at ye are, when, as seems to me likely, you might slaughter them
like so many cattle? Let me but have a weapon, I think I could fight
better than any of you." They gave no heed to what she said. Freydis
endeavoured to accompany them, still she soon lagged behind, because
she was not well; she went after them into the wood, and the
Skroelingar directed their pursuit after her. She came upon a dead man;
Thorbrand, Snorri's son, with a flat stone fixed in his head; his
sword lay beside him, so she took it up and prepared to defend herself
therewith. Then came the Skroelingar upon her. She let down her sark
and struck her breast with the naked sword. At this they were
frightened, rushed off to their boats, and fled away. Karlsefni and
the rest came up to her and praised her zeal. Two of Karlsefni's men
fell, and four of the Skroelingar, notwithstanding they had overpowered
them by superior numbers. After that, they proceeded to their booths,
and began to reflect about the crowd of men which attacked them upon
the land; it appeared to them now that the one troop will have been
that which came in the boats, and the other troop will have been a
delusion of sight. The Skroelingar also found a dead man, and his axe
lay beside him. One of them struck a stone with it, and broke the axe.
It seemed to them good for nothing, as it did not withstand the stone,
and they threw it down.

12. [Karlsefni and his company] were now of opinion that though the
land might be choice and good, there would be always war and terror
overhanging them, from those who dwelt there before them. They made
ready, therefore, to move away, with intent to go to their own land.
They sailed forth northwards, and found five Skroelingar in jackets of
skin, sleeping [near the sea], and they had with them a chest, and in
it was marrow of animals mixed with blood; and they considered that
these must have been outlawed. They slew them. Afterwards they came to
a headland and a multitude of wild animals; and this headland appeared
as if it might be a cake of cow-dung, because the animals passed the
winter there. Now they came to Straumsfjordr, where also they had
abundance of all kinds. It is said by some that Bjarni and Freydis
remained there, and a hundred men with them, and went not further
away. But Karlsefni and Snorri journeyed southwards, and forty men
with them, and after staying no longer than scarcely two months at
Hop, had come back the same summer. Karlsefn