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was　the　custom　of　many　to　empty　the　brage…goblet　（1）；　and　then　the　guests　emptied　a　goblet　to　the　memory　of　departed　friends；　called　the　remembrance　goblet。　　Sigurd　the　earl　was　an　open…handed　man；　who　did　what　was　very　much　celebrated；　namely；　he　made　a　great　sacrifice　festival　at　Hlader　of　which　he　paid　all　the　expenses。　　Kormak　Ogmundson　sings　of　it　in　his　ballad　of　Sigurd：　

　　　　　〃Of　cup　or　platter　need　has　none　　　　　　The　guest　who　seeks　the　generous　one；　　　　　　　Sigurd　the　Generous；　who　can　trace　　　　　　His　lineage　from　the　giant　race；　　　　　　For　Sigurd's　hand　is　bounteous；　free；　　　　　　　The　guardian　of　the　temples　he。　　　　　　He　loves　the　gods；　his　liberal　hand　　　　　　Scatters　his　sword's　gains　o'er　the　land…〃


ENDNOTES：　（1）　　The　brage…goblet；　over　which　vows　were　made。　　L。



17。　THE　FROSTA…THING。

King　Hakon　came　to　the　Frosta…thing；　at　which　a　vast　multitude　of　people　were　assembled。　　And　when　the　Thing　was　seated；　the　king　spoke　to　the　people；　and　began　his　speech　with　saying；　　it　was　his　message　and　entreaty　to　the　bondes　and　householding　men；　both　great　and　small；　and　to　the　whole　public　in　general；　young　and　old；　rich　and　poor；　women　as　well　as　men；　that　they　should　all　allow　themselves　to　be　baptized；　and　should　believe　in　one　God；　and　in　Christ　the　son　of　Mary　and　refrain　from　all　sacrifices　and　heathen　gods；　and　should　keep　holy　the　seventh　day；　and　abstain　from　all　work　on　it；　and　keep　a　fast　on　the　seventh　day。　　As　soon　as　the　king　had　proposed　this　to　the　bondes；　great　was　the　murmur　and　noise　among　the　crowd。　　They　complained　that　the　king　wanted　to　take　their　labour　and　their　old　faith　from　them；　and　the　land　could　not　be　cultivated　in　that　way。　　The　labouring　men　and　slaves　thought　that　they　could　not　work　if　they　did　not　get　meat；　and　they　said　it　was　the　character　of　King　Hakon；　and　his　father；　and　all　the　family；　to　be　generous　enough　with　their　money；　but　sparing　with　their　diet。　　Asbjorn　of　Medalhus　in　the　Gaulardal　stood　up；　and　answered　thus　to　the　king's　proposal：　

〃We　bondes；　King　Hakon；　when　we　elected　thee　to　be　our　king；　and　got　back　our　udal　rights　at　the　Thing　held　in　Throndhjem；　thought　we　had　got　into　heaven；　but　now　we　don't　know　whether　we　have　really　got　back　our　freedom；　or　whether　thou　wishest　to　make　vassa1s　of　us　again　by　this　extraordinary　proposal　that　we　should　abandon　the　ancient　faith　which　our　fathers　and　forefathers　have　held　from　the　oldest　times；　in　the　times　when　the　dead　were　burnt；　as　well　as　since　that　they　are　laid　under　mounds；　and　which；　although　they　were　braver　than　the　people　of　our　days；　has　served　us　as　a　faith　to　the　present　time。　　We　have　also　held　thee　so　dear；　that　we　have　allowed　thee　to　rule　and　give　law　and　right　to　all　the　country。　　And　even　now　we　bondes　will　unanimously　hold　by　the　law　which　thou　givest　us　here　in　the　Frosta…thing；　and　to　which　we　have　also　given　our　assent；　and　we　will　follow　thee；　and　have　thee　for　our　king；　as　long　as　there　is　a　living　man　among　us　bondes　here　in　this　Thing　assembled。　　But　thou；　king；　must　use　some　moderation　towards　us；　and　only　require　from　us　such　things　as　we　can　obey　thee　in；　and　are　not　impossible　for　us。　　If；　however；　thou　wilt　take　up　this　matter　with　a　high　hand；　and　wilt　try　thy　power　and　strength　against　us；　we　bondes　have　resolved　among　ourselves　to　part　with　thee；　and　to　take　to　ourselves　some　other　chief；　who　will　so　conduct　himself　towards　us　that　we　can　freely　and　safely　enjoy　that　faith　that　suits　our　own　inclinations。　　Now；　king；　thou　must　choose　one　or　other　of　these　conditions　before　the　Thing　is　ended。〃

The　bondes　gave　loud　applause　to　this　speech；　and　said　it　expressed　their　will；　and　they　would　stand　or　fall　by　what　had　been　spoken。　　When　silence　was　again　restored；　Earl　Sigurd　said；　〃It　is　King　Hakon's　will　to　give　way　to　you；　the　bondes；　and　never　to　separate　himself　from　your　friendship。〃　　The　bondes　replied；　that　it　was　their　desire　that　the　king　should　offer　a　sacrifice　for　peace　and　a　good　year；　as　his　father　was　want　to　do；　and　thereupon　the　noise　and　tumult　ceased；　and　the　Thing　was　concluded。　　Earl　Sigurd　spoke　to　the　king　afterwards；　and　advised　him　not　to　refuse　altogether　to　do　as　the　people　desired；　saying　there　was　nothing　else　for　it　but　to　give　way　to　the　will　of　the　bondes；　〃for　it　is；　as　thou　hast　heard　thyself；　the　will　and　earnest　desire　of　the　head…people；　as　well　as　of　the　multitude。　Hereafter　we　may　find　a　good　way　to　manage　it。〃　　And　in　this　resolution　the　king　and　earl　agreed　（A。D。　950）。



18。　KING　HAKON　OFFERS　SACRIFICES。

The　harvest　thereafter；　towards　the　winter　season；　there　was　a　festival　of　sacrifice　at　Hlader；　and　the　king　came　to　it。　　It　had　always　been　his　custom　before；　when　he　was　present　at　a　place　where　there　was　sacrifice；　to　take　his　meals　in　a　little　house　by　himself；　or　with　some　few　of　his　men；　but　the　bondes　grumbled　that　he　did　not　seat　himself　in　his　high…seat　at　these　the　most　joyous　of　the　meetings　of　the　people。　　The　earl　said　that　the　king　should　do　so　this　time。　　The　king　accordingly　sat　upon　his　high…seat。　　Now　when　the　first　full　goblet　was　filled；　Earl　Sigurd　spoke　some　words　over　it；　blessed　it　in　Odin's　name；　and　drank　to　the　king　out　of　the　horn；　and　the　king　then　took　it；　and　made　the　sign　of　the　cross　over　it。　　Then　said　Kar　of　Gryting；　〃What　does　the　king　mean　by　doing　so？　　Will　he　not　sacrifice？〃　Earl　Sigurd　replies；　〃The　king　is　doing　what　all　of　you　do；　who　trust　to　your　power　and　strength。　　He　is　blessing　the　full　goblet　in　the　name　of　Thor；　by　making　the　sign　of　his　hammer　over　it　before　he　drinks　it。〃　　On　this　there　was　quietness　for　the　evening。　　The　next　day；　when　the　people　sat　down　to　table；　the　bondes　pressed　the　king　strongly　to　eat　of　horse…flesh　（1）；　and　as　he　would　on　no　account　do　so；　they　wanted　him　to　drink　of　the　soup；　and　as　he　would　not　do　this；　they　insisted　he　should　at　least　taste　the　gravy；　and　on　his　refusal　they　were　going　to　lay　hands　on　him。　　Earl　Sigurd　came　and　made　peace　among　them；　by　asking　the　king　to　hold　his　mouth　over　the　handle　of　the　kettle；　upon　which　the　fat　smoke　of　the　boiled　horse…flesh　had　settled　itself；　and　the　king　first　laid　a　linen　cloth　over　the　handle；　and　then　gaped　over　it；　and　returned　to　the　high…seat；　but　neither　party　was　satisfied　with　this。


ENDNOTES：　（1）　　This　eating　of　horse…flesh　at　these　religious　festivals　was　　　　　　considered　the　most　direct　proof　of　paganism　in　the　　　　　　following　times；　and　was　punished　by　death　or　mutilation　by　　　　　　Saint　Olaf。　　It　was　a　ceremony　apparently　commemorative　of　　　　　　their　Asiatic　origin　and　ancestors。



19。　FEAST　OF　THE　SACRIFICE　AT　MORE。

The　winter　thereafter　the　king　prepared　a　Yule　feast　in　More；　and　eight　chiefs　resolved　with　each　other　to　meet　at　it。　　Four　of　them　were　from　without　the　Throndhjem　district　　namely；　Kar　of　Gryting；　Asbjorn　of　Medalhus；　Thorberg　of　Varnes；　and　Orm　from　Ljoxa；　and　from　the　Throndhjem　district；　Botolf　of　Olvishaug；　Narfe　of　Staf　in　Veradal；　Thrand　Hak　from　Egg；　and　Thorer　Skeg　from　Husaby　in　Eyin　Idre。　　These　eight　men　bound　themselves；　the　four　first　to　root　out　Christianity　in　Norway；　and　the　four　others　to　oblige　the　king　to　offer　sacrifice　to　the　gods。　　The　four　first　went　in　four　ships　southwards　to　More；　and　killed　three　priests；　and　burnt　three　churches；　and　then　they　returned。　Now；　when　King　Hakon　and　Earl　Sigurd　came　to　More　with　their　court；　the　bondes　assembled　in　great　numbers；　and　immediately；　on　the　first　day　of　the　feast；　the　bondes　insisted　hard　with　the　king　that　he　should　offer　sacrifice；　and　threatened　him　with　violence　if　he　refused。　　Earl　Sigurd　tried　to　make　peace　between　them；　and　brought　it　so　far　that　the　king　took　some　bits　of　horse…liver；　and　emptied　all　the　goblets　the　bondes　filled　for　him　without　the　sign　of　the　cross；　but　as　soon　as　the　feast　was　over；　the　king　and　the　earl　returned　to　Hlader。　　The　king　was　very　ill　pleased；　and　made　himself　ready　to　leave　Throndhjem　forthwith　with　all　his　people；　saying　that　the　next　time　he　came　to　Throndhjem；　he　would　come　with　such　strength　of　men…at…arms　that　he　would　repay　the　bondes　for　their　enmity　towards　him。　　Earl　Sigurd　entreated　the　king　not　to　take　it　amiss　of　the　bondes；　adding；　that　it　was　not　wise　to　threaten　them；　or　to　make　war　upon　the　people　within　the　country；　and　especially　in　the　Throndhjem　district；　where　the　strength　of　the　land　lay；　but　the　king　was　so　enraged　that　he　would　not　listen　to　a　word　from　anybody。　　He　went　out　from　Throndhjem；　and　proceeded　south　to　More；　where　he　remained　the　rest　of　the　winter；　and　on　to　the　spring　season　（A。D。　950）；　and　when　summer　came　he　assembled　men；　and　the　report　was　that　he　intended　with　this　army　to　attack　the　Throndhjem　people。



20。　BATTLE　AT　OGVALDSNES。

But　just　as　the　king　had　embarked　with　a　great　force　of　troops；　the　news　was　brought　him　from　the　south　of　the　country；　that　King　Eirik's　sons　had　come　from　Denmark　to　Viken　and　had　driven　King　Trygve　Olafson　from　his　ships　at　Sotanes；　and　then　had　plundered　far　and　wide　around　in　Viken；　and　that　many　had　submitted　to　them。　　Now　when　King　Hakon　heard　this　news；　he　thought　that　help　was　needed；　and　he　sent　word　to　Earl　Sigurd；　and　to　the　other　chiefs　from　whom　he　could　expect　help；　to　hasten　to　his　assistance。　　Sigurd　the　earl　came　accordingly　with　a　great　body　of　men；　among　whom　were　all　the　Throndhjem　people　who　had　set　upon　him　the　hardest　to　offer　sacrifice；　and　all　made　their　peace　with　the　king；　by　the　earl's　persuasion。　　Now　King　Hakon　sailed　south　along　the　coast；　and　when　he　came　south　as　far　as　Stad；　he　heard　that　Eirik's　sons　were　come　to　North　Agder。　　Then　they　advanced　against　each　other；　and　met　at　Kormt。　　Both　parties　left　their　ships　there；　and　gave　battle　at　Ogvaldsnes。　　Both　parties　had　a　great　force；　and　it　was　a　great　battle。　　King　Hakon　went　forward　bravely；　and　King　Guthorm　Eirikson　met　him　with　his　troop；　and　they　exchanged　blows　with　each　other。　　Guthorm　fell；　and　his　standard　was　cut　down。　　Many　people　fell　around　him。　　The　army　of　Eirik's　sons　then　took　flight　to　their　ships　and　rowed　away　with　the　loss　of　many　a　man。　　So　says　Guthorm　Sindre：　


　　　　　〃The　king's　voice　waked　the　silent　host　　　　　　Who　slept　beside　the　wild　sea…coast；　　　　　　And　bade　the　song　of　spear　and　sword　　　　　　Over