[The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald by Unknown]@TWC D-Link bookThe Life and Death of Cormac the Skald CHAPTER FIFTEEN 2/7
His daughter was named Steinvor, a pretty girl and well set up; her by-name was Slim-ankles.
Living with Odd were many fisherman; among them, staying there for the fishing-season, was one Glum, an ill-tempered carle and bad to deal with. Now once upon a time these two, Odd and Glum, were in talk together which were the greatest men in the countryside.
Glum reckoned Thorarin to be foremost, but Odd said Holmgang Bersi was better than he in every way. "How can ye make that out ?" asked Glum. "Is there any likeness whatever," said Odd, "between the bravery of Bersi and the knavery of Thorarin ?" So they talked about this until they fell out, and laid a wager upon it. Then Glum wend and told Thorarin.
He grew very angry and made many a threat against Odd.
And in a while he went and carried off Steinvor from Tunga, all to spite her father; and he gave out that if Odd said anything against it, the worse for him: and so took her home to Thambardal. Things went on so for a while, and then Odd went to see Holmgang Bersi, and told him what had happened.
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