Norse · The Story of the Ere-Dwellers (Eyrbyggja Saga), with the Story of the Heath-Slayings · 7 of 93
CHAPTER VI. BIORN COMES OUT TO ICELAND.
tr. William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson (1892)
BIORN was two winters in the South-isles before he dight him to fare to Iceland ; with him in that faring was Hallstein Thorolfson ; and they made haven at Broadfirth, and took land out from Staff-river, betwixt that and Lavafirth, by Thorolf 's rede. Biorn dwelt at Burgholt in Bearhaven, and he was the most noble-hearted of men.
The Ere-Dwellers. 1 1
Hallstein, the son of Thorolf, deemed it less than manly to take land at the hands of his father ; so he fared west over Broadfirth, and there took to himself land, and dwelt at Hallsteinsness.
Certain winters thereafter came out Auth the Deep-minded ; and the first winter she was with Biorn her brother, but afterwards she made her own all the Dale-lands in Broadfirth between Skraumuhlaups - river and D ay meal - water, and dwelt at Hvamm.
In those days was all Broadfirth settled ; but little need there is to speak of the land-taking of those men who come not into the story.