 The chronicle continues by stating that Óláfr then took control of the fleet whereupon he led it to Mann , where he and Guðrøðr divided the kingdom between themselves — with Óláfr retaining Mann , and Guðrøðr controlling the Hebridean portions ; in fact , it is possible that Hákon may have originally intended for Óláfr and Guðrøðr to split the kingdom of Mann and the Isles between themselves . According to the saga the Norwegians left in the spring , sailing north to Kintyre where they encountered and battled a strong force of Scots with both sides losing many men during the ensuing battle . The saga then recounts how the fleet sailed north to Lewis and displaced a certain Þórmóðr Þórkelson , before travelling to Orkney , from where most of the fleet sailed back to Norway . Páll , however , is stated to have remained behind , and to have been slain by Guðrøðr several weeks later . The saga notes that Guðrøðr was also slain in the Isles a short time after this . The Chronicle of Mann specifically places Guðrøðr 's death on Lewis , although it does not cast any light upon the circumstances . Even so , what is certain is that it was only after Guðrøðr 's death that Óláfr 's kingship was safe from any rival claim . 
