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 204 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA VII, ing, and lay in the harbour near the landing place. Thorer's ship lay inside, and the brothers' the outside vessel in the port. When Thorer had set up his tents he went on shore, and many of his men with him. They went to Carl's ship, which was well pro- vided. Thorer hailed the ship, and told the com- manders to come on shore ; on which the brothers, and some men with them, went on the land. Now Thorer began the same discourse, and told them to bring the goods they got in booty to the land to have them divided. The brothers thought that was not necessary, until they had arrived at their own neigh- bourhood. Thorer said it was unusual not to divide booty but at their own home, and thus to be left to the honour of other people. They spoke some words about it, but could not agree. Then Thorer turned away ; but had not gone far before he came back, and tells his comrades to wait there. Thereupon he calls to Carl, and says he wants to speak with him alone. Carl went to meet him; and when he came near, Thorer struck at him with a spear, so that it went through him. " There," said Thorer, " now thou hast learnt to know a Biarko Island man. I thought thou shouldst feel Asbiorn's spear." Carl died instantly, and Thorer with his people went immediately on board their ship. When Gunstein and his men saw Carl's fall they ran instantly to him, took his body and carried it on board their ship, struck their tents, and cast off from the pier, and left the land. When Tho- rer and his men saw this, they took down their tents, and made preparations to follow. But as they were hoisting the sail the fastenings to the mast broke in two, and the sail fell down across the ship, which caused a great delay before they could hoist the sail again. Gunstein had already got a long way a-head before Thorer's ship fetched way, and now they used both sails and oars. Gunstein did the same. On