Thorolf then went to his estates at Sandness,
and remained there through the spring.
He had a long-ship built, large,
and with a dragon's head, fitted out in the best style;
this he took with him from the north.
Thorolf gathered great stores of what there was in
Halogaland, employing his men after the herrings
and in other fishing; seal-hunting there was
too in abundance, and egg-gathering,
and all such provision he had brought to him.
Never had he fewer freedmen about his home
than a hundred; he was open-handed and liberal,
and readily made friends with the great,
and with all that were near him.
A mighty man he became,
and he bestowed much care on his ships,
equipment, and weapons.