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；　his　own　and　God's　salutation。　　The　misfortune　is　known　to　all　men　that　on　account　of　our　childhoods　　thou　being　five；　and　I　but　three　years　of　age　　we　can　undertake　nothing　without　the　counsel　of　our　friends　and　other　good　men。　　Now　I　and　my　men　think　that　we　stand　nearer　to　the　danger　and　necessity　common　to　us　both；　than　thou　and　thy　friends；　therefore　make　it　so　that　thou；　as　soon　as　possible；　come　to　me；　and　as　strong　in　troops　as　possible；　that　we　may　be　assembled　to　meet　whatever　may　come。　　He　will　be　our　best　friend　who　does　all　he　can　that　we　may　be　united；　and　may　take　an　equal　part　in　all　things。　　But　if　thou　refuse；　and　wilt　not　come　after　this　message　which　I　send　thee　in　need；　as　thou　hast　done　before；　then　thou　must　expect　that　I　will　come　against　thee　with　an　armament；　and　let　God　decide　between　us；　for　we　are　not　in　a　condition　to　sit　here　at　so　great　an　expense；　and　with　so　numerous　a　body　of　troops　as　are　necessary　here　on　account　of　the　enemy；　and　besides　many　other　pressing　charges；　whilst　thou　hast　half　of　all　the　land…tax　and　other　revenues　of　Norway。　　Live　in　the　peace　of　God！〃



9。　OTTAR　BIRTING'S　SPEECH。

Then　Ottar　Birting　stood　up　in　the　Thing；　and　first　of　all　answered　thus：　〃This　is　King　Sigurd's　reply　to　his　brother　King　Inge　　that　God　will　reward　him　for　his　good　salutation；　and　likewise　for　the　trouble　and　burden　which　he　and　his　friends　have　in　this　kingdom；　and　in　matters　of　necessity　which　effect　them　both。　　Although　now　some　think　there　is　something　sharp　in　King　Inge's　message　to　his　brother　Sigurd；　yet　he　has　in　many　respects　sufficient　cause　for　it。　　Now　I　will　make　known　to　you　my　opinion；　and　we　will　hear　if　King　Sigurd　and　the　other　people　of　power　will　agree　to　it；　and　it　is；　that　thou；　King　Sigurd；　make　thyself　ready；　with　all　the　people　who　will　follow　thee；　to　defend　thy　country；　and　go　as　strong　in　men　as　possible　to　thy　brother　King　Inge　as　soon　as　thou　art　prepared；　in　order　to　assist　each　other　in　all　things　that　are　for　the　common　good；　and　may　God　Almighty　strengthen　and　assist　you　both！　　Now；　king；　we　will　have　thy　words。〃

Peter；　a　son　of　Saudaulf；　who　was　afterwards　called　Peter　Byrdarsvein；　bore　King　Sigurd　to　the　Thing。　　Then　the　king　said；　〃Ye　must　know　that；　if　I　am　to　advise；　I　will　go　as　soon　as　possible　to　my　brother　King　Inge。〃　Then　others　spoke；　one　after　the　other；　but　although　each　began　his　speech　in　his　own　way；　he　ended　with　agreeing　to　what　Ottar　Birting　had　proposed；　and　it　was　determined　to　call　together　the　war…forces；　and　go　to　the　east　part　of　the　country。　　King　Sigurd　accordingly　went　with　great　armament　east　to　Viken；　and　there　he　met　his　brother　King　Inge。



10。　FALL　OF　MAGNUS　THE　BLIND。

The　same　autumn　（A。D。　1139）　Sigurd　Slembe　and　Magnus　the　Blind　came　from　Denmark　with　thirty　ships；　manned　both　with　Danes　and　Northmen。　　It　was　near　to　winter。　　When　the　kings　heard　of　this；　they　set　out　with　their　people　eastwards　to　meet　them。　　They　met　at　Hvalar；　near　Holm　the　Grey；　the　day　after　Martinmas；　which　was　a　Sunday。　　King　Inge　and　King　Sigurd　had　twenty　ships；　which　were　all　large。　　There　was　a　great　battle；　but；　after　the　first　assault；　the　Danes　fled　home　to　Denmark　with　eighteen　ships。　　On　this　Sigurd's　and　Magnus's　ships　were　cleared；　and　as　the　last　was　almost　entirely　bare　of　men；　and　Magnus　was　lying　in　his　bed；　Hreidar　Griotgardson；　who　had　long　followed　him；　and　been　his　courtman；　took　King　Magnus　in　his　arms；　and　tried　to　run　with　him　on　board　some　other　ship。　　But　Hreidar　was　struck　by　a　spear；　which　went　between　his　shoulders；　and　people　say　King　Magnus　was　killed　by　the　same　spear。　　Hreidar　fell　backwards　upon　the　deck；　and　Magnus　upon　him；　and　every　man　spoke　of　how　honourably　he　had　followed　his　master　and　rightful　sovereign。　　Happy　are　they　who　have　such　praise！　　There　fell；　on　King　Magnus's　ship；　Lodin　Saupprud　of　Linustadar；　Bruse　Thormodson；　and　the　forecastle…men　to　Sigurd　Slembidjakn；　Ivar　Kolbeinson　and　Halyard　Faeger；　who　had　been　in　Sigurd　Slembe's　fore…hold。　　This　Ivar　had　been　the

first　who　had　gone　in；　in　the　night；　to　King　Harald；　and　had　laid　hands　on　him。　　There　fell　a　great　number　of　the　men　of　King　Magnus　and　Sigurd　Slembe；　for　Inge's　men　let　not　a　single　one　escape　if　they　got　hold　of　him；　but　only　a　few　are　named　here。　They　killed　upon　a　holm　more　than　forty　men；　among　whom　were　two　Icelanders　　the　priest　Sigurd　Bergthorson；　a　grandson　of　Mas；　the　other　Clemet；　a　son　of　Are　Einarson。　　But　three　Icelanders　obtained　their　lives：　namely；　Ivar　Skrauthanke；　a　son　of　Kalf　Range；　and　who　afterwards　was　bishop　of　Throndhjem；　and　was　father　of　the　archbishop　Eirik。　　Ivar　had　always　followed　King　Magnus；　and　he　escaped　into　his　brother　Jon　Kauda's　ship。　　Jon　was　married　to　Cecilia；　a　daughter　of　Gyrd　Bardson；　and　was　then　in　King　Inge's　and　Sigurd's　armament。　　There　were　three　in　all　who　escaped　on　board　of　Jon's　ship。　　The　second　was　Arnbjorn　Ambe；　who　afterwards　married　Thorstein's　daughter　in　Audsholt；　the　third　was　Ivar　Dynta；　a　son　of　Stare；　but　on　the　mother's　side　of　a　Throndhjem　family；　　a　very　agreeable　man。　　When　the　troops　came　to　know　that　these　three　were　on　board　his　ship；　they　took　their　weapons　and　assaulted　the　vessel；　and　some　blows　were　exchanged；　and　the　whole　fleet　had　nearly　come　to　a　fight　among　themselves；　but　it　came　to　an　agreement；　so　that　Jon　ransomed　his　brothers　Ivar　and　Arnbjorn　for　a　fixed　sum　in　ransom；　which；　however；　was　afterwards　remitted。　　But　Ivar　Dynta　was　taken　to　the　shore；　and　beheaded；　for　Sigurd　and　Gyrd；　the　sons　of　Kolbein；　would　not　take　any　mulct　for　him；　as　they　knew　he　had　been　at　their　brother　Beintein's　murder。　　Ivar　the　bishop　said；　that　never　was　there　anything　that　touched　him　so　nearly；　as　Ivar's　going　to　the　shore　under　the　axe；　and　turning　to　the　others　with　the　wish　that　they　might　meet　in　joy　here…after。　Gudrid　Birger's　daughter；　a　sister　of　Archbishop　Jon；　told　Eirik　Odson　that　she　heard　Bishop　Ivar　say　this。



11。　SIGURD　SLEMBE　TAKEN　PRISONER。

A　man　called　Thrand　Gialdkere　was　the　steersman　of　King　Inge's　ship。　　It　was　come　so　far；　that　Inge's　men　were　rowing　in　small　boats　between　the　ships　after　those　who　were　swimming　in　the　water；　and　killed　those　they　could　get　hold　of。　　Sigurd　Slembe　threw　himself　overboard　after　his　ship　had　lost　her　crew；　stripped　off　his　armour　under　the　water；　and　then　swam　with　his　shield　over　him。　　Some　men　from　Thrand's　vessel　took　prisoner　a　man　who　was　swimming；　and　were　about　to　kill　him；　but　he　begged　his　life；　and　offered　to　tell　them　where　Sigurd　Slembe　was；　and　they　agreed　to　it。　　Shields　and　spears；　dead　men；　weapons；　and　clothes；　were　floating　all　around　on　the　sea　about　the　ships；　〃Ye　can　see；〃　said　he；　〃a　red　shield　floating　on　the　water；　he　is　under　it。〃　　They　rowed　to　it　immediately；　took　him；　and　brought　him　on　board　of　Thrand's　ship。　　Thrand　then　sent　a　message　to　Thjostolf；　Ottar；　and　Amunde。　　Sigurd　Slembe　had　a　tinder　box　on　him；　and　the　tinder　was　in　a　walnut…shell；　around　which　there　was　wax。　　This　is　related；　because　it　seems　an　ingenious　way　of　preserving　it　from　ever　getting　wet。　　He　swam　with　a　shield　over　him；　because　nobody　could　know　one　shield　from　another　where　so　many　were　floating　about；　and　they　would　never　have　hit　upon　him；　if　they　had　not　been　told　where　he　was。　　When　Thrand　came　to　the　land　with　Sigurd；　and　it　was　told　to　the　troops　that　he　was　taken；　the　army　set　up　a　shout　of　joy。　　When　Sigurd　heard　it　he　said；　〃Many　a　bad　man　will　rejoice　over　my　head　this　day。〃　　Then　Thjostolf　Alason　went　to　where　Sigurd　was　sitting；　struck　from　his　head　a　silk　hat　with　silver　fringes；　and　said。　〃Why　wert　thou　so　impudent；　thou　son　of　a　slave！　　to　dare　to　call　thyself　King　Magnus　Barefoot's　son？〃

Sigurd　replied；　〃Presume　not　to　compare　my　father　to　a　slave；　for　thy　father　was　of　little　worth　compared　to　mine。〃

Hal；　a　son　of　the　doctor　Thorgeir　Steinson；　King　Inge's　court…　man；　was　present　at　this　circumstance；　and　told　it　to　Eirik　Odson；　who　afterwards　wrote　these　relations　in　a　book；　which　he　called　〃Hryggjarstykke〃。　　In　this　book　is　told　all　concerning　Harald　Gille　and　his　sons；　and　Magnus　the　Blind；　and　Sigurd　Slembidjakn；　until　their　deaths。　　Eirik　was　a　sensible　man；　who　was　long　in　Norway　about　that　time。　　Some　of　his　narratives　he　wrote　down　from　Hakon　Mage's　account；　some　were　from　lendermen　of　Harald's　sons；　who　along　with　his　sons　were　in　all　this　feud；　and　in　all　the　councils。　　Eirik　names；　moreover；　several　men　of　understanding　and　veracity；　who　told　him　these　accounts；　and　were　so　near　that　they　saw　or　heard　all　that　happened。　　Something　he　wrote　from　what　he　himself　had　heard　or　seen。



12。　TORTURE　OF　SIGURD　SLEMBE。

Hal　says　that　the　chiefs　wished　to　have　Sigurd　killed　instantly；　but　the　men　who　were　the　most　cruel；　and　thought　they　had　injuries　to　avenge；　advised　torturing　him；　and　for　this　they　named　Beintein's　brothers；　Sigurd　and　Gyrd；　the　sons　of　Kolbein。　Peter　Byrdarsvein　would　also　avenge　his　brother　Fin。　　But　the　chiefs　and　the　greater　part　of　the　people　went　away。　　They　broke　his　shin…bones　and　arms　with　an　axe…hammer。　　Then　they　stripped　him；　and　would　flay　him　alive；　but　when　they　tried　to　take　off　the　skin；　they　could　not　do　it　for　the　gush　of　blood。　　They　t