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trict　under　his　power；　and　went　in　summer　eastward　as　far　as　the　Gaut　river；　and　got　all　the　king's　scat　among　the　islands。　　But　when　summer　（A。D。　1016）　was　drawing　towards　an　end　he　returned　north　to　Viken；　and　sailed　up　the　Raum　river　to　a　waterfall　called　Sarp。　　On　the　north　side　of　the　fall；　a　point　of　land　juts　out　into　the　river。　　There　the　king　ordered　a　rampart　to　be　built　right　across　the　ness；　of　stone；　turf；　and　wood；　and　a　ditch　to　be　dug　in　front　of　it；　so　that　it　was　a　large　earthen　fort　or　burgh；　which　he　made　a　merchant　town　of。　　He　had　a　king's　house　put　up；　and　ordered　the　building　of　Mary　church。　　He　also　laid　out　plans　for　other　houses；　and　got　people　to　build　on　them。　In　harvest　（A。D。　1016）　he　let　everything　be　gathered　there　that　was　useful　for　his　winter　residence　（A。D。　1017）；　and　sat　there　with　a　great　many　people；　and　the　rest　he　quartered　in　the　neighbouring　districts。　　The　king　prohibited　all　exports　from　Viken　to　Gautland　of　herrings　and　salt；　which　the　Gautland　people　could　ill　do　without。　　This　year　the　king　held　a　great　Yule　feast；　to　which　he　invited　many　great　bondes。



60。　THE　HISTORY　OF　EYVIND　URARHORN。

There　was　a　man　called　Eyvind　Urarhorn；　who　was　a　great　man；　of　high　birth；　who　had　his　descent　from　the　East　Agder　country。　Every　summer　he　went　out　on　a　viking　cruise；　sometimes　to　the　West　sea；　sometimes　to　the　Baltic；　sometimes　south　to　Flanders；　and　had　a　well…armed　cutter　（snekkia）　of　twenty　benches　of　rowers。　　He　had　been　also　at　Nesjar；　and　given　his　aid　to　the　king；　and　when　they　separated　the　king　promised　him　his　favour；　and　Eyvind；　again；　promised　to　come　to　the　king's　aid　whenever　he　was　required。　　This　winter　（A。D。　1017）　Eyvind　was　at　the　Yule　feast　of　the　king；　and　received　goodly　gifts　from　him。　　Brynjolf　Ulfalde　was　also　with　the　king；　and　he　received　a　Yule　present　from　the　king　of　a　gold…mounted　sword；　and　also　a　farm　called　Vettaland；　which　is　a　very　large　head…farm　of　the　district。　Brynjolf　composed　a　song　about　these　gifts；　of　which　the　refrain　was　

　　　　　〃The　song…famed　hero　to　my　hand　　　　　　Gave　a　good　sword；　and　Vettaland。〃

The　king　afterwards　gave　him　the　title　of　Lenderman；　and　Brynjolf　was　ever　after　the　king's　greatest　friend。



61。　THRAND　WHITE'S　MURDER。

This　winter　（A。D。　1017）　Thrand　White　from　Throndhjem　went　east　to　Jamtaland；　to　take　up　scat　upon　account　of　King　Olaf。　　But　when　he　had　collected　the　scat　he　was　surprised　by　men　of　the　Swedish　king；　who　killed　him　and　his　men；　twelve　in　all；　and　brought　the　scat　to　the　Swedish　king。　　King　Olaf　was　very　ill…pleased　when　he　heard　this　news。



62。　CHRISTIANITY　PROCLAIMED　IN　VIKEN。

King　Olaf　made　Christian　law　to　be　proclaimed　in　Viken；　in　the　same　way　as　in　the　North　country。　　It　succeeded　well；　because　the　people　of　Viken　were　better　acquainted　with　the　Christian　customs　than　the　people　in　the　north；　for；　both　winter　and　summer；　there　were　many　merchants　in　Viken；　both　Danish　and　Saxon。　　The　people　of　Viken；　also；　had　much　trading　intercourse　with　England；　and　Saxony；　and　Flanders；　and　Denmark；　and　some　had　been　on　viking　expeditions；　and　had　had　their　winter　abode　in　Christian　lands。



63。　HROE'S　FALL。

About　spring…time　（A。D。　1017）　King　Olaf　sent　a　message　that　Eyvind　Urarhorn　should　come　to　him；　and　they　spake　together　in　private　for　a　long　time。　　Thereafter　Eyvind　made　himself　ready　for　a　viking　cruise。　　He　sailed　south　towards　Viken；　and　brought　up　at　the　Eikreys　Isles　without　Hising　Isle。　　There　he　heard　that　Hroe　Skialge　had　gone　northwards　towards　Ordost；　and　had　there　made　a　levy　of　men　and　goods　on　account　of　the　Swedish　king；　and　was　expected　from　the　north。　　Eyvind　rowed　in　by　Haugasund；　and　Hroe　came　rowing　from　the　north；　and　they　met　in　the　sound　and　fought。　　Hroe　fell　there；　with　nearly　thirty　men；　and　Eyvind　took　all　the　goods　Hroe　had　with　him。　　Eyvind　then　proceeded　to　the　Baltic；　and　was　all　summer　on　a　viking　cruise。



64。　FALL　OF　GUDLEIK　AND　THORGAUT。

There　was　a　man　called　Gudleik　Gerske；　who　came　originally　from　Agder。　　He　was　a　great　merchant；　who　went　far　and　wide　by　sea；　was　very　rich；　and　drove　a　trade　with　various　countries。　　He　often　went　east　to　Gardarike　（Russia）；　and　therefore　was　called　Gudleik　Gerske　（the　Russian）。　　This　spring　（A。D。　1017）　Gudleik　fitted　out　his　ship；　and　intended　to　go　east　in　summer　to　Russia。　King　Olaf　sent　a　message　to　him　that　he　wanted　to　speak　to　him；　and　when　Gudleik　came　to　the　king　he　told　him　he　would　go　in　partnership　with　him；　and　told　him　to　purchase　some　costly　articles　which　were　difficult　to　be　had　in　this　country。　　Gudleik　said　that　it　should　be　according　to　the　king's　desire。　　The　king　ordered　as　much　money　to　be　delivered　to　Gudleik　as　he　thought　sufficient；　and　then　Gudleik　set　out　for　the　Baltic。　　They　lay　in　a　sound　in　Gotland；　and　there　it　happened；　as　it　often　does；　that　people　cannot　keep　their　own　secrets；　and　the　people　of　the　country　came　to　know　that　in　this　ship　was　Olaf　the　Thick's　partner。　　Gudleik　went　in　summer　eastwards　to　Novgorod；　where　he　bought　fine　and　costly　clothes；　which　he　intended　for　the　king　as　a　state　dress；　and　also　precious　furs；　and　remarkably　splendid　table　utensils。　　In　autumn　（A。D。　1017）；　as　Gudleik　was　returning　from　the　east；　he　met　a　contrary　wind；　and　lay　for　a　long　time　at　the　island　Eyland。　　There　came　Thorgaut　Skarde；　who　in　autumn　had　heard　of　Gudleik's　course；　in　a　long…ship　against　him；　and　gave　him　battle。　　They　fought　long；　and　Gudleik　and　his　people　defended　themselves　for　a　long　time；　but　the　numbers　against　them　were　great；　and　Gudleik　and　many　of　his　ship's　crew　fell；　and　a　great　many　of　them　were　wounded。　　Thorgaut　took　all　their　goods；　and　King　Olaf's；　and　he　and　his　comrades　divided　the　booty　among　them　equally；　but　he　said　the　Swedish　king　ought　to　have　the　precious　articles　of　King　Olaf；　as　these；　he　said；　should　be　considered　as　part　of　the　scat　due　to　him　from　Norway。　　Thereafter　Thorgaut　proceeded　east　to　Svithjod。　　These　tidings　were　soon　known；　and　as　Eyvind　Urarhorn　came　soon　after　to　Eyland；　he　heard　the　news；　and　sailed　east　after　Thorgaut　and　his　troop；　and　overtook　them　among　the　Swedish　isles　on　the　coast；　and　gave　battle。　　There　Thorgaut　and　the　most　of　his　men　were　killed；　and　the　rest　sprang　overboard。　　Eyvind　took　all　the　goods　and　all　the　costly　articles　of　King　Olaf　which　they　had　captured　from　Gudleik；　and　went　with　these　back　to　Norway　in　autumn；　and　delivered　to　King　Olaf　his　precious　wares。　　The　king　thanked　him　in　the　most　friendly　way　for　his　proceeding；　and　promised　him　anew　his　favour　and　friendship。　　At　this　time　Olaf　had　been　three　years　king　over　Norway　（A。D。　1015…1017）。



65。　MEETING　OF　OLAF　AND　RAGNVALD。

The　same　summer　（A。D。　1017）　King　Olaf　ordered　a　levy；　and　went　out　eastwards　to　the　Gaut　river；　where　he　lay　a　great　part　of　the　summer。　　Messages　were　passing　between　King　Olaf；　Earl　Ragnvald；　and　the　earl's　wife；　Ingebjorg；　the　daughter　of　Trygve。　　She　was　very　zealous　about　giving　King　Olaf　of　Norway　every　kind　of　help；　and　made　it　a　matter　of　her　deepest　interest。　　For　this　there　were　two　causes。　　She　had　a　great　friendship　for　King　Olaf；　and　also　she　could　never　forget　that　the　Swedish　king　had　been　one　at　the　death　of　her　brother；　Olaf　Trygvason；　and　also　that　he；　on　that　account　only；　had　any　presence　to　rule　over　Norway。　　The　earl；　by　her　persuasion；　turned　much　towards　friendship　with　King　Olaf；　and　it　proceeded　so　far　that　the　earl　and　the　king　appointed　a　meeting；　and　met　at　the　Gaut　river。　　They　talked　together　of　many　things；　but　especially　of　the　Norwegian　and　Swedish　kings'　relations　with　each　other；　both　agreeing；　as　was　the　truth　also；　that　it　was　the　greatest　loss；　both　to　the　people　of　Viken　and　of　Gautland；　that　there　was　no　peace　for　trade　between　the　two　countries；　and　at　last　both　agreed　upon　a　peace；　and　still…stand　of　arms　between　them　until　next　summer；　and　they　parted　with　mutual　gifts　and　friendly　speeches。



66。　KING　OLAF　THE　SWEDE。

The　king　thereupon　returned　north　to　Viken；　and　had　all　the　royal　revenues　up　to　the　Gaut　river；　and　all　the　people　of　the　country　there　had　submitted　to　him。　　King　Olaf　the　Swede　had　so　great　a　hatred　of　Olaf　Haraldson；　that　no　man　dared　to　call　him　by　his　right　name　in　the　king's　hearing。　　They　called　him　the　thick　man；　and　never　named　him　without　some　hard　by…name。



67。　ACCOUNT　OF　THEIR　RECONCILIATION。

The　bondes　in　Viken　spoke　with　each　other　about　there　being　nothing　for　it　but　that　the　kings　should　make　peace　and　a　league　with　each　other；　and　insisted　upon　it　that　they　were　badly　used　by　the　kings　going　to　war；　but　nobody　was　so　bold　as　to　bring　these　murmurs　before　the　king。　　At　last　they　begged　Bjorn　the　marshal　to　bring　this　matter　before　the　king；　and　entreat　him　to　send　messengers　to　the　Swedish　king　to　offer　peace　on　his　side。　Bjorn　was　disinclined　to　do　this；　and　put　it　off　from　himself　with　excuses；　but　on　the　entreaties　of　many　of　his　friends；　he　promised　at　last　to　speak　of　it　to　the　king；　but　declared；　at　the　same　time；　that　he　knew　it　would　be　taken　very　ill　by　the　king　to　propose　that　he　should　give　way　in　anything　to　the　Swedish　king。　The　same　summer　（A。D。　1017）　Hjalte　Skeggjason　came　over　to　Norway　from　Iceland；　according　to　the　message　sent　him　by　King　Olaf；　and　went　directly　to　the　king。　　He　was　well　received　by　the　king；　who　told　him　to　lodge　in　his　house；　and　gave　him　a　seat　beside　Bjorn　　the　marshal；　and　Hjalte　became　his　comrade　at　table。　　There　was　good…fellowship　immediately　between　them。

Once；　when　King　Olaf　had　assembled　the　people　and　bondes　to　consult　upon　the　good　of　the　country；　Bjorn　the　marshal　said；　〃What　think　you；　king；　of　the　strife　that　is　between　the　Swedish　king　and　you？　　Many　people　have　fallen　on　both　sides；　without　its　being　at　all　more　determined　than　before　what　each　of　you　shall　have　of　the　kingdom。　　You　have　now　been　sitting　in　Viken　one　winter　and　two　summers；　and　the　whole　country　to　the　north　is　lying　behind　your　back　unseen；　and　the　men　who　have　property　or　udal　rights　in　the　north　are　weary　of　sitting　here。　　Now　it　is　the　wish　of　the　lendermen；　of　your　other　people；　and　of　the　bondes　that　this　should　come　to　an　end。　　There　is　now　a　truce；　agreement；　and　peace　with　the　earl；　and　the　West　Gautla