How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #4
But there it was, exactly as he had feared; this stake had Joe Gill carved on it. (1.4.2.18)
Per Hansa can't believe his eyes when he finds stakes marking off his friends' lands as belonging to Irish settlers. Hansa has no interest in replacing his Norwegian neighbors with Irish ones, no matter how competitive he is with these neighbors. For Per, a person can definitely be his competitor and his friend.
Quote #5
But the dishonourableness of the act made her shrink back in disgust. (1.4.5.6)
When Beret realizes that her husband has stolen and burned other people's wooden landmarks, she can't believe that the man she married would be so dishonest. Respect for other people's property (especially land) is a big, big deal in Norwegian culture, and Beret feels like her husband's intense competitiveness is leading him into a life of devilish sin. This fear is only going to get worse as the novel goes on.
Quote #6
What were they doing here? Henry demanded. —This quarter had been taken up long ago. (1.4.10.15)
Apart from Per Hansa, the other Norwegians can be competitive and territorial too. Henry Solum, for example, is quick to tell the Irish invaders to go away and find their own land. Little does he know that Per Hansa has illegally destroyed all of the stakes that the Irish have use dot mark the land as theirs.