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Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Traditional
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and strong, wise and a good manager. Onund continued to live at
Kaldbak until his old age. He died a natural death and lies in
Treefoot's howe. He was the boldest and most active one-legged
man that ever came to Iceland.

Among Onund's sons Thorgrim was the foremost, although the others
were older. When he was twenty-five years old his hair was grey,
whence they nick-named him Greyhead. His mother Thordis married
again, taking as her second husband Audun Skokull. They had a
son named Asgeir of Asgeirsa. Thorgrim Greyhead and his brothers
had a large property, which they managed together without
dividing it up.

Eirik lived, as was mentioned, at Arnes. He had married Alof,
the daughter of Ingolf of Ingolfsfjord, by whom he had a son
named Flosi, a very promising young man with many friends.

There came to that part of Iceland three brothers, named Ingolf,
Ofeig, and Eyvind, and took the three fjords which are called by
their names, where they lived. Eyvind had a son named Olaf. He
at first lived at Eyvindsfjord, but went later to Drangar. He
was a most capable man.

So long as their fathers were living no disputes arose among
these men; but when Eirik was dead it occurred to Flosi that
those of Kaldbak had no legal title to the lands which Eirik had
given to Onund. Out of this serious dissensions arose between
them. Thorgrim and his brothers continued in possession of the
lands as before, but they would not join in games together.
Thorgeir, the eldest brother, was managing the farm at
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