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rth　to　Viken　with　his　troops；　and　he；　as　well　as　Gregorius；　remained　in　Viken　all　winter　（A。D。　1160）。　　When　King　Inge's　men；　Bergliot　and　his　brothers；　sons　of　Ivar　of　Elda；　came　from　the　battle　to　Bergen；　they　slew　Nickolas　Skeg；　who　had　been　Hakon's　treasurer；　and　then　went　north　to　Throndhjem。

King　Hakon　came　north　before　Yule；　and　Sigurd　was　sometimes　home　at　Reyr；　for　Gregorius；　who　was　nearly　related　to　Sigurd；　had　obtained　for　him　life　and　safety　from　King　Inge；　so　that　he　retained　all　his　estates。　　King　Hakon　was　in　the　merchant…town　of　Nidaros　in　Yule；　and　one　evening　in　the　beginning　of　Yule　his　men　fought　in　the　room　of　the　court；　and　in　this　affray　eight　men　were　killed；　and　many　were　wounded。　　The　eighth　day　of　Yule；　King　Hakon's　man　Alf　Rode；　son　of　Ottar　Birting；　with　about　eighty　men；　went　to　Elda；　and　came　in　the　night　unexpectedly　on　the　people；　who　were　very　drunk；　and　set　fire　to　the　room；　but　they　went　out；　and　defended　themselves　bravely。　　There　fell　Bergliot；　Ivar's　son；　and　Ogmund；　his　brother；　and　many　more。　　They　had　been　nearly　thirty　altogether　in　number。　　In　winter　died；　north　in　the　merchant…town；　Andres　Simonson；　King　Hakon's　foster…　brother；　and　his　death　was　much　deplored。　　Erling　Skakke　and　Inge's　men；　who　were　in　Bergen；　threatened　that　in　winter　they　would　proceed　against　Hakon　and　his　men；　but　it　came　to　nothing。　Gregorius　sent　word　from　the　east；　from　Konungahella；　that　if　he　were　so　near　as　Erling　and　his　men；　he　would　not　sit　quietly　in　Bergen　while　Hakon　was　killing　King　Inge's　friends　and　their　comrades　in　war　north　in　the　Throndhjem　country。



12。　THE　CONFLICT　UPON　THE　PIERS。

King　Inge　and　Gregorius　left　the　east　in　spring；　and　came　to　Bergen；　but　as　soon　as　Hakon　and　Sigurd　heard　that　Inge　had　left　Viken；　they　went　there　by　land。　　When　King　Inge　and　his　people　came　to　Bergen；　a　quarrel　arose　between　Haldor　Brynjolfson　and　Bjorn　Nikolason。　　Bjorn's　house…man　asked　Haldor's　when　they　met　at　the　pier；　why　he　looked　so　pale。

He　replied；　because　he　had　been　bled。

〃I　could　not　look　so　pale　if　I　tried；　at　merely　being　bled。〃　

〃I　again　think；〃　retorted　the　other；　〃that　thou　wouldst　have　borne　it　worse；　and　less　manfully。〃　　And　no　other　beginning　was　there　for　their　quarrel　than　this。　　Afterwards　one　word　followed　another；　till　from　brawling　they　came　to　fighting。　　It　was　told　to　Haldor　Brynjolfson；　who　was　in　the　house　drinking；　that　his　house…man　was　wounded　down　on　the　pier　and　he　went　there　immediately。　　But　Bjorn's　house…men　had　come　there　before；　and　as　Haldor　thought　his　house…man　had　been　badly　treated；　he　went　up　to　them　and　beat　them；　and　it　was　told　to　Bjorn　Buk　that　the　people　of　Viken　were　beating　his　house…men　on　the　pier。　　Then　Bjorn　and　his　house…men　took　their　weapons；　hurried　down　to　the　pier；　and　would　avenge　their　men；　and　a　bloody　strife　began。　　It　was　told　Gregorius　that　his　relation　Haldor　required　assistance；　and　that　his　house…men　were　being　cut　down　in　the　street；　on　which　Gregorius　and　his　men　ran　to　the　place　in　their　armour。　　Now　it　was　told　Erling　Skakke　that　his　sister's　son　Bjorn　was　fighting　with　Gregorius　and　Haldor　down　on　the　piers；　and　that　he　needed　help。　　Then　he　proceeded　thither　with　a　great　force；　and　exhorted　the　people　to　stand　by　him；　saying　it　would　be　a　great　disgrace　never　to　be　wiped　out；　if　the　Viken　people　should　trample　upon　them　in　their　own　native　place。　　There　fell　thirteen　men；　of　whom　nine　were　killed　on　the　spot；　and　four　died　of　their　wounds；　and　many　were　wounded。　　When　the　word　came　to　King　Inge　that　Gregorius　and　Erling　were　fighting　down　on　the　piers；　he　hastened　there；　and　tried　to　separate　them；　but　could　do　nothing；　so　mad　were　they　on　both　sides。　　Then　Gregorius　called　to　Inge；　and　told　him　to　go　away；　for　it　was　in　vain　to　attempt　coming　between　them；　as　matters　now　stood。　　He　said　it　would　be　the　greatest　misfortune　if　the　king　mixed　himself　up　with　it；　for　he　could　not　be　certain　that　there　were　not　people　in　the　fray　who　would　commit　some　great　misdeed　if　they　had　opportunity。　　Then　King　Inge　retired；　and　when　the　greatest　tumult　was　over；　Gregorius　and　his　men　went　to　Nikolas　church；　and　Erling　behind　them；　calling　to　each　other。　　Then　King　Inge　came　a　second　time；　and　pacified　them；　and　both　agreed　that　he　should　mediate　between　them。

When　King　Inge　and　Gregorius　heard　that　King　Hakon　was　in　Viken；　they　went　east　with　many　ships；　but　when　they　came　King　Hakon　fled　from　them；　and　there　was　no　battle。　　Then　King　Inge　went　to　Oslo；　and　Gregorius　was　in　Konungahella。



13。　MUNAN'S　DEATH。

Soon　after　Gregorius　heard　that　Hakon　and　his　men　were　at　a　farm　called　Saurby；　which　lies　up　beside　the　forest。　　Gregorius　hastened　there；　came　in　the　night；　and　supposing　that　King　Hakon　and　Sigurd　would　be　in　the　largest　of　the　houses；　set　fire　to　the　buildings　there。　　But　Hakon　and　his　men　were　in　the　smaller　house；　and　came　forth；　seeing　the　fire；　to　help　their　people。　There　Munan　fell；　a　son　of　Ale　Uskeynd；　a　brother　of　King　Sigurd　Hakon's　father。　　Gregorius　and　his　men　killed　him；　because　he　was　helping　those　whom　they　were　burning　within　the　house。　　Some　escaped；　but　many　were　killed。　　Asbjorn　Jalda；　who　had　been　a　very　great　viking；　escaped　from　the　house；　but　was　grievously　wounded。　　A　bonde　met　him；　and　he　offered　the　man　money　to　let　him　get　away；　but　the　bonde　replied；　he　would　do　what　he　liked　best；　and；　adding　that　he　had　often　been　in　fear　of　his　life　for　him；　he　slew　him。　　King　Hakon　and　Sigurd　escaped；　but　many　of　their　people　were　killed。　　Thereafter　Gregorius　returned　home　to　Konungahella。　　Soon　after　King　Hakon　and　Sigurd　went　to　Haldor　Brynjolfson's　farm　of　Vettaland；　set　fire　to　the　house；　and　burnt　it。　　Haldor　went　out；　and　was　cut　down　instantly　with　his　house…　men；　and　in　all　there　were　about　twenty　men　killed。　　Sigrid；　Haldor's　wife；　was　a　sister　of　Gregorius；　and　they　allowed　her　to　escape　into　the　forest　in　her　night…shift　only；　but　they　took　with　them　Amunde；　who　was　a　son　of　Gyrd　Amundason　and　of　Gyrid　Dag's　daughter；　and　a　sister's　son　of　Gregorius；　and　who　was　then　a　boy　about　five　years　old。



14。　OF　THE　FALL　OF　GREGORIUS　DAGSON。

When　Gregorius　heard　the　news　he　took　it　much　to　heart；　and　inquired　carefully　where　they　were。　　Gregorius　set　out　from　Konungahella　late　in　Yule；　and　came　to　Fors　the　thirteenth　day　of　Yule；　where　he　remained　a　night；　and　heard　vespers　the　last　day　of　Yule；　which　was　a　Saturday；　and　the　holy　Evangel　was　read　before　him。　　When　Gregorius　and　his　followers　saw　the　men　of　King　Hakon　and　Sigurd；　the　king's　force　appeared　to　them　smaller　than　their　own。　　There　was　a　river　called　Befia　between　them；　where　they　met；　and　there　was　unsound　ice　on　the　river；　for　there　went　a　stream　under　the　ice　from　it。　　King　Hakon　and　his　men　had　cut　a　rent　in　the　ice；　and　laid　snow　over　it；　so　that　nobody　could　see　it。　　When　Gregorius　came　to　the　ice　on　the　river　the　ice　appeared　to　him　unsound；　he　said；　and　he　advised　the　people　to　go　to　the　bridge；　which　was　close　by；　to　cross　the　river。　　The　bonde…troops　replied；　that　they　did　not　know　why　he　should　be　afraid　to　go　across　the　ice　to　attack　so　few　people　as　Hakon　had；　and　the　ice　was　good　enough。　　Gregorius　said　it　was　seldom　necessary　to　encourage　him　to　show　bravery；　and　it　should　not　be　so　now。　　Then　he　ordered　them　to　follow　him；　and　not　to　be　standing　on　the　land　while　he　was　on　the　ice；　and　he　said　it　was　their　council　to　go　out　upon　the　dangerous　ice；　but　he　had　no　wish　to　do　so；　or　to　be　led　by　them。　　Then　he　ordered　the　banner　to　be　advanced；　and　immediately　went　out　on　the　ice　with　the　men。　　As　soon　as　the　bondes　found　that　the　ice　was　unsound　they　turned　back。　　Gregorius　fell　through　the　ice；　but　not　very　deep；　and　he　told　his　men　to　take　care。　　There　were　not　more　than　twenty　men　with　him；　the　others　having　turned　back。　　A　man　of　King　Hakon's　troop　shot　an　arrow　at　Gregorius；　which　hit　him　under　the　throat；　and　thus　ended　his　life。　　Gregorius　fell；　and　ten　men　with　him。　　It　is　the　talk　of　all　men　that　he　had　been　the　most　gallant　lenderman　in　Norway　that　any　man　then　living　could　remember；　and　also　he　behaved　the　best　towards　us　Icelanders　of　any　chief　since　King　Eystein　the　Elder's　death。　　Gregorius's　body　was　carried　to　Hofund；　and　interred　at　Gimsey　Isle；　in　a　nunnery　which　is　there；　of　which　Gregorius's　sister；　Baugeid；　was　then　the　abbess。



15。　KING　INGE　HEARS　OF　GREGORIUS'S　FALL。

Two　bailiffs　went　to　Oslo　to　bring　the　tidings　to　King　Inge。　　When　they　arrived　they　desired　to　speak　to　the　king：　and　he　asked；　what　news　they　brought。

〃Gregorius　Dagson's　death；〃　said　they。

〃How　came　that　misfortune？〃　asked　the　king。

When　they　had　told　him　how　it　happened；　he　said；　〃They　gave　advice　who　understood　the　least。〃

It　is　said　he　took　it　so　much　to　heart　that　he　cried　like　a　child。　　When　he　recovered　himself　he　said；　〃I　wanted　to　go　to　Gregorius　as　soon　as　I　heard　of　Haldor's　murder；　for　I　thought　that　Gregorius　would　not　sit　long　before　thinking。　of　revenge。　But　the　people　here　would　think　nothing　so　important　as　their　Yule　feasts；　and　nothing　could　move　them　away；　and　I　am　confident　that　if　I　had　been　there；　he　would　either　have　proceeded　more　cautiously；　or　I　and　Gregorius　would　now　have　shared　one