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'So far,' said he, 'Bjorn, from your holding a wedding with
Thora here in my house without the leave of her brother,
she shall be here as well respected as if she were my daughter and your sister.
'And all had to be as Brynjolf ordered in his household,
whether Bjorn liked it well or ill.
Brynjolf sent men to Thorir to offer him atonement and redress for what Bjorn had done. Thorir bade Brynjolf send Thora home; no atonement could there be else.
But Bjorn would in no wise let her go away, though Brynjolf begged it.
And so the winter wore on.

But when spring came,
then Brynjolf and Bjorn were talking
one day of their matters.
Brynjolf asked what Bjorn meant to do.
Bjorn said 'twas likeliest that he should
go away out of the land.
'Most to my mind is it,' said he,
'that you should give me a long-ship
and crew therewith,
and I go a free-booting.'
'No hope is there of this,' said Brynjolf,
'that I shall put in your hands a warship
and strong force,
for I know not but you will go about just
what is against my wish;
why even now already
I have enough trouble from you.
A merchant-ship I will give you,
and wares withal:
go you then southwards to Dublin.
That voyage is now most highly spoken of.
I will get you a good crew.'

(lord Thorir Hroaldsson)
(Thora Lacehand)