Njal's Saga, 93-105

Njal once agan displays his mental prowess within the first chapter, by defusing a potential dangerous situation and getting possible enemies to accept a settlement.

I believe Njl arranged for Keti to take Hoskuld, and then allow Njal to take him, as probably Thorgerd would not have allowed Njal to take him. Njal apparently made a good call, as the boy beame like a son to him, and a good person and fighter. The fact that it was good (d somewhat surprising) that Njal and Hoskuld had bonded like father and son is brought up in chaper 97.

I reallyliked the clever way Njal gets a godord for Hoskuld, because it shows the greatness of his intelligence, but it also adds a slight edge of dislike to his character for me, because he seems ruthless because of the fact that he embroiled an entire people's affairs to marry his foster son to a picky woman.