 Olaf returned home around 957 with great wealth . Upon his return , his father Hoskuld arranged a marriage for him with Thorgerd Egilsdottir , the daughter of Egill Skallagrímsson . Thorgerd was initially reluctant to marry the son of a slave , refusing to believe that Olaf 's mother was a princess . However , she ultimately agreed to the match after an hours @-@ long private conversation with Olaf . At the wedding Olaf gave Egil an ornate sword from Ireland . Olaf and Thorgerd lived happily together at Hoskuldstead for some time . Around 962 Olaf 's foster father Thord died , leaving Olaf his property and goðorð Olaf bought land and built a new homestead at Hjardarholt , which , according to the saga , he had to cleanse of the draugr of its former owner , Killer @-@ Hrapp . As time went on people began to settle near Olaf 's hall and regarded him as their goði . Olaf 's ever @-@ increasing wealth caused jealousy from Hoskuld 's wife Jorunn . Around the same time Olaf and Thorgerd had a daughter , Thurid . Hjardarholt was renowned for its rich decorations ; some two decades later , the skald Úlfr Uggason composed the famous poem Húsdrápa , about certain mythological scenes illustrated on the walls of Olaf 's hall . 
