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　which　the　large　ships　were　much　swayed。　Erling　Skakke　laid　his　ship　beside　King　Hakon's　ship；　and　ran　the　stem　between　his　and　Sigurd's　ship；　by　which　the　battle　began。　But　Gregorius's　ship　swung　upon　the　ground；　and　heeled　very　much　over；　so　that　at　first　she　could　not　come　into　the　battle；　and　when　Hakon's　men　saw　this　they　laid　themselves　against　her；　and　attacked　Gregorius's　ship　on　all　sides。　　Ivar；　Hakon　Mage's　son；　laid　his　ship　so　that　the　stems　struck　together；　and　he　got　a　boat…hook　fastened　on　Gregorius；　on　that　part　of　his　body　where　the　waist　is　smallest；　and　dragged　him　to　him；　by　which　Gregorius　stumbled　against　the　ship's　rails；　but　the　hook　slipped　to　one　side；　or　Gregorius　would　have　been　dragged　over…board。　　Gregorius；　however；　was　but　little　wounded；　for　he　had　on　a　plate　coat　of　armour。　　Ivar　called　out　to　him；　that　he　had　a　〃thick　bark。〃　　Gregorius　replied；　that　if　Ivar　went　on　so　he　would　〃require　it　all；　and　not　have　too　much。〃　　It　was　very　near　then　that　Gregorius　and　his　men　had　sprung　overboard；　but　Aslak　Unge　threw　an　anchor　into　their　ship；　and　dragged　them　off　the　ground。　Then　Gregorius　laid　himself　against　Ivar's　ship；　and　they　fought　a　long　while；　but　Gregorius's　ship　being　both　higher　sided　and　more　strongly　manned；　many　people　fell　in　Ivar's　ship；　and　some　jumped　overboard。　　Ivar　was　so　severely　wounded　that　he　could　not　take　part　in　the　fight。　　When　his　ship　was　cleared　of　the　men；　Gregorius　let　Ivar　be　carried　to　the　shore；　so　that　he　might　escape；　and　from　that　time　they　were　constant　friends。



11。　KING　HAKON'S　FLIGHT。

When　King　Inge　and　his　men　saw　that　Gregorius　was　aground；　he　encouraged　his　crew　to　row　to　his　assistance。　　〃It　was；〃　he　said；　〃the　most　imprudent　advice　that　we　should　remain　lying　here；　while　our　friends　are　in　battle；　for　we　have　the　largest　and　best　ship　in　all　the　fleet。　　But　now　I　see　that　Gregorius；　the　man　to　whom　I　owe　the　most；　is　in　need　of　help；　so　we　must　hasten　to　the　fight　where　it　is　sharpest。　　It　is　also　most　proper　that　I　should　be　in　the　battle；　for　the　victory；　if　we　win　it；　will　belong　to　me。　　And　if　I　even　knew　beforehand　that　our　men　were　not　to　gain　the　battle；　yet　our　place　is　where　our　friends　are；　for　I　can　do　nothing　if　I　lose　the　men　who　are　justly　called　the　defence　of　the　country；　who　are　the　bravest；　and　have　long　ruled　for　me　and　my　kingdom。〃　　Thereupon　he　ordered　his　banner　to　be　set　up；　which　was　done；　and　they　rowed　across　the　river。　　Then　the　battle　raged；　and　the　king　could　not　get　room　to　attack；　so　close　lay　the　ships　before　him。　　First　he　lay　under　the　East…country　trading　ship；　and　from　it　they　threw　down　upon　his　vessel　spears；　iron…shod　stakes；　and　such　large　stones　that　it　was　impossible　to　hold　out　longer　there；　and　he　had　to　haul　off。　　Now　when　the　king's　people　saw　that　he　was　come　they　made　place　for　him；　and　then　he　laid　alongside　of　Eindride　Jonson's　ship。　　Now　King　Hakon's　men　abandoned　the　small　ships；　and　went　on　board　the　large　merchant　vessels；　but　some　of　them　sprang　on　shore。　　Erling　Skakke　and　his　men　had　a　severe　conflict。　　Erling　himself　was　on　the　forecastle；　and　called　his　forecastlemen；　and　ordered　them　to　board　the　king's　ship；　but　they　answered；　this　was　no　easy　matter；　for　there　were　beams　above　with　an　iron　comb　on　them。　Then　Erling　himself　went　to　the　bow；　and　stayed　there　a　while；　until　they　succeeded　in　getting　on　board　the　king's　ship：　and　then　the　ship　was　cleared　of　men　on　the　bows；　and　the　whole　army　gave　way。　　Many　sprang　into　the　water；　many　fell；　but　the　greater　number　got　to　the　land。　　So　says　Einar　Skulason：　

　　　　　〃Men　fall　upon　the　slippery　deck　　　　　　　Men　roll　off　from　the　blood…drenched　wreck；　　　　　　Dead　bodies　float　down　with　the　stream；　　　　　　And　from　the　shores　witch…ravens　scream。　　　　　　The　cold　blue　river　now　runs　red　　　　　　With　the　warm　blood　of　warriors　dead；　　　　　　And　stains　the　waves　in　Karmt　Sound　　　　　　With　the　last　drops　of　the　death…wound。

　　　　　〃All　down　the　stream；　with　unmann'd　prow；　　　　　　Floats　many　an　empty　long…ship　now；　　　　　　Ship　after　ship；　shout　after　shout；　　　　　　Tell　that　Kign　Hakon　can't　hold　out。　　　　　　The　bowmen　ply　their　bows　of　elm；　　　　　　The　red　swords　flash　o'er　broken　helm：　　　　　　King　Hakon's　men　rush　to　the　strand；　　　　　　Out　of　their　ships；　up　through　the　land。〃

Einar　composed　a　song　about　Gregorius　Dagson；　which　is　called　the　River…song。　　King　Inge　granted　life　and　peace　to　Nikolas　Skialdvarson　when　his　ship　was　deserted；　and　thereupon　he　went　into　King　Inge's　service；　and　remained　in　it　as　long　as　the　king　lived。　　Eindride　Jonson　leaped　on　board　of　King　Inge's　ship　when　his　own　was　cleared　of　men；　and　begged　for　his　life。　　King　Inge　wished　to　grant　it；　but　Havard　Klining's　son　ran　up；　and　gave　him　a　mortal　wound；　which　was　much　blamed；　but　he　said　Eindride　had　been　the　cause　of　his　father's　death。　　There　was　much　lamentation　at　Eindride's　death；　but　principally　in　the　Throndhjem　district。　Many　of　Hakon's　people　fell　here；　but　not　many　chiefs。　　Few　of　King　Inge's　people　fell；　but　many　were　wounded。　　King　Hakon　fled　up　the　country；　and　King　Inge　went　north　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