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Then a man was put on horseback, who galloped
off as hard as he might to Lambstead.
At once he sought Egil, and told him these tidings.
Then Egil took his weapons and clothes and rode home,
reaching Borg by eventide.
And at once on dismounting he went in,
and to the passage that was round the hall,
with doors leading from the passage to the seats inside.
Egil went on to the chief seat,
and took Skallagrim by the shoulders,
and forced him backwards, and laid him down in the seat,
and rendered then the services to the dead.
Then Egil bade them take digging tools and break
open the wall on the south side.
When this was done, then Egil supported the head and
others the feet of Skallagrim;
and so they bore him athwart the house out through
the breach in the wall just made.
Then they bore him immediately down to Nausta-ness.

There for the night a tent was set over the body;
but in the morning with flood-tide
Skallagrim was put on a boat
and rowed out to Digra-ness.
There Egil had a mound raised on the point of the ness.
Therein was laid Skallagrim, with his horse,
his weapons, and his smithy tools.
It is not told that any valuables were laid
in the mound beside him.
Egil took the heritage, lands and chattels.
Thenceforward he ruled the house.
With Egil there was Thordis,
daughter of Thorolf and Asgerdr.