the Voluptuous). He was a well-off yeoman, a big man and
strong. He had very good land, but less of live stock. Osvif wished to
buy some of his land from him, for he had lack of land but a multitude
of live stock. So this then came about that Osvif bought of the land
of Thorarin all the tract from Gnupaskard along both sides of the
valley to Stack-gill, and very good and fattening land it was. He had
on it an out-dairy. Osvif had at all times a great many servants, and
his way of living was most noble. West in Saurby is a place called
Hol, there lived three kinsmen-in-law--Thorkell the Whelp and Knut,
who were brothers, they were very well-born men, and their
brother-in-law, who shared their household with them, who was named
Thord. He was, after his mother, called Ingun's-son. The father of
Thord was Glum Gierison. Thord was a handsome and valiant man, well
knit, and a great man of law-suits. Thord had for wife the sister of
Thorkell and Knut, who was called Aud, neither a goodly nor a bucksome
woman. Thord loved her little, as he had chiefly married her for her
money, for there a great wealth was stored together, and the household
flourished from the time that Thord came to have hand in it with them.

CHAP. XXXIII

Of Gest Oddleifson and Gudrun's Dreams

Gest Oddleifson lived west at Bardastrand, at Hagi. He was a great
chieftain and a sage; was fore-seeing in many things and in good
friendship with all the great men, and many came to him for counsel. He
rode every summer to the Thing, and always would put up at Hol. One time
it so happened once more that Gest rode to the Thing and was a guest at
Hol. [Sidenote: Meeting of Gudrun and Gest] He got ready to leave early
in the morning, for the journey was a long one and he meant to get to
Thickshaw in the evening to Armod, his brother-in-law's, who had for
wife Thorunn, a sister of Gest's. Their sons were Ornolf and Haldor.
Gest rode all that day from Saurby and came to the Saelingsdale spring,
and tarried there for a while. Gudrun came to the spring and greeted her
relative, Gest, warmly. Gest gave her a good welcome, and they began to
talk together, both being wise and of ready speech. [Sidenote: Gudrun's
dreams] And as the day was wearing on, Gudrun said, "I wish, cousin, you
would ride home with us with all your followers, for it is the wish of
my father, though he gave me the honour of bearing the message, and told
me to say that he would wish you to come