This saga I believe is very telling of the underhandedness and corruption in Viking Iceland. It seems to me that this issue could have been very easily resolved if there had been a judge of some sort to ensure that Hrafnkel never again took part in gross injustices. Also, it registered to me for the first time that there were no jails in Iceland.
I wondered as to why it was Thorbjorn who determined to steadfastly to oppose Hrafnkel when throughout the story he appears to be a rather weak character nonetheless with some great manipulation powers. I especially was curious: why did Thorbjorn choose not to accept his offer rather than eventually sacrificing the lives of his other two sons?
Hrafnkel reminds of a school bully on the playground who enforces the made up "playground rule" of "he who gives warning is not at fault"(ch. 4).
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