búi konungs ok hafði þar sveit manna.

Rögnvaldr er nefndr sonr Eiríks konungs ok Gunnhildar. Hann var þá vetra tíu eða ellifu ok var it fríðasta mannefni. Hann var þá með Fróða, er þetta var tíðenda.

En áðr Eiríkr konungr reri þenna leiðangr, þá gerði hann Egil útlaga fyrir endilangan Nóreg ok dræpan hverjum manni. Arinbjörn var með konungi í leiðangri, en áðr hann fór heiman, þá lagði Egill skipi sínu til hafs ok helt í útver þat, er Vitar heita, út frá Alda. Þat er komit af þjóðleið. Þar váru fiskimenn, ok var þar gott at spyrja tíðendi. Þá spurði hann, at konungr hafði gert hann útlaga. Þá kvað Egill vísu:

Lögbrigðir hefr lagða,
landalfr, fyr mér sjölfum,
blekkir bræðra sökkva
brúðfang, vega langa.
Gunnhildi ák gjalda,
greypt's hennar skap, þenna,
ungr gatk ok læ launat,
landrekstr, bili grandat.

Veðr váru vindlítil, fjallvindr um nætr, en hafgola um daga. Eitt kveld sigldu þeir Egill út á haf, en fiskimenn reru þá inn til lands, þeir er til njósnar höfðu settir verit um farar þeira Egils. Kunnu þeir þat at segja, at Egill hafði út látit ok á haf siglt ok hann var á brottu, létu þessa njósn koma til Berg-Önundar. Ok er hann vissi þessi tíðendi, hann sendi þá frá sér menn þá alla, er hann hafði áðr haft þar til varúðar. Reri hann þá inn til Álreksstaða ok bauð Fróða til sín, því at Berg-Önundr átti öl mikit heima at sín. Fróði fór með honum ok hafði með sér nökkura menn. Tóku þeir þar veizlu góða ok höfðu gleði mikla. Var þar þá allt óttalaust.

Rögnvaldr konungsson átti karfa einn. Reru sex menn á borð. Hann var steindr allr fyrir ofan sjó. Hann hafði með sér menn tíu eða tólf, þá er honum fylgðu einart. Ok er Fróði var heiman farinn, þá tók Rögnvaldr karfann, ok reru þeir út til Herðlu tólf saman. Þár var konungsbú mikit, ok réð sá maðr fyrir, er hét Skegg-Þórir. Þar hafði Rögnvaldr verit á fóstri í barnæsku. Tók Þórir feginsamliga við konungssyni. Skorti þar ok eigi drykk mikinn.

Egill sigldi út á haf um nóttina, sem fyrr var ritat, ok er morgnaði, fell veðrit ok gerði logn. Lögðu þeir þá í rétt ok létu reiða fyrir nökkurar nætr. En er hafgola kom á, sagði Egill skipurum sínum:

"Nú munum vér sigla at landi, því at ógerla veit, ef hafviðri kemr á hvasst, hvar vér nám þá landi, en heldr ófriðvænt fyrir í flestum stöðum."

Hásetar báðu Egil fyrir ráða þeira ferð. Síðan tóku þeir til seglin ok sigldu inn til Herðluvers. Fengu þeir þar góða höfn ok tjölduðu yfir skipi sínu ok lágu þá um nóttina. Þeir höfðu á skipinu lítinn bát, ok gekk Egill þar á við þriðja mann. Reri hann þá inn um nóttina til Herðlu, sendi þar mann í eyna upp at spyrja tíðenda. Ok er sá kom ofan til skips, sagði hann, at þar á bænum var Rögnvaldr konungsson ok hans menn. "Sátu þeir þá við drykkju. Hitta ek einn af húskörlum, ok var sá ölóðr ok sagði, at hér skyldi eigi minna drekka en at Berg-Önundar, þótt Fróði væri þar á veizlu ok þeir fimm saman."

Ekki kvað hann þar fleira manna en heimamenn nema Fróða ok hans menn.

Síðan reri Egill aftr til skips ok bað menn upp standa ok taka vápn sín. Þeir gerðu svá. Þeir lógðu út skipit um akkeri. Egill lét gæta tólf menn skips, en hann fór á eftirbátinn ok þeir átján saman, reru síðan inn eftir sundum. Þeir stilltu svá til, at þeir kómu um kveldit inn í Fenhring ok lögðu þar til leynivágs eins.

Þá mælti Egill: "Nú vil ek ganga einn upp í eyna ok njósna, hvers ek verða víss, en þér skuluð bíða mín hér."

Egill hafði vápn sín, þau er hann var vanr at hafa, hjálm ok skjöld, gyrðr sverði, höggspjót í hendi. Síðan gekk hann upp í eyna ok fram með skógi nökkurum. Hann hafði dregit hött síðan yfir hjálm. Hann kom þar at, er sveinar nökkurir váru ok hjá þeim hjarðtíkr stórar, ok er þeir tókust at orðum, spurði hann, hvaðan þeir væri eða fyrir hví þeir væri þar ok hefði hunda svá stóra.

Þeir mæltu: "Þú munt vera allheimskr maðr. Hefir þú eigi heyrt, at hér gengr björn um eyna, inn mesti spellvirki, drepr hér bæði menn ok fénað, ok er lagt fé til höfuðs honum. Vokum vér hér hverja nótt á Aski yfir fé váru, er byrgt er í grindum, eða hví ferðu með vápnum um nætr?"

Hann segir: "Hræðumst ek björninn, ok fáir þykkir mér sem nú fari vápnlausir. Hefir björninn lengi elt mik í nótt, eða sjái hann nú, þar er hann nú í skógarnefinu. Hvárt eru allir menn í svefni á bænum?"

Sveinninn sagði, at þeir Berg-Önundr ok Fróði myndi enn drekka. "Þeir sitja nætr allar."

"Segið þeim þá," segir hann Egill, "hvar björninn er, en ek verð at skynda heim."

Hann gekk þá brott, en sveinninn hljóp heim til bæjarins ok til stofunnar, er þeir drukku í. Var þá svá komit, at allir menn váru sofa farnir nema þeir þrír, Önundr ok Fróði ok Haddr. Sveinninn segir, hvar björninn var. Þeir tóku vápn sín, er þar hengu hjá þeim, ok hljópu þegar út ok upp til skógar. Þar gengu fram skógarnef af mörkinni ok runnar í sumum stöðum. Sveinninn segir þeim, hvar björninn hafði verit í runninum. Þá sá þeir, at limarnar hrærðust, þóttust þá skilja, at björninn myndi þar vera. Þá mælti Berg-Önundr, at þeir Haddr ok Fróði skyldi fram renna milli ok meginmerkrinnar ok gæta, at björninn næði eigi skóginum.

Berg-Önundr rann fram at runninum. Hann hafði hjálm ok skjöld, gyrðr sverði, en kesju í hendi. Egill var þar fyrir í runninum, en engi björn, ok er hann sá, hvar Berg-Önundr var, þá brá hann sverðinu, en þar var hönk á meðalkaflanum, ok dró hann hana á hönd sér ok lét þar hanga. Hann tók í hönd sér kesjuna ok rann þá fram í mót Berg-Önundi, ok er Berg-Önundr sá þat, þá gæddi hann rásina ok skaut skildinum fyrir sik, ok áðr þeir mættust, þá skaut hvárr kesju at öðrum. Egill laust skildinum við kesjunni ok bar hallan, svá at reist ór skildinum ok flaug í völlinn, en Egils spjót kom á miðjan skjöldinn ok gekk í gegnum langt upp á fjöðrina, ok varð fast spjótit í skildinum. Varð Önundi þungbærr skjöldrinn. Egill greip þá skjótt meðalkafla sverðsins. Önundr tók þá ok at bregða sínu sverði, ok er eigi var brugðit til hálfs, þá lagði Egill í gegnum hann með sínu sverði. Önundr rataði við lagit, en Egill kippði at sér sverðinu hart ok hjó til Önundar ok af nær höfuðit. Síðan tók Egill kesjuna ór skildinum.

Þeir Haddr ok Fróði sá fall Berg-Önundar ok runnu þangat til. Egill snerist í móti þeim. Hann skaut kesjunni at Fróða ok í gegnum skjöld hans ok í brjóstit, svá at yddi um bakit. Fell hann þegar á bak aftr dauðr. Egill tók þá sverðit ok snerist í mót Haddi, ok skiptust þeir fám höggum við, áðr Haddr fell.

Þá kómu sveinarnir at, ok mælti Egill við þá: "Gætið hér til Önundar, húsbónda yðvars, ok þeira félaga, at eigi slíti dýr eða fuglar hræ þeira."

Egill gekk þá leið sína ok eigi langt, áðr félagar hans kómu í mót honum ellifu, en sex gættu skips. Þeir spurðu, hvat hann hefði sýslat. Hann kvað þá:

Sátum lyngs til lengi
ljósheims börvi þeima,
meir varðak fé forðum,
fjarðölna hlut skarðan,
áðr Berg-Önund benjum
bensæfðan létk venjask,
Bors niðjar feltk beðju
blóði, Hadd ok Fróða.

Þá mælti Egill: "Vér skulum nú snúa aftr til bæjarins ok fara hermannliga, drepa menn þá alla, er vér nám, en taka fé allt, þat er vér megum með komast."

Þeir fara til bæjarins ok hlaupa þar inn í hús ok drepa menn fimmtán eða sextán. Sumir kómust undan af hlaupi. Þeir ræntu þar öllu fé, en spilltu því, er þeir máttu eigi með fara. Þeir ráku búft til strandar ok hjuggu, báru á bátinn, sem hann tók við, fóru síðan leið sína ok reru út um eyjasund.

Egill var nú allreiðr, svá at þá mátti ekki við hann mæla. Sat hann við stýri á bátinum.

Ok er þeir sóttu út á fjörðinn til Herðlu, þá reru útan í móti þeim Rögnvaldr konungsson ok þeir þrettán saman á karfanum þeim inum steinda. Þeir höfðu þá spurt, at skip Egils lá í Herðluveri. Ætluðu þeir at gera Önundi njósn um ferðir Egils. Ok er Egill sá skipit, þá kenndi hann þegar. Hann stýrði sem beinst á þá, ok er skipin renndust at, þá kom barð skútunnar á kinnung karfans. Hallaði honum svá, at sjór fell inn á annat borð ok fylldi skipit. Egill hljóp þá upp á ok greip kesjuna, hét á menn sína, at þeir skyldi engan láta með lífi á brott komast, þann er á karfanum var. Þat var þá hægt, því at þar var þá engi vörn. Váru allir þeir á kafi drepnir, en engi komst undan. Létust þeir þar þrettán, Rögnvaldr ok förunautar hans. Þeir Egill reru þá inn til eyjarinnar Herðlu. Þá kvað Egill:

Börðumk vér, né virðak,
vígleiftr sonar, heiftir,
Blóðöxar rauðk blóði
böðmilds ok Gunnhildar.
Þar fellu nú þollar
þrettán lagar mána,
stendr af styrjar skyndi
starf, á einum karfa.

Ok er þeir Egill kómu til Herðlu, þá runnu þeir þegar upp til bæjar með alvæpni. En er þat sá Þórir ok hans heimamenn, þá runnu þeir þegar af bænum ok forðuðu sér allir, þeir er ganga máttu, karlar ok konur. Þeir Egill ræntu þar öllu fé, því er þeir máttu höndum á koma, fóru síðan út til skips. Var þá ok eigi langt at bíða, at byrr rann á af landi. Búast þeir til at sigla, ok er þeir váru seglbúnir, gekk Egill upp í eyna. Hann tók í hönd sér heslistöng ok gekk á bergsnös nökkura, þá er vissi til lands inn. Þá tók hann hrosshöfuð ok setti upp á stöngina.

Síðan veitti hann formála ok mælti svá: "Hér set ek upp níðstöng, ok sný ek þessu níði á hönd Eiríki konungi ok Gunnhildi dróttningu," - hann sneri hrosshöfðinu inn á land, - "sný ek þessu níði á landvættir þær, er land þetta byggva, svá at allar fari þær villar vega, engi hendi né hitti sitt inni, fyrr en þær reka Eirík konung ok Gunnhildi ór landi."

Síðan skýtr hann stönginni niðr í bjargrifu ok lét þar standa. Hann sneri ok höfðinu inn á land, en hann reist rúnar á stöngina, ok segja þær formála þenna allan.

Eftir þat gekk Egill á skip. Tóku þeir til segls ok sigldu á haf út. Tók þá byrrinn at vaxa, ok gerði veðr hvasst ok hagstætt. Gekk þá skipit mikit. Þá kvað Egill:

Þél höggr stórt fyr stáli
stafnkvígs á veg jafnan
út með éla meitli
andærr jötunn vandar,
en svalbúinn selju
sverfr eirar vanr þeiri
Gestils ölft með gustum
gandr of stál fyr brandi.

Síðan sigldu þeir í haf, ok greiddist vel ferð þeira, ok kómu af hafi í Borgarfjörð. Helt hann skipi sínu þar til hafnar, ok báru föt sín á land. Fór þá Egill heim til Borgar, en skiparar hans vistuðust. Skalla-Grímr gerðist þá gamall ok hrumr af elli. Tók Egill þá til fjárforráða ok búsvarðveizlu.