Hi there,

"kvaðst fjarri sitja" or He expressed that he would stay/rule/sit
distantly. "is far between us...

Þorgeir and his family are of the west but "MainBoule" of Hafnkell is
in the East of Iceland. Considerable distance.

We know that Sam could never more rise up against [rebel] Hrafnkeli,
as long as he lived.

thanks Uoden