but when vermund had thought thereover , what thing he should ask of the earl , it came into his mind that his ways would be greatly furthered in iceland if he had such followers as those bareserks were ; and settled in his mind that he would pray the earl to give him the bareserks for his following ; and this urged him to ask for them , that he deemed that his brother stir lay heavy on his fortune , and dealt unjustly with him as with most others when he could bring his strength to bear on him .