 Olaf knows that Kjartan , who was involved in a love triangle with Bolli and Bolli 's wife Gudrun <unk> , caused his own downfall by acting aggressively . In Icelandic terms , Kjartan had surpassed the acceptable limits of <unk> . Whereas Olaf wants to maintain the solidarity of the larger family , keeping workable relations with his siblings and their children , Thorgerd 's concerns are different . She focuses more narrowly on the honour of her nuclear family . 
