ians from father to son.

After that they fared out of Woodcombe on to Headbrink. By that time the
story of their journey was spread far and wide. There was a man named
Sorcerer-Hedinn who dwelt in Carlinedale. There heathen men made a
bargain with him that he should put Thangbrand to death with all his
company. He fared upon Arnstacksheath, and there made a great sacrifice
when Thangbrand was riding from the east. Then the earth burst asunder
under his horse, but he sprang off his horse and saved himself on the
brink of the gulf, but the earth swallowed up the horse and all his
harness, and they never saw him more.

Then Thangbrand praised God.

CHAPTER XCVIII.

OF THANGBRAND AND GUDLEIF.

Gudleif now searches for Sorcerer-Hedinn and finds him on the heath, and
chases him down into Carlinedale, and got within spearshot of him, and
shoots a spear at him and through him.

Thence they fared to Dyrholms and held a meeting there, and preached the
faith there, and there Ingialld, the son of Thorsteinn Highbankawk,
became a Christian.

Thence they fared to the Fleetlithe and preached the faith there. There
Weatherlid the Skald, and Ari his son, spoke most against the faith, and
for that they slew Weatherlid, and then this song was sung about it--

He who proved his blade on bucklers,
South went through the land to whet
Brand that oft hath felled his foeman,
'Gainst the forge which foams with song;[48]
Mighty wielder of war's sickle
Made his sword's avenging edge
Hard on hero's helm-prop rattle,[49]
Skull of Weatherlid the Skald.

Thence Thangbrand fared to Bergthorsknoll, and Njal took the faith and
all his house, but Mord and Valgard went much against it, and thence
they fared out across the rivers; so they went on into Hawkdale and
there they baptised Hall,[50] and he was then three winters old.

Thence Thangbrand fared to Grimsness, there Thorwald the scurvy gathered
a band against him, and sent word to Wolf Uggi's son, that he must fare
against Thangbrand and slay him, and made this song on him--

To the wolf in Woden's harness,
Uggi's worthy warlike son,
I, steel's swinger dearly loving,
This my simple bidding send;
That the wolf of Gods[51] he chaseth,--
Man who snaps at chink of gold--
Wolf who base our Gods blasphemeth,
I the other wolf[52] will crush.

Wolf sang another song in return--

Swarthy skarf from month that skimmeth
Of the man who speaks in