The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga

urney and dismissed his many guests with gifts. He sailed with a

. Thorfinn had heard nothing of the vikings and told his men to put him on shore,

ew at once to be that of the berserks. He said to his men: "I suspect that things have taken place he

ed how t

l Norway, namely Thorir Paunch and Ogmund the Bad. They wil

from what he saw. The goodwife asked his leave to go down, and he said she was mistress of her own ways, but that he was not going. So she hurried away to greet Thorf

to suffering a disgrace which could never have be

sit down and you shal

esourcefulness. Thorfinn was silent while she was speaking, and when she had finished

in the hall,"

Grettir and turned towards him and thanked him

e help of a man, for you to know whether I count for anything or not; I cannot repay what you have done for me as long as

would have accepted his offer

he would like to do. He said he would go North to Vagar while the fair was on there. Thorfinn said that any money which he required should be at his service; Grettir said he did not want more just then than enough to pay for his living

o stay with them, but he preferred to return to his friend Thorfinn. So he took his passage in a trading ship belonging to one Thorkell, a man of some consideration in Salfti in Halogaland. Grettir went to visit Thor