Sámr setti bú á Aðalbóli eftir Hrafnkel, ok síðan efnir hann veizlu virðuliga ok býðr til öllum þeim, sem verit höfðu þingmenn hans. Sámr býðst til at vera yfirmaðr þeira í stað Hrafnkels. Menn játuðust undir þat ok hugðu þó enn misjafnt til.
Þjóstarssynir réðu honum þat, at hann skyldi vera blíðr ok góðr fjárins ok gagnsamr sínum mönnum, styrktarmaðr hvers, sem hans þurfa við. "Þá eru þeir eigi menn, ef þeir fylgja þér eigi vel, hvers sem þú þarft við. En því ráðum vit þér þetta, at vit vildim, at þér tækist allt vel, því at þú virðist okkr vaskr maðr. Gættu nú vel til, ok vertu varr um þik, af því at vant er við vándum at sjá."
Þjóstarssynir létu senda eftir Freyfaxa ok liði hans ok kváðust vilja sjá gripi þessa, er svá gengu miklar sögur af. Þá váru hrossin heim leidd. Þeir bræðr líta á hrossin.
Þorgeirr mælti: "Þessi hross lítast mér þörf búinu. Er þat mitt ráð, at þau vinni slíkt er þau megu til gagnsmuna, þangat til er þau mega eigi lifa fyrir aldrs sökum. En hestr þessi sýnist mér eigi betri en aðrir hestar, heldr því verri, at margt illt hefir af honum hlotist. Vil ek eigi, at fleiri víg hljótist af honum en áðr hafa af honum orðit. Mun þat nú makligt, at sá taki við honum, er hann á."
Þeir leiða nú hestinn ofan eftir vellinum. Einn hamarr stendr niðr við ána, en fyrir framan hylr djúpr. Þar leiða þeir nú hestinn fram á hamarinn. Þjóstarssynir drógu fat eitt á höfuð hestinum, taka síðan hávar stengr ok hrinda hestinum af fram, binda stein við hálsinn ok týndu honum svá. Heitir þar síðan Freyfaxahamarr.
Þar ofan frá standa goðahús þau, er Hrafnkell hafði átt. Þorkell vildi koma þar. Lét hann fletta goðin öll. Eftir þat lætr hann leggja eld í goðahúsit ok brenna allt saman.
Síðan búast boðsmenn í burtu. Velr Sámr þeim ágæta gripi báðum bræðrum, ok mæla til fullkominnar vináttu með sér ok skiljast allgóðir vinir, ríða nú rétta leið vestr í Fjörðu ok koma heim í Þorskafjörð með virðingu.
En Sámr setti Þorbjörn niðr at Leikskálum. Skyldi hann þar búa, en kona Sáms fór til bús með honum á Aðalból, ok býr Sámr þar um hríð.
Sam set forth a homestead at Adhalbol after Hrafnkel, and afterwards he arranged a great feast and bid join him all of those who had been his supporters at the Thing. Sam offered himself up to be their leader in place of Hrafnkel. Men agreed to this and yet had their doubts.
The sons of Thjostr counseled him, that he should be gracious and generous of wealth and helpful to his men, a benefactor of whichever man might have need of him. “Then are they not men, if they follow you not well, howsoever you have need. And in this we counsel you thus, that it is our will, that all goes well with you, because you have proven yourself to us to be a brave man. Watch yourself now well, and be aware, because it is seldom easy to see in a difficult matter.”
The sons of Thjostr arranged to send after Freyfaxi and his
retinue and said that they wished to see these valuable things, from whom went
forth such great tidings. Then were the horses led home. The brothers looked on
the horses.
Thorgeirr said: “These horses seem to me sufficient for the
farmstead. It is my counsel, that they serve such as they may for use, until
that point when they might not live for old age’s sake. But this horse seems to
me know better than other horses, and in this much the worse, that he has led
to such evil. I do not wish that anymore slayings are performed in his name
than have already occurred. It will then be fit, that he shall take with him,
who owns him.”
They lead now the horse for the valley. A ridge stood low in
the valley, where there was a deep hole. They lead it now the horse forward
onto the ridge. The sons of Thjostr drew a bag over the head of the horse, take
afterwards long poles and drive the horse forward, bind stones against his neck
and destroyed him thus. That place was afterwards called Freyfaxahamar.
Thereover stand those temples, which Hrafnkel had owned. Thorkell wished to
come there. He commanded all the gods to be defaced. After that he had a fire
set in the temple and burned all of it together.
Afterwards all the guests prepared for the road. Sam offered
to both brothers marvelous valuables, and spoke of the great friendship between
them, and they parted dear friends. They right now a straight road west into
the fjord and come home into Thorskafjord with honor. And Sam set Thorbjorn
down at Leikskalar. He would then dwell there. And Sam’s wife fared to the home
with him at Adhalbol and Sam dwelt there for a while.
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