<i>Grettir hears of the Hauntings</i>.
Now we take up the story where Grettir Asmundson sat at Biarg through
the autumn after they parted, he and Slaying-Bardi at Thoreys-peak;
and when the time of winter-nights had well-nigh come, Grettir
rode from home north over the neck to Willowdale, and guested at
Audunstead; he and Audun made a full peace, and Grettir gave Audun a
good axe, and they talked of friendship between them. Audun dwelt
long at Audunstead, and was a man of many and hopeful kin; his son was
Egil, who married Ulfheid, daughter of Eyulf Gudmundson, and their son
was Eyulf, who was slain at the Althing, he was the father of Orm, who
was the chaplain of Bishop Thorlak.
Grettir rode north to Waterdale, and came to see his kin at Tongue. In
those days dwelt there Jokull, the son of Bard, the mother's brother
of Grettir: Jokull was a big man and a strong, and the most violent
of men; he was a seafaring man, very wild, and yet a man of great
account.
He greeted Grettir well, and he was there three nights. There were so
many words about Glam's hauntings, that nought was so much spoken of
as of that. Grettir asked closely about all things that had happed.
Jokull said that thereof was told no more than the very truth; "And,
perchance, thou art wishful to go there, kinsman?"
Grettir said that so it was.
Jokull bade him do it not, "Because it is a great risk for thy good
luck, and thy kinsmen have much to hazard where thou art," said he,
"for of young men we think there is none such as thou; but <i>from ill
cometh ill</i> whereas Glam is; and far better it is to deal with men
than with such evil wights."
Grettir said, "That he had a mind to go to Thorhall-stead and see how
things went there."
Said Jokull, "Now I see it is of no avail to let thee; but so it is,
as men say, <i>Good luck and goodliness are twain</i>."
"<i>Woe is before one's own door when it is inside one's
neighbour's</i>; think how it may fare with thyself ere things are
ended," said Grettir.
Jokull answered, "Maybe we may both see somewhat of things to come,
but neither may help aught herein."
They parted thereafter, and neither thought well of the other's
foretelling.