around 956, olaf, at melkorka's urging, decided to go abroad to seek his fortune. hoskuld was opposed and would not provide trade wares, and the property of olaf's foster-father thord was mostly in immobile goods and land. in part to arrange financing for his expedition, his mother melkorka married thorbjorn the feeble, a farmer who had previously assisted her in the management of melkorkustead. melkorka and thorbjorn had a son named lambi.