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coming　from　vespers；　she　came　past　where　Sigurd　Skrudhyrna；　a　courtman　of　King　Inge；　lay　murdered。　　He　was　then　an　old　man；　and　had　served　many　kings。　　King　Sigurd's　courtmen；　Halyard　Gunnarson；　and　Sigurd；　a　son　of　Eystein　Trafale；　had　killed　him；　and　people　suspected　it　was　done　by　order　of　King　Sigurd。　　She　went　immediately　to　King　Inge；　and　told　him　he　would　be　a　little　king　if　he　took　no　concern；　but　allowed　his　court…men　to　be　killed；　the　one　after　the　other；　like　swine。　　The　king　was　angry　at　her　speech；　and　while　they　were　scolding　about　it；　came　Gregorius　in　helmet　and　armour；　and　told　the　king　not　to　be　angry；　for　she　was　only　saying　the　truth。　　〃And　I　am　now；〃　says　he；　〃come　to　thy　assistance；　if　thou　wilt　attack　King　Sigurd；　and　here　we　are；　above　100　men　in　helmets　and　armour；　and　with　them　we　will　attack　where　others　think　the　attack　may　be　worst。〃　　But　the　most　dissuaded　from　this　course；　thinking　that　Sigurd　would　pay　the　mulct　for　the　slaughter　done。　　Now　when　Gregorius　saw　that　there　would　be　no　assault；　he　accosted　King　Inge　thus：　〃Thou　wilt　frighten　thy　men　from　thee　in　this　way；　for　first　they　lately　killed　my　house…man；　and　now　thy　court…man；　and　afterwards　they　will　chase　me；　or　some　other　of　thy　lendermen　whom　thou　wouldst　feel　the　loss　of；　when　they　see　that　thou　art　indifferent　about　such　things；　and　at　last；　after　thy　friends　are　killed；　they　will　take　the　royal　dignity　from　thee。　　Whatever　thy　other　lendermen　may　do；　I　will　not　stay　here　longer　to　be　slaughtered　like　an　ox；　but　Sigurd　the　king　and　I　have　a　business　to　settle　with　each　other　to…night；　in　whatever　way　it　may　turn　out。　　It　is　true　that　there　is　but　little　help　in　thee　on　account　of　thy　ill　health；　but　I　should　think　thy　will　should　not　be　less　to　hold　thy　hand　over　thy　friends；　and　I　am　now　quite　ready　to　go　from　hence　to　meet　Sigurd；　and　my　banner　is　flying　in　the　yard。〃

Then　King　Inge　stood　up；　and　called　for　his　arms；　and　ordered　every　man　who　wished　to　follow　him　to　get　ready；　declaring　it　was　of　no　use　to　try　to　dissuade　him；　for　he　had　long　enough　avoided　this；　but　now　steel　must　determine　between　them。



28。　OF　KING　SIGURD'S　FALL。

King　Sigurd　sat　and　drank　in　Sigrid　Saeta's　house　ready　for　battle；　although　people　thought　it　would　not　come　to　an　assault　at　all。　　Then　came　King　Inge　with　his　men　down　the　road　from　the　smithy　shops；　against　the　house。　　Arne；　the　king's　brother…in…　law；　came　out　from　the　Sand…bridge；　Aslak　Erlendson　from　his　own　house；　and　Gregorius　from　the　street　where　all　thought　the　assault　would　be　worst。　　King　Sigurd　and　his　men　made　many　shots　from　the　holes　in　the　loft；　broke　down　the　fireplaces；　and　threw　stones　on　them。　　Gregorius　and　his　men　cut　down　the　gates　of　the　yard；　and　there　in　the　port　fell　Einar；　a　son　of　Laxapaul；　who　was　of　Sigurd's　people；　together　with　Halvard　Gunnarson；　who　was　shot　in　a　loft；　and　nobody　lamented　his　death。　　They　hewed　down　the　houses；　and　many　of　King　Sigurd's　men　left　him；　and　surrendered　for　quarter。　　Then　King　Sigurd　went　up　into　a　loft；　and　desired　to　be　heard。　　He　had　a　gilt　shield；　by　which　they　knew　him；　but　they　would　not　listen　to　him；　and　shot　arrows　at　him　as　thick　as　snow　in　a　snow…shower；　so　that　he　could　not　stay　there。　　As　his　men　had　now　left　him；　and　the　houses　were　being　hewn　down；　he　went　out　from　thence；　and　with　him　his　court…man　Thord　Husfreyja　from　Viken。　　They　wanted　to　come　where　King　Inge　was　to　be　found；　and　Sigurd　called　to　his　brother　King　Inge；　and　begged　him　to　grant　him　life　and　safety；　but　both　Thord　and　Sigurd　were　instantly　killed；　and　Thord　fell　with　great　glory。　King　Sigurd　was　interred　in　the　old　Christ　church　out　on　the　holm。　　King　Inge　gave　Gregorius　the　ship　King　Sigurd　had　owned。　There　fell　many　of　King　Sigurd's　and　King　Inge's　men；　although　I　only　name　a　few；　but　of　Gregorius's　men　there　fell　four；　and　also　some　who　belonged　to　no　party；　but　were　shot　on　the　piers；　or　out　in　the　ships。　　It　was　fought　on　a　Friday；　and　fourteen　days　before　Saint　John　the　Baptist's　day　（June　10；　1155）。　　Two　or　three　days　after　King　Eystein　came　from　the　eastward　with　thirty　ships；　and　had　along　with　him　his　brother's　son　Hakon；　a　son　of　King　Sigurd。　　Eystein　did　not　come　up　to　the　town；　but　lay　in　Floruvagar；　and　good　men　went　between　to　get　a　reconciliation　made。　　But　Gregorius　wanted　that　they　should　go　out　against　him；　thinking　there　never　would　be　a　better　opportunity；　and　offered　to　be　himself　the　leader。　　〃For　thou；　king；　shalt　not　go；　for　we　have　no　want　of　men。〃　　But　many　dissuaded　from　this　course；　and　it　came　to　nothing。　　King　Eystein　returned　back　to　Viken；　and　King　Inge　to　Throndhjem；　and　they　were　in　a　sort　reconciled；　but　they　did　not　meet　each　other。



29。　OF　GREGORIUS　DAGSON。

Somewhat　later　than　King　Eystein；　Gregorius　Dagson　also　set　out　to　the　eastward　and　came　to　his　farm　Bratsberg　in　Hofund；　but　King　Eystein　was　up　in　the　fjord　at　Oslo；　and　had　his　ships　drawn　above　two　miles　over　the　frozen　sea；　for　there　was　much　ice　at　that　time　in　Viken。　　King　Eystein　went　up　to　Hofund　to　take　Gregorius；　but　he　got　news　of　what　was　on　foot；　and　escaped　to　Thelemark　with　ninety　men；　from　thence　over　the　mountains；　and　came　down　in　Hardanger；　and　at　last　to　Studla　in　Etne；　to　Erling　Skakke's　farm。　　Erling　himself　had　gone　north　to　Bergen；　but　his　wife　Kristin；　a　daughter　of　King　Sigurd；　was　at　home；　and　offered　Gregorius　all　the　assistance　he　wanted；　and　he　was　hospitably　received。　　He　got　a　long…ship　there　which　belonged　to　Erling；　and　everything　else　he　required。　　Gregorius　thanked　her　kindly；　and　allowed　that　she　had　behaved　nobly；　and　as　might　have　been　expected　of　her。　　Gregorius　then　proceeded　to　Bergen；　where　he　met　Erling；　who　thought　also　that　his　wife　had　done　well。



30。　RECONCILIATION　OF　EYSTEIN　AND　INGE。

Then　Gregorius　went　north　to　Throndhjem；　and　came　there　before　Yule。　　King　Inge　was　rejoiced　at　his　safety；　and　told　him　to　use　his　property　as　freely　as　his　own；　King　Eystein　having　burnt　Gregorius's　house；　and　slaughtered　his　stock　of　cattle。　　The　ship…docks　which　King　Eystein　the　Elder　had　constructed　in　the　merchant　town　of　Nidaros；　and　which　had　been　exceedingly　expensive；　were　also　burnt　this　winter；　together　with　some　good　vessels　belonging　to　King　Inge。　　This　deed　was　ascribed　to　King　Eystein　and　Philip　Gyrdson；　King　Sigurd's　foster…brother；　and　occasioned　much　displeasure　and　hatred。　　The　following　summer　King　Inge　went　south　with　a　very　numerous　body　of　men；　and　King　Eystein　came　northwards；　gathering　men　also。　　They　met　in　the　east　（A。D。　1156）　at　the　Seleys；　near　to　the　Naze；　but　King　Inge　was　by　far　the　strongest　in　men。　　It　was　nearly　coming　to　a　battle；　but　at　last　they　were　reconciled　on　these　conditions；　that　King　Eystein　should　be　bound　to　pay　forty…five　marks　of　gold；　of　which　King　Inge　should　have　thirty　marks；　because　King　Eystein　had　occasioned　the　burning　of　the　docks　and　ships；　and；　besides；　that　Philip；　and　all　who　had　been　accomplices　in　the　deed；　should　be　outlawed。　　Also　that　the　men　should　be　banished　the　country；　against　whom　it　could　be　proved　that　they　gave　blow　or　wound　to　King　Sigurd；　for　King　Eystein　accused　King　Inge　of　protecting　these　men；　and　that　Gregorius　should　have　fifteen　marks　of　gold　for　the　value　of　his　property　burnt　by　King　Eystein。　　King　Eystein　was　ill　pleased　with　these　terms；　and　looked　upon　the　treaty　as　one　forced　upon　him。　　From　that　meeting　King　Inge　went　eastward　to　Viken；　and　King　Eystein　north　to　Throndhjem；　and　they　had　no　intercourse　with　each　other；　nor　were　the　messages　which　passed　between　them　very　friendly；　and　on　both　sides　they　killed　each　other's　friends。　　King　Eystein；　besides；　did　not　pay　the　money；　and　the　one　accused　the　other　of　not　fulfilling　what　was　promised。　　King　Inge　and　Gregorius　enticed　many　people　from　King　Eystein；　among　others；　Bard　Standale　Brynjolfson；　Simon　Skalp；　a　son　of　Halkel　Huk；　Halder　Brynjolfson；　Jon　Halkelson；　and　many　other　lendermen。



31。　OF　EYSTEIN　AND　INGE。

Two　years　after　King　Sigurd's　fall　（A。D。　1157）　both　kings　assembled　armaments；　namely；　King　Inge　in　the　east　of　the　country；　where　he　collected　eighty　ships；　and　King　Eystein　in　the　north；　where　he　had　forty…five；　and　among　these　the　Great　Dragon；　which　King　Eystein　Magnuson　had　built　after　the　Long　Serpent；　and　they　had　on　both　sides　many　and　excellent　troops。　　King　Inge　lay　with　his　ships　south　at　Moster　Isle；　and　King　Eystein　a　little　to　the　north　in　Graeningasund。　　King　Eystein　sent　the　young　Aslak　Jonson；　and　Arne　Sturla；　a　son　of　Snaebjorn；　with　one　ship　to　meet　King　Inge；　but　when　the　king's　men　knew　them；　they　assaulted　them；　killed　many　of　their　people；　and　took　all　that　was　in　the　ship　belonging　to　them。　　Aslak　and　Arne　and　a　few　more　escaped　to　the　land；　went　to　King　Eystein；　and　told　him　how　King　Inge　had　received　them。　　Thereupon　King　Eystein　held　a　House…thing；　and　told　his　followers　how　ill　King　Inge　had　treated　his　men；　and　desired　the　troops　to　follow　him。　　〃I　have；〃　said　he；　〃so　many；　and　such　excellent　men；　that　I　have　no　intention　to　fly；　if　ye　will　follow　me。〃　　But　this　speech　was　not　received　with　much　favour。　　Halkel　Huk　was　there；　but　both　his　sons；　Simon　and　Jon；　were　with　King　Inge。　　Halkel　replied；　so　loud　that　many　heard　him；　〃Let　thy　chests　of　gold　follow　thee；　and　let　them　defend　thy　land。〃



32。　KING　EYSTEIN'S　DEATH。

In　the　night　many　of　King　Eystein's　ships　rowed　secretly　away；　some　of　them　joining　King　Inge；　some　going　to　Bergen；　or　up　into　the　fjords；　so　that　when　it　was　daylight　in　the　morning　the　king　was　lying　behind　with　only　ten　ships。　　Then　he　left　the　Great　Dragon；　which　was　heavy　to　row；　and　several　other　vessels　behind；　and　cut　and　destroyed　the　Dragon；　started　out　the　ale；　and　destroyed　all　that　they　could　not　take　with　them。　　King　Eystein　went　on　board　of　the　ship　of　Eindride；　a　son　of　Jon　Morner；　sailed　north　into　Sogn；　and　then　took　the　land…road　eastwards　to　Viken。　　King　Inge　took　the　vessels；　and　sailed　with　them　outside　of　the　isles　to　Viken。　　King　Eystein　had　then　got　east　as　far　as　Fold；　and　had　with　him　1200　men；　but　when　they　saw　King　Inge's　force；　they　did　not　think　themselves　sufficiently　strong　to　oppose　him；　and　they　retired　to　the　forest。　　Every　one　fled　his　own　way；　so　that　the　king　was　left　wi