could do in the matter. Eirik's advice was that they should
betake themselves to Iceland, for it would never do for them to
remain in the land where the king could get at them. This they
determined to do. Each of them had his own ship and they made
ready for the voyage to Iceland. Hallsteinn was laid low with
his wound and died before Onund sailed with his party. Kolbeinn,
the man who was mentioned before, went in the ship with Onund.




CHAPTER VIII

ONUND AND ASMUND SAIL TO ICELAND


Onund and Asmund set sail directly when they were ready and their
ships kept together. Onund said:

"Hallvard and I were aforetime deemed
worthy in storm of swords to bear us.
With one foot now I step on the ship
towards Iceland. The poet's day is o'er."

They had a rough passage with cross winds, mostly from the south,
so that they drifted away to the north. They made Iceland right
in the North, at Langanes, where they regained their reckonings.
The ships were near enough to each other for them to speak
together. Asmund said they had better make for Eyjafjord, and
this was agreed to. They kept under the land and heavy weather