Allegedly Sends Eagle

In the spring Thorstein made his ship ready and gathered a crew of
twenty-four men. He sailed first to Jamtland, and one day when he
was lying in harbour there he went ashore for a stroll. He came to a
clearing and saw a hideous-looking dwarf standing there beside a
huge boulder, screaming at the top of his voice. It seemed to
Thorstein as if the dwarf's mouth was twisted up to the ear on
one side, and on the other side the nose overlapped the mouth.
Thorstein asked the dwarf why he was acting like a madman.

'No wonder, man!' said the dwarf. 'Can't you see that great eagle
flying over there? It's got hold of my son. It must be a devil sent by
Odin himself. It would kill me to lose that child.'

Thorstein aimed a shot at the eagle, hitting it under the wings,
and the bird dropped down dead. Thorstein caught the dwarf's boy
as he fell and gave him back to his father. The dwarf was very happy
and said, 'M y son and I owe you a great debt for saving his life, and
now I'd like you to choose your own reward in gold and silver.'

'You'd better see to your son first,' said Thorstein, 'and anyway,
I'm not in the habit of taking money just for showing my talents.'


- Thorstein Mansion-Might (Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns), Chapter 3