The pact between Óláfr and Guðrøðr Dond turned out to be short-lived. According to the saga, when the fleet left for Norway in the Spring, it clashed with the Kintyremen before sailing northward to , where it ousted a certain Þórmóðr Þórkelsson from the island. A few weeks after the fleet left the region for Orkney, the saga reports that Páll was slain in the by Guðrøðr Dond. According to the "Chronicle of Mann" and the "Chronicle of Lanercost", Guðrøðr Dond established himself in the Hebrides but was later killed, with the former account locating his death on . In any event, it is apparent that it was only after Guðrøðr Dond's demise that Óláfr was only able to secure the full tenure of kingship. Óláfr went on to rule the realm until his death.