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the goodliest to behold. Thorod heard that he blamed them for taking
guests, when they had scarce meat enough to bless themselves withal.
The housewife said: ‘Be not wroth, brother, seldom doth such a chance
befall: do them rather something that may be to their profit, for thou
art handier thereto than we be.’
“Thorod heard that the big man was named Arnljot Gelline, and
that the goodwife was his sister. Thorod had heard tell of Arnljot, and
of this, moreover, that he was the greatest way-besetter and evildoer.
“So Thorod and his man slept night over, for they were weary afore
of their much walking. But when about one-third of the night was still
left, thither came Arnljot and bade them stand up and array them for
their journey. So Thorod and his man stood up and arrayed them, and
breakfast was served them. Then Thorir [their host] gave snow-shoes
to either of them, and Arnljot betook himself to faring with them, and
strode on the snow-shoes, which were both broad and long. But so soon
as Arnljot plied his staff, he was off and afar from them. Then abided
he, and said that in this wise they would get no-whither, and bade them
step on the snow-shoes along with him; and so did they; and Thorod
stood next to Arnljot and held by his belt, while Thorod’s fellow held
on to him. Then Arniljot slid on as fast as if he were faring loose.
“Now when one-third of the night was spent, they came to a certain
hostel, and made fire there, and dight their meat. But whenas they were
at meat then spake Arnljot, and bade them cast down nought of the
meat, neither bone nor crumb. Arnljot took out of his sark a silver dish,
and ate therefrom. But when they were full, Arnljot gathered their
leavings together, and thereupon they got ready for their beds.
“At one end of the house there was a loft on the tie-beams, and up
into that loft went Arnljot and the others, and there they laid them
down to sleep. Arnljot had a mickle bill, the socket thereof was
gold-driven, but its shaft was so high that one’s hand could but just reach
to the socket, and he was girt with a sword withal. They had both
weapons and raiment up there in the loft with them.
“Arnljot bade them hold their peace. He lay the foremost of them
in the loft.
“A little while afterwards there came twelve men to the house; they
were chapmen, who were faring to Iamtland with their wares. When
they came into the house they made mickle din about there, and were
very merry, and they made them big fires. But when they had their
meat they cast out all the bones. Thereafter they got them ready for
bed, and lay down on a settle before the fire there. But when they had
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