Doing so would have meant submitting to Bjarni 's power and acknowledging him as the greater man .
This helps explain why Thorkel was unwilling to accept compensation from Bjarni in order to end the feud .
Doing so would have meant submitting to Bjarni 's power and acknowledging Bjarni as the greater man .
This helps explain why Thorkel was unwilling to accept compensation from Bjarni in order to end the feud .