"I will tell you what it is.

Send me some of your men to order my people and tell them how to prepare for battle.

Here am I sent to sea for the first time, with good warriors enough who are in like case, and a few seamen who can sail the ship and know nought else." "You have some Norsemen yonder, if I mistake not," I said, looking at the fleet which we were nearing.
"Ay--wandering vikings who care nought for what I say.

They were going to Rolf, and the king persuaded them to take this cruise first.

If you can make them follow you, there will be another matter for which I shall be more than thankful." Thereat Thord growled: "They will follow Ranald Vemundsson well enough; have no care about that." Then said I: "These are the finest ships I have ever seen.