So when I must start on this voyage he bade me tell you of this matter, and I have done so." Now I was full of many thoughts about this, but as yet I would say little.

So I asked: "What of Ingvar's moods?
are they more fierce than his wont ?" "Well, between us twain," he answered, looking at Cyneward, who sat apart from us across the king's chamber where we were, "Ingvar is not all himself lately, and all men fear him, so that he is no loss to the host." I knew somewhat, I thought, of the reason for this, and so did Cyneward, but passed that over.

Now nothing seemed more plain to me than that Halfden meant that I should seek Osritha.
"What is Halfden doing ?" I asked.

"Will he not go back to your own land ?" "Why, no.

For he takes Northumbria as his share of what we have won.