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Now it happened one day that Thorstein had mounted a knoll to look round.
He saw where Steinar's cattle were moving. Out he went on to the moor:
it was late in the day. He saw that the cattle had now come far out on the fenny hollow.
Thorstein ran out on the moor. And when Grani saw that,he drove the cattle away
apace till they came to the milking-shed. Thorstein followed,
and he and Grani met in the gate.
Thorstein slew him there:
and it has been
called since Grani's gate:
it is in the wall
of the enclosure.
Thorstein pulled
down the wall over Grani,
and so covered his body.
Then he went home to Borg,
but the women who
came to the milking-shed
found Grani where he lay.
After that they carried
him home to the house,
and told Steinar
these tidings.
Steinar buried him
up on the hillside,
and soon got another
thrall to go
with the cattle,
who name is not told.
Thorstein
made as though
he knew nothing
about the pasture for
the remainder of the summer.