Víga-Glúms saga

SHERE was a man called Ingiald, who lived at Thvera, on the Eyjafirth; he was one of the original priests and a great chief, and he was already in years when this story begins. Ingiald was married and had two sons, Steinolf and Eyiolf, both right good men and fair to see. Ingiald himself was self-willed, reserved, hard to deal with, and obstinate. He cared little for merchants, and did not choose to submit to their arrogance. If he wanted anything from them, he preferred sending other people for it to going himself.

One summer a ship came into Eyjafirth, the master of which was named Hreidar: he was a man of great family, who had his home at Vorz in Norway, and was very courageous and very popular. Ingiald’s son, Eyiolf, was often about the ship in the course of the summer, and he and Hreidar became great friends. Hreidar told him he should like to pass the winter here in some house, and from the report he had heard he should prefer that of Ingiald. Eyiolf said that such was not his father’s wont, but still that he would see about it. When he came home, he spoke to his father and asked him to take the master of the ship into his house — that he was a good, worthy fellow — and pleaded strongly in his behalf. Ingiald replied, “If you have invited him already, what is the use of talking about it? I must bear my part in meeting the expense, and you must bear yours in taking all the trouble; “but he added that he had never had a foreigner staying with him before and that he was still not desirous of doing so. Then Eyiolf answered, “It has not yet been settled without your consent; but I have not had much share in the management of the house as yet, and it seems your will that I should not have much, if a guest is not to be received whom I have invited hither.” “Well,” said Ingiald, “you shall have owr own way in this matter, and the master and one other man may come here. I shall make no charge, for your sake; but you must take all the trouble for them, and I will defray the cost.” “I am well pleased,” replied Eyiolf, “that so it should be.”