Maybe he wants your word with the king, because you know the ways of the viking hosts." "No," said I; "stay here.

Whatever it is he has to say cannot be private; nor would I hear anything from him that you might not." "As you will.

Let him come here," Odda said; and the man went out.
Then entered Jarl Osmund, richly dressed for the king's feast, and he looked from one of us to the other as we rose to greet him.
Suddenly he smiled grimly.
"I looked to find strangers, and was about to ask for King Ranald.
However, Odda the ealdorman and I have met before, as I am certain." "Faith, we have," said Odda.

"Nor am I likely to forget it.

It was at Ashdown fight." "And elsewhere," said the jarl.