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ms　again　in　battle　wield。〃

Thereafter　King　Sigurd　came　to　an　island　called　Manork　（Minorca）；　and　held　there　his　eighth　battle　with　heathen　men；　and　gained　the　victory。　　So　says　Haldor　Skvaldre：　

　　　　　〃On　green　Minorca's　plains　　　　　　The　eighth　battle　now　he　gains：　　　　　　Again　the　heathen　foe　　　　　　Falls　at　the　Norse　king's　blow。〃



8。　DUKE　ROGER　MADE　A　KING。

In　spring　King　Sigurd　came　to　Sicily　（A。D。　1109）；　and　remained　a　long　time　there。　　There　was　then　a　Duke　Roger　in　Sicily；　who　received　the　king　kindly；　and　invited　him　to　a　feast。　　King　Sigurd　came　to　it　with　a　great　retinue；　and　was　splendidly　entertained。　　Every　day　Duke　Roger　stood　at　the　company's　table；　doing　service　to　the　king；　but　the　seventh　day　of　the　feast；　when　the　people　had　come　to　table；　and　had　wiped　their　hands；　King　Sigurd　took　the　duke　by　the　hand；　led　him　up　to　the　high…seat；　and　saluted　him　with　the　title　of　king；　and　gave　the　right　that　there　should　be　always　a　king　over　the　dominion　of　Sicily；　although　before　there　had　only　been　earls　or　dukes　over　that　country。



9。　OF　KING　ROGER。

King　Roger　of　Sicily　was　a　very　great　king。　　He　won　and　subdued　all　Apulia；　and　many　large　islands　besides　in　the　Greek　sea；　and　therefore　he　was　called　Roger　the　Great。　　His　son　was　William；　king　of　Sicily；　who　for　a　long　time　had　great　hostility　with　the　emperor　of　Constantinople。　　King　William　had　three　daughters；　but　no　son。　　One　of　his　daughters　he　married　to　the　Emperor　Henry；　a　son　of　the　Emperor　Frederik；　and　their　son　was　Frederik；　who　for　a　short　time　after　was　emperor　of　Rome。　　His　second　daughter　was　married　to　the　Duke　of　Kipr。　　The　third　daughter；　Margaret；　was　married　to　the　chief　of　the　corsairs；　but　the　Emperor　Henry　killed　both　these　brothers…in…law。　　The　daughter　of　Roger　the　Great；　king　of　Sicily；　was　married　to　the　Emperor　Manuel　of　Constantinople；　and　their　son　was　the　Emperor　Kirjalax。



10。　KING　SIGURD'S　EXPEDITION　TO　PALESTINE。

In　the　summer　（A。D。　1110）　King　Sigurd　sailed　across　the　Greek　sea　to　Palestine；　and　thereupon　went　up　to　Jerusalem；　where　he　met　Baldwin；　king　of　Palestine。　　King　Baldwin　received　him　particularly　well；　and　rode　with　him　all　the　way　to　the　river　Jordan；　and　then　back　to　the　city　of　Jerusalem。　　Einar　Skulason　speaks　thus　of　it：　

　　　　　〃Good　reason　has　the　skald　to　sing　　　　　　The　generous　temper　of　the　king；　　　　　　Whose　sea…cold　keel　from　northern　waves　　　　　　Ploughs　the　blue　sea　that　green　isles　laves。　　　　　　At　Acre　scarce　were　we　made　fast；　　　　　　In　holy　ground　our　anchors　cast；　　　　　　When　the　king　made　a　joyful　morn　　　　　　To　all　who　toil　with　him　had　borne。〃

And　again　he　made　these　lines：　

　　　　　〃To　Jerusalem　he　came；　　　　　　He　who　loves　war's　noble　game；　　　　　　（The　skald　no　greater　monarch　finds　　　　　　Beneath　the　heaven's　wide　hall　of　winds）　　　　　　All　sin　and　evil　from　him　flings　　　　　　In　Jordan's　wave：　for　all　his　sins　　　　　　（Which　all　must　praise）　he　pardon　wins。〃

King　Sigurd　stayed　a　long　time　in　the　land　of　Jerusalem　（Jorsalaland）　in　autumn；　and　in　the　beginning　of　winter。



11。　SIDON　TAKEN。

King　Baldwin　made　a　magnificent　feast　for　King　Sigurd　and　many　of　his　people；　and　gave　him　many　holy　relics。　　By　the　orders　of　King　Baldwin　and　the　patriarch；　there　was　taken　a　splinter　off　the　holy　cross；　and　on　this　holy　relic　both　made　oath；　that　this　wood　was　of　the　holy　cross　upon　which　God　Himself　had　been　tortured。　Then　this　holy　relic　was　given　to　King　Sigurd；　with　the　condition　that　he；　and　twelve　other　men　with　him；　should　swear　to　promote　Christianity　with　all　his　power；　and　erect　an　archbishop's　seat　in　Norway　if　he　could；　and　also　that　the　cross　should　be　kept　where　the　holy　King　Olaf　reposed；　and　that　he　should　introduce　tithes；　and　also　pay　them　himself。　　After　this　King　Sigurd　returned　to　his　ships　at　Acre；　and　then　King　Baldwin　prepared　to　go　to　Syria；　to　a　heathen　town　called　Saet。　　On　this　expedition　King　Sigurd　accompanied　him；　and　after　the　kings　had　besieged　the　town　some　time　it　surrendered；　and　they　took　possession　of　it；　and　of　a　great　treasure　of　money；　and　their　men　found　other　booty。　　King　Sigurd　made　a　present　of　his　share　to　King　Baldwin。　So　say　Haldor　Skvaldre：　

　　　　　〃He　who　for　wolves　provides　the　feast　　　　　　Seized　on　the　city　in　the　East；　　　　　　The　heathen　nest；　and　honour　drew；　　　　　　And　gold　to　give；　from　those　he　slew。〃

Einar　Skulason　also　tells　of　it：　

　　　　　〃The　Norsemen's　king；　the　skalds　relate；　　　　　　Has　ta'en　the　heathen　town　of　Saet：　　　　　　The　slinging　engine　with　dread　noise　　　　　　Gables　and　roofs　with　stones　destroys。　　　　　　The　town　wall　totters　too；　　it　falls；　　　　　　The　Norsemen　mount　the　blackened　walls。　　　　　　He　who　stains　red　the　raven's　bill　　　　　　Has　won；　　the　town　lies　at　his　will。〃

Thereafter　King　Sigurd　went　to　his　ships　and　made　ready　to　leave　Palestine。　　They　sailed　north　to　the　island　Cyprus；　and　King　Sigurd　stayed　there　a　while；　and　then　went　to　the　Greek　country；　and　came　to　the　land　with　all　his　fleet　at　Engilsnes。　　Here　he　lay　still　for　a　fortnight；　although　every　day　it　blew　a　breeze　for　going　before　the　wind　to　the　north；　but　Sigurd　would　wait　a　side　wind；　so　that　the　sails　might　stretch　fore　and　aft　in　the　ship；　for　in　all　his　sails　there　was　silk　joined　in；　before　and　behind　in　the　sail；　and　neither　those　before　nor　those　behind　the　ships　could　see　the　slightest　appearance　of　this；　if　the　vessel　was　before　the　wind；　so　they　would　rather　wait　a　side　wind。



12。　SIGURD'S　EXPEDITION　TO　CONSTANTINOPLE。

When　King　Sigurd　sailed　into　Constantinople；　he　steered　near　the　land。　　Over　all　the　land　there　are　burghs；　castles；　country　towns；　the　one　upon　the　other　without　interval。　　There　from　the　land　one　could　see　into　the　bights　of　the　sails；　and　the　sails　stood　so　close　beside　each　other；　that　they　seemed　to　form　one　enclosure。　　All　the　people　turned　out　to　see　King　Sigurd　sailing　past。　　The　Emperor　Kirjalax　had　also　heard　of　King　Sigurd's　expedition；　and　ordered　the　city　port　of　Constantinople　to　be　opened；　which　is　called　the　Gold　Tower；　through　which　the　emperor　rides　when　he　has　been　long　absent　from　Constantinople；　or　has　made　a　campaign　in　which　he　has　been　victorious。　　The　emperor　had　precious　cloths　spread　out　from　the　Gold　Tower　to　Laktjarna；　which　is　the　name　of　the　emperor's　most　splendid　hall。　　King　Sigurd　ordered　his　men　to　ride　in　great　state　into　the　city；　and　not　to　regard　all　the　new　things　they　might　see；　and　this　they　did。　　King　Sigurd　and　his　followers　rode　with　this　great　splendour　into　Constantinople；　and　then　came　to　the　magnificent　hall；　where　everything　was　in　the　grandest　style。

King　Sigurd　remained　here　some　time。　　The　Emperor　Kirjalax　sent　his　men　to　him　to　ask　if　he　would　rather　accept　from　the　emperor　six　lispund　of　gold；　or　would　have　the　emperor　give　the　games　in　his　honour　which　the　emperor　was　used　to　have　played　at　the　Padreim。　　King　Sigurd　preferred　the　games；　and　the　messengers　said　the　spectacle　would　not　cost　the　emperor　less　than　the　money　offered。　　Then　the　emperor　prepared　for　the　games；　which　were　held　in　the　usual　way；　but　this　day　everything　went　on　better　for　the　king　than　for　the　queen；　for　the　queen　has　always　the　half　part　in　the　games；　and　their　men；　therefore；　always　strive　against　each　other　in　all　games。　　The　Greeks　accordingly　think　that　when　the　king's　men　win　more　games　at　the　Padreim　than　the　queen's；　the　king　will　gain　the　victory　when　he　goes　into　battle。　People　who　have　been　in　Constantinople　tell　that　the　Padreim　is　thus　constructed：　　A　high　wall　surrounds　a　flat　plain；　which　may　be　compared　to　a　round　bare　Thing…place；　with　earthen　banks　all　around　at　the　stone　wall；　on　which　banks　the　spectators　sit；　but　the　games　themselves　are　in　the　flat　plain。　　There　are　many　sorts　of　old　events　represented　concerning　the　Asas；　Volsungs；　and　Giukungs；　in　these　games；　and　all　the　figures　are　cast　in　copper；　or　metal；　with　so　great　art　that　they　appear　to　be　living　things；　and　to　the　people　it　appears　as　if　they　were　really　present　in　the　games。　　The　games　themselves　are　so　artfully　and　cleverly　managed；　that　people　appear　to　be　riding　in　the　air；　and　at　them　also　are　used　shot…fire　（1）；　and　all　kinds　of　harp…　playing；　singing；　and　music　instruments。


ENDNOTES：　（1）　　Fireworks；　or　the　Greek　fire；　probably　were　used。　　L。



12。　SIGURD　AND　THE　EMPEROR　OF　CONSTANTINOPLE。

It　is　related　that　King　Sigurd　one　day　was　to　give　the　emperor　a　feast；　and　he　ordered　his　men　to　provide　sumptuously　all　that　was　necessary　for　the　entertainment；　and　when　all　things　were　provided　which　are　suitable　for　an　entertainment　given　by　a　great　personage　to　persons　of　high　dignity；　King　Sigurd　ordered　his　men　to　go　to　the　street　in　the　city　where　firewood　was　sold；　as　they　would　require　a　great　quantity　to　prepare　the　feast。　　They　said　the　king　need　not　be　afraid　of　wanting　firewood；　for　every　day　many　loads　were　brought　into　the　town。　　When　it　was　necessary；　however；　to　have　firewood；　it　was　found　that　it　was　all　sold；　which　they　told　the　king。　　He　replied；　〃Go　and　try　if　you　can　get　walnuts。　　They　will　answer　as　well　as　wood　for　fuel。〃　They　went　and　got　as　many　as　they　needed。　　Now　came　the　emperor；　and　his　grandees　and　court；　and　sat　down　to　table。　　All　was　very　splendid；　and　King　Sigurd　received　the　emperor　with　great　state；　and　entertained　him　magnificently。　　When　the　queen　and　the　emperor　found　that　nothing　was　wanting；　she　sent　some　persons　to　inquire　what　they　had　used　for　firewood；　and　they　came　to　a　house　filled　with　walnuts；　and　they　came　back　and　told　the　queen。　〃Truly；〃　said　she；　〃this　is　a　magnificent　king；　who　spares　no　expense　where　his　honour　is　concerned。〃　　She　had　contrived　this　to　try　what　they　would　do　when　they　could　get　no　firewood　to　dress　their　feast　with。



14。　KING　SIGURD　THE　CRUSADER'S　RETURN　HOME。

King　Sigurd　soon　after　prepared　for　his　return　home。　　He　gave　the　emperor　all　his　ships；　and　the　valuable　figureheads　which　were　on　the　king's　ships　were　set　up　in　Peter's　church；　where　they　have　since　been　to　be　seen。　　The　emperor　gave　the　king　many　horses　and　guides　to　conduct　him　through　all　his　dominions。　　Then　King　Sigurd　left　Constantinople；　but　a　great　many　Northmen　remained；　and　went　into　the　emperor's　pay。　　Then　King　Sigurd　traveled　from　Bulgaria；　and　through　Hungary；　Pannonia。　Sua