At Gjogr lived a man named Einar, a tenant of the Kaldbak men
whom they employed to look after the drift on that side of the
fjord. He got to know of the whale having been stranded and at
once rowed across the fjord in his boat to Byrgisvik, whence he
sent a messenger to Kaldbak. When Thorgrim and his brother heard
the news they got ready to go with all speed to the spot. There
were twelve of them in a ten-oared boat, and six others, with
Ivar and Leif, sons of Kolbeinn. All the farmers who could get
away went to the whale.

In the meantime Flosi had sent word to his kinsmen in the North
at Ingolfsfjord and Ofeigsfjord and to Olaf the son of Eyvind who
lived at Drangar. The first to arrive were Flosi and the men of
Vik, who at once began to cut up the whale, carrying on shore the
flesh as it was cut. At first there were about twenty men, but
more came thronging in. Then there came the men of Kaldbak with
four ships. Thorgrim laid claim to the whale and forbade the men
of Vik to cut, distribute, or carry away any portion of it.
Flosi called upon him to show proof that Eirik had in express
words given over the drift to Onund; if not, he said he would
prevent them by force. Thorgrim saw that he was outnumbered and
would not venture on fighting. Then there came a ship across the
fjords, the men rowing with all their might. They came up; it
was Svan of Hol from Bjarnarfjord with his men, and he at once
told Thorgrim not to let himself be robbed. The two men had been
great friends, and Svan offered Thorgrim his aid, which the
brothers accepted, and they attacked valiantly. Thorgeir
Bottleback was the first to get on to the whale where Flosi's men
were. Thorfinn, who was spoken of before, was cutting it up,
standing near the head on the place where he had been carving.