Rolf is the son of Hiarandi the Unlucky.
This tale exemplifies the effect of Christ\'s teachings upon the Icelandic people during their heroic age..
However, the life that is saved that night causes his own death and the unjust outlawing of his son Rolf.
Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unforgivable thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, challenging the accepted custom that place lucrative salvage at a higher value than the saving of life.
Rolf is the son of Hiarandi the Unlucky