Bollison and the other half of it belonged to some Norwegian
man. When Bolli heard of the coming of his brother he rode south to
Burgfirth and to the ship. The brothers greeted each other joyfully.
Bolli stayed there for several nights, and then both brothers ride
together west to Holyfell; Thorkell takes them in with the greatest
blitheness, as did also Gudrun, and they invited Thorleik to stay with
them for the winter, and that he took with thanks. Thorleik tarried at
Holyfell awhile, and then he rode to White-river and lets his ship be
beached and his goods be brought to the West. Thorleik had had good
luck with him both as to wealth and honours, for that he had become
the henchman of that noblest of lords, King Olaf. He now stayed at
Holyfell through the winter, while Bolli tarried at Tongue.

CHAP. LXXI

The Peace between the Sons of Bolli and the Sons of Olaf, A.D. 1026

[Sidenote: The brothers talk of revenge] That winter the brothers
would always be meeting, having talks together, and took no pleasure
in games or any other pastime; and one time, when Thorleik was at
Tongue, the brothers talked day and night together. Snorri then
thought he knew that they must be taking counsel together on some very
great matter, so he went and joined the talk of the brothers. They
greeted him well, but dropped their talk forthwith. He took their
greeting well; and presently Snorri spoke: "What are you taking
counsels about so that ye heed neither sleep nor meat?" Bolli answers:
"This is no framing of counsels, for that talk is one of but little
mark which we talk together." Now Snorri found that they wanted to
hide from him all that was in their minds, yet misdoubted him, that
they must be talking chiefly of things from which great troubles might
arise, in case they should be carried out. [Sidenote: Snorri's advice]
He (Snorri) spoke to them: "This I misdoubt me now, that it be neither
a vain thing nor a matter of jest you are talking about for such long
hours together, and I hold you quite excused, even if such should be
the case. Now, be so good as to tell it me and not to hide it away
from me. We shall not, when gathered all together, be worse able to
take counsel in this matter, for that I shall nowhere stand in the
way of anything going forward whereby your honour grows the greater."
Thorleik thought Snorri had taken up their case in a kindly manner,
and told him in a few words their wishes, and how they had made