 Olaf set sail for Ireland with Orm to find his mother 's people , taking with him tokens and gifts from Melkorka to her father and her nursemaid . During the voyage , their ship became lost in a fog . When the fog lifted , an argument arose between Orn and most of the rest of Olaf 's men about the proper course to reach Ireland . When ask if the decision should be put to a vote of the majority , Olaf is supposed to have said , " I want only the shrewdest to decide ; in my opinion the counsel of fools is all the more dangerous the more of them there are . " With those words , the matter was accepted as settled , and Orn took charge of the navigation . 
