 Section 49 of Heinz Gringla by Snorri Sturlson, translated by George Polk-Morris and Ira Kerr-Magnuson. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The story of Magnus the Good, Part 2, Chapter 14 through 26. Chapter 14 of Thor Gear Fleck. At first, Calphe, the son of Arnie, had most chiefly the land rule with King Magnus for some time. But then people took on themselves to call to the king's mind where Calphe had been at Stickelsted, and after that it was a harder task for Calphe to give due heed to the temper of the king. It befell on a time when, as there was a throng about the king, and then pleaded their causes, that there came before him with his pressing errand, the man who hath been named before, Thor Gear to wit of Sulla in Verdale. The king paid no heed to his words, but harkened them, who were nigher to him, then spoke Thor Gear to the king aloud, so that all heard who were there an eye. Speak thou to me, Magnus King, I was a following on with thy father. Then bear I thence mine head to human, when over the dead king these were striding. Now dost thou cherish that wretched host, the lord's betrayers, who joyed the devil. Then made men huge clamor there at, and some bad Thor Gear go out, but the king called Thor Gear to him, and ended his errands in such wise that Thor Gear was well pleased, and the king behite him his friendship. Chapter 15 of King Magnus and Calf. That was a little thereafter that King Magnus was at a feast at Hau in Verdale, and as the king sat at meat board there sat on one hand of him Calf Arneson, and on the other Einar Thambar Skelfer. By that time matters had come to this, that the king would have little to do with Calf, and thou held Einar in the greatest honor. The king said to Einar, we will ride unto Stichelstead today, I wish to see what tokens be of what there befell. Einar answered, I know not how to tell thee thereof, let Calf thy loveling, he knoweth how to tell of the tidings there. So when the boards were drawn, the king arrayed him to go, and spake to Calf, thou shalt fare with me to Stichelstead. Calf answered that that was not needful, then the king stood up and spoke somewhat angrily, fare, shalt thou, Calf, and therewith the king walked out. Calf clad himself swiftly, and spake to his swain, thou shalt ride up to Egge, and bid my house calls have every that aboard ship before sundown. The king rode to Stichelstead and Calf with him, and they got off their horses, and walked to the spot where the battle had been. Then said the king to Calf, where is the stead, where as the king fell. Calf answered, and stretched forth his spear, shat, here he lay fallen, said he, then the king said, where were thou then, Calf? He answered here, where now I stand. The king said, and was then read as blood, then might thine axe have taken on him. Calf answered, not took mine axe on him, and therewith all he walked away to his horse, leaped back thereof, and rode off on his way, and all his men with him. But the king rode back to Hau. Calf came in the evening up to Egge, his ship lay all-dite, at the gangways with all chattels, come aboard it, and manned with his house-calls, forthwith at night they made down the firth, and Calf bare day and night, as the wind blew, he sailed west over the sea, and tarried there long, and harried about Scotland, Ireland, and the South Isles. This telleth be Arnie Goldbrow scald in Calf's flock. Oh, Thor Berg's brother heard I, that the brother's son of Harold was good to thee, thou mates thee worthy thereof, that held on till folk therein wrought evil. All busily thine enviers waked up the strike betwixt you, the hurt of the son of Olaf, behold, I in these matters. Chapter 16 of King Magnus Olofsson. King Magnus cast his owning over Vig, which Ram had had, and Quistead, which Thorgir had had, Egge with all, and all that wealth which Calf left behind, and many other big havings he let fall into the king's garth, even such as they had had, who fell at Sticklestead in the host of the bonders. He did also many heavy punishments on those who had been in that battle against King Olaf, some he drove from the land, from others he took much wealth, and the cattle of others some he let hew. Then the bonders began to bewail them, and set among themselves what can abide in the mind of this king, in that he breaks for us the laws, even they which hay come the good set up, doth he not remember that we have never fold unright, he will have to fare the same way as his father or other lords, they whom we have taken from life when we got weary of their masterfulness and lawlessness. This complaining was widespread in the land, the men of Sagan had him hosting, and gave out the word that they would hold on to battle against Magnus if he should fare their abouts. King Magnus was then in Horde land, and had dwelt there much long, and had a big host, and made as if time to time, he would fare it north into Sagan. Thereof were the friends of the king where, and met together on a parlay, twelve of them, and settled between them to allot it, to one man to tell the king of this complaining, and in such wise brought the matter about that the lot fell on Sigvot. Chapter 17 The Staves of Naked Says Sigvot wrought a flock, called the staves of Naked Says, beginning with this first, that they deemed the king over much waltred, in his reed and beating down the bonders, they who threatened to raise up unpeace against him. He sang, strife here I, south mid Sagan folk, Sigvot the king has let it from trying a folk battle, yet if we fight then fare I. Don weapons be we warding the king full well with war swords, all eager for that meeting. How long shall the land be sundered? In that same lay there are these staves. Hey, Khan, who fell at fitjar, was height most good, yet did he of foe thiefdom avenge him, and well did men folk love him. Scythons folk held the laws fast of the foster son, most kindly, of Ethelstain. The bonders are slow to his forgetting. I deemed that the Karl folk rightly made choice, whereas the Olaf's and their withal the earls gave peace to the lands of people. The heralds ere the ever full trustee son of Trigde, that hold the laws leak equal, which folk took from those namesakes. Thy reed givers beroth not, Lord, for the naked speaking, O king, that word the way clears unto the ruler's glory. Unless the land host lyeth, quote the bonders, they have other worst laws, than thou be hideth ere well to men in wolf sound. O Lord of the hard vengeance, who is it now that eggs thee from thy word to go abackward, oft triest thou the thin steel? The Lord of men victorious to his word should be fast bounden. Fight further, it behooves thee never to ride thine oath sworn. Who eggs thee on, fight heeder, to hew thine own thane's cattle, in his land such work to win him, for a king is over boldness. Nair erst hath any council the young Lord thus, thy lads king of robberies are weary, there at is the whole folk angry. Give heed, O thieves, or thrower, to that murmur of the bonders which fereth now around us. Hold thou thine hand in measure, O gladner of the falcon, of wounds warm tears. Affrent is who, by death's warning, hearken unto the husband's willing. Peril, when all men hoary against the king or minded, ian, as I hear, now shalt thou take read thereto beforehand. Hideous it is when the thing men lay head to head and thrust down nose into cloak-lap, soothly silenced the thane's hath smitten. One thing most ugly bonders, the noble now are saying, his hand, my Lord king, layeth upon the thane's own airlands. For weaving will folk tell it if their heredities they render unto the king's weaves, ian, as a hasty past. Doon, do it. After this warning, the king changed for the better, and many further this same matter before the king, and so it came about that the king had talk with the wisest men, and then they framed their laws. Sithun's king Magnus let write the law book, which is still in Thrandheim, and is called Grey Goose. Sithun's king Magnus became well befriended and beloved of all folk of the land, and for that sake was he called Magnus the Good. Chapter 18 of the Knutlings Herald, king of the English, died five years after the death of Knut his father, and was laid in earth beside his father in Winchester. After his death took kingdom in England, Knut the brother of Herald, another son of Knut the old, so he was then king both over England and the Dane realm, and ruled there over for two winters. He died sick in England, and is laid in earth beside his father in Winchester. After his death was taken to King Edward the Good, son of Ethelred, king of the English, and of Queen Emma, the daughter of Richard the Rowan Earl. King Edward was brother by the same mother of Herald and Horda Knut. Goonhild hiked the daughter of Knut the old, and Emma, and was wedded to Kaiser Henry of Saxland, who was called Henry the Bounteous. Goonhild was three winters in Saxland, or ever she took sick and died. She died five winters after the death of Knut her father. Chapter 19 King Magnus gets Denmark. King Magnus, Olufsen, heard of the death of Horda Knut, then sent he men forthwith, south to Denmark, and did with them messages to those men who had bound themselves to him, with sworn oaths when peace and covenant were made between Magnus and Horda Knut, and called to mind of them their words, and let that follow that he himself would be coming so soon as summer was to Denmark with his host, and the ending word let go herewith that he would get to him all the Dane realm, even as stood their two covenant and sworn oaths, or himself to fall in battle with his host, so saith Arnor the Earl's scald. Of mastery was the word store allotted to the Earl's lord. Wrought out was what the luller of the woe of wolf was speaking, when the king said he was ready beneath the claw of raven, groveling to fall and shield din the grim, or get him Denmark. Chapter 20 the hosting of King Magnus. Then King Magnus gathers his host together, and summoned to him landed men and rich bonders, and got to him long ships, and when that host was all together it was of the bravest to behold, and right well arrayed, he had seventy ships when he sailed from Norway. So says the adult thou, brooks'd, long ships boldly, O Lord the battle valiant, whereas men had two eastward of keels at ten times seven. Southward the ship boards murmured, top sails with tackle wrangled, the mass long oak, the bay clothe, his bent board bowed the bison. Here it is said that King Magnus had the great bison, which King Olaf had done make. That was by tale of more than thirty rowing benches, and on the prowler of was the head of a bison, but after there was a tail, and the head, the tail, and both beaks were all laid with gold. This honored the earl scald, telethoth. Draith loath lather from without word, on the poopside, shook the red gold on ships rudder, speedy furs hound stooped down on the rushing fur craft, from the north stark stems thou heldest round staff banger. All ahead there quaked the deep, and glowed his fire, stormed steed's top mass in the dane realm. King Magnus put to sea out from odd deer over to Jutland, so saith Arnor, I shall tell how the bison, rhyme, spit and lee board leaning, bear on the Lord that deed swift of the Sagan folk from the northward. The burning things fierce bitter, laid prowl unto broad Jutland, and feign the folk did take him, the driver of the belt shaft. Chapter 21 King Magnus came to Denmark, and when King Magnus came to Denmark there had he a good welcome, and speedily he had things and motes with the folk of the land, and craved to be taken to king of them, even as had been covenanted afore. And whereas the chiefs of the land they that were of the highest renown in Denmark were bound by oaths to King Magnus, and desired to keep their words and oaths, they furthered much this matter before the folk. This again went there too that King Canute the rich was passed away, and all his offspring dead, and this was the third thing, that by then the holiness of Olaf had become known over all lands and the working of his miracles. Chapter 22 Magnus made King in Denmark, then King Magnus let summon the thing of the Bjorg, there at the Danes, both of old time and new, take their kings, and at this thing the Danes made Magnus Olafson king over all the Dane realm. Dwell King Magnus for a long while that summer in Denmark, and all folk welcomed him well, wheresoever he came, and gave him obeisance, and he appointed over all the land, men to bailiwicks and counties, and made grants to men of might, but when the autumn war he made for Norway with his host, and tarried in the elf for a while. Chapter 23 The Upcoming of Spine, Wolf's Son A man is named Spine, the son of Earl Wolf, the son of Thorgyll's sprachal leg. The mother of Spine was Astrid, the daughter of King Spine Twybeard. She was the sister of Knut the rich, by the same father, but of the same mother as Olaf, the swede king, the son of Eric. Their mother was Sigrid, the haughty daughter of Skogel Tosti. Spine, the son of Wolf, had by then dwelt a long while with the swede kings, is kinsman all along since the fall of his father, Earl Wolf, whereof it is written in the story of Knut the old that he let Slay Wolf his brother-in-law at Roskild, for that sake Spine was not in Denmark afterwards. Spine, the son of Wolf, was of all men the goodliest to look upon, the greatest and strongest, moreover, and a man of the greatest prowess and excellence. It was the say of all men, to whom he was known, that he had all things which make fair a good lord. Spine, Wolf's son, came to see King Magnus when, as he lay in the elf, as was said afore, and the king gave him a good welcome, with all that were many to further him. For Spine was a man most well befriended, and he told his matters himself before the king most fairly and deftly, so that it came to this that he went to King Magnus's hand, and became his man, whereupon he and the king talked many things over, privily, between themselves. Chapter 24 Spine given an Earl's name one day when King Magnus sat in the high sea, with a flung around him. Spine sat on the footstool before the king, and the king took up the word and said, I will make known unto my lords and to all the all folk that counsel which I will let be. Unto me here is come a man worthy both as to kin, and as to himself Spine, Wolf's son to it. He has now become my man, and has hanseled me his faith to that end. But in as much as ye know, that this summer all dains have become my men, now is that land headless, whereas I am gone away. And as ye want, there is much war risk both from winds and poor landers, and other folk of the east ways, or even from Saxons. Now I behite them to get a lord for the warding of the land, and the ruling thereof, and I see no man as meat there too for all stakes as Spine the son of Wolf, for he hath kin there too to be a lord. Now therefore I shall make him my earl, and give him to his hands the dain realm to rule over whilst I am in Norway, even as Canute the rich set earl wolf, his father to be lord over Denmark when Canute was in England. Einar then bar Skelfer, and soot over much earl, over much earl, fostered the son, the king spake wrathfully, thou thinkest I know but few, but to me it seemeth that some ye deem over much earl, and other some know men at all. Then stood up the king and fastened a sword to the belt of Spine, and Scythons took his shield and did it on his shoulder. Scythons set a helm on his head and gave him earl's name, and the same grants in Denmark as Wolf his father had had there a foretime. Then a shrine with holy relics was brought forth, and Spine laid his hands thereon, and swore earls of fealty to king Magnus. Scythons the king led the earl into the high seat beside him. So says the adult. Wolf's son himself was east there at the Elf. There Spine but took him hand on the shrine to swearing, and there behind he fairly. The Lord King of the Scannings, Ian Olaf's son the oath framed, to him hath been more short lived there covenant than should be. Then fared earl Spine to Denmark and had their good welcome of all the folk. Then he took to him a bodyguard and became speedily a great lord, and through the winter he went far and wide about the land, and made much friendship with the great men, and there too was he well beloved of the commonality. Chapter 25 Warfare to Wendland King Magnus held his host north into Norway and tarried there through the winter. The wind spring came, King Magnus had out a nickel host, and held with it south to Denmark. But when he came there he heard the tidings from Wendland that the winds had turned away from his obeisance in Jomsberg. There had the Dane kings had a nickel earl them. They had reared Jomsberg from the beginning, and now has that become an all-stark stronghold. The wind King Magnus heard such said he bat out from Denmark a nickel ship host, and made that summer for Wendland with all the host, and that right nickel host he had. Thereof telleth Arnor the earl scald. Thou king's son shalt hear in stave lay how the war shield unto Wendland bear ye. Then thou drewest, so happy, rhymy boards of the smooth rollers. Heard I, Nair, of king, that ever more ships hosted to their air land. Then by ships was plowed the sea-flood, wrought ye king, once more Wend sorrow. The wind King Magnus came to Wendland. He laid on to Jomsberg, and won the berg forthwith. There he slew much folk, and burned the berg, and the country wide away out from it, and wrought there the greatest deeds of war. So saith Arnor the earl scald. Shielding, ferrets thou forthwith fire, through a wild folk, then to warriors death was faded. Thiefs bane, south there fire gleam highest, at John ye kindled. In the work the heathen people know where durst their halls be warding. King ye wrought with the bright fire, drooping hearts unto the bergmen. Much folk in Wendland went under King Magnus' hand, but much more was that which fled away. Then ferred King Magnus back to Denmark, and arrayed him there for winter's seat, but sent away from him the host, both the Danish host, and there with all a great company of the band that had followed him from Norway. After twenty-six, King's name given to Spine. The same winter that Spine, son of Wolf, had got the rule over Denmark, and had made great friendship with that many big men, and gotten much the praise of the commonality, he let give him the King's name, and that reed many chiefs termed to. But in the spring when he heard that Magnus fared from the north from Norway, and had a great host, then ferred Spine to Skene, and then up in Goutland, and so on to Sweden to find King Eamond, his kinsman, and tarried there through the summer, but had spies in Denmark about the journey of King Magnus, and the multitude of his host. But when King Spine heard that King Magnus had let fair from him a great part of his host, and therewith that he was south in Jutland, then Spine rode down from Sweden, having with him a great host which the King of Sweden got for him, but when Spine came west to Skene, the Skeneings gave him a good welcome, and upheld him there for King, and then a great host drifted to him. Sithens he went over into sea land where he was well taken, and all that land he laid under him. Then he went to Fion, and laid under him all islands, and the folk went under him, and Spine had a great host, and many ships. End of The Story of Magnus the Good, Part 2, Chapter 14-26. Section 50 of Himes Kringla by Snorri Storrelson, translated by George Pope Morris and Irakir Magnuson. This liberal box recording is in the public domain. The Story of Magnus the Good, Chapter 3, Chapter 27-39. Chapter 27, King Harold wrangled about King's birth, but when it was spring, King Magnus and King Harold bat out and host from Norway, and on a time it befell that King Magnus and King Harold lay one night both in one haven, but the next day King Harold was the first bound, and he sailed forthwith. But in the evening he hoved into the haven, whereas he and King Magnus were minded to be that night. King Harold laid his ship in the King's birth, and there tented him. King Magnus sailed later in the day, and he and his came in such time into harbor, as that Harold and his men had already tented them, and saw that Harold had birthed his ship in the King's birth, and meant to lie there. But when King Magnus and his had struck sail, then spake King Magnus. Let men now grate them to rowing, and sit down and long the boards, but some undo their weapons and don them, and if they will not put off, then shall we fight. But when King Harold sees that King Magnus is minded to give them battle, he said to his men, Hew ye the hozzers, and let us shove the ships out of birth. Roth now is Kinsman Magnus. So did they that they laid the ships out of the birth, and King Magnus laid his own there into. When both had dited them, King Harold went with certain men on to the ship of King Magnus. The King greeted him well, and led him welcome. Then answered King Harold, that deemed I, that we were come amidst friends, but somewhat I must doubted me a while, whether ye would so let it be. But sooth is, as is said, Baron's mind swift burneth. Therefore I will account this no otherwise than as a child's deed. Answered King Magnus, it was kin deed, not a child's deed, though I should bear in mind what I gave and what I had kept back. If this little matter were now done in our despite, then would soon be another. But we will hold altogether to our covenant, such as it was done, and that same will we have from you, even as do we have. Then King Harold answered, it is an old custom that the wisest gives way, and therewith he went back to his ship. In such like dealings between the kings, it was found that hard it was to heed matters. King Magnus' men told that he was in the right, and that were unwise told that Harold had been somewhat shamed. But King Harold's men said that not otherwise was the agreement, then that King Magnus should have the birth if they both came in at one and the same time. But that Harold was not bound to out-birth them if he were birthed already, and they would have it that King Harold had done wisely and well. But they, who would make it worse, so told that King Magnus will to break the covenant, and would have it that he had done wrong and dishonor to King Harold. From these quarrels there soon wrought such talk of unwise men to such a point that there was dissension between the kings, and many things were found here too concerning which the kings thought each his own way, though here be but few such written. Chapter 28, Death of King Magnus the Good. This host, King Magnus and King Harold held south to Denmark, and when Spine heard thereof he fled away east to Skene. The kings, Magnus and Harold, dwelt a long while that summer in Denmark, and laid all the land under them. In the autumn they were in Jutland. It befell on a night when, as King Magnus lay in his bed, that he dreamed and thought he was instead, whereas was his father, the Holy King Olaf, and he thought he spake to him, What wilt thou, Jews, now my son, to fare with me, or to be of all kings the mightiest, and live long, and do such an ill deed as thou mayest boot scarcely, or not at all? He thought he answered, I will, that thou choose for my hand. Then he thought the king answered, Then shalt thou fare with me. King Magnus told his dream to his men, but a little later he got sick and lay a bed at a place called Southrop, and when he was come a night to his bane, he sent Thorear, his brother, to Spine Wolfson, to bid him that he should give such help to Thorear, as he might need, that went with the message that King Magnus gave to Spine the Dane realm after his day. He said that it was meat that Harold should rule over Norway and Spine over Denmark. Then died King Magnus the Good, and was right much mourned of all the folk, so sayeth Odd Cakinas called. Much tears dropped men a bearing to grave the king full bounteous, to them was the burden heavy, whom with the gold he gifted. So wavered hearts that the house calls of the king their tears held hardly. Soothly the king's own people sithence is often downcast. Chapter 29 The Like-Fair of King Magnus to Norway After these tidings had King Harold a thing with his host and old men, his mind to it that he was minded to take the host to the thing of Vabbiord, and let take him there to king over the Dane realm and sithence when the land, and tells it as his heritage from his kinsman King Magnus, no less than the realm of Norway. He bids the host to strengthen him and gives it out that then with the Northmen be masters of the Danes throughout all time. Then answered Einar, Thambar Skelfer, and let folk know that he was more bound to flit to grave the dead body of King Magnus his foster son, and to bring him to his father King Olaf, then to be fighting in the outland, or to be coveting another king's realm and havings. So ended his speaking, that he deemed it better to follow King Magnus dead than any other king alive. Then he let take the body and lay it out stately so that they might see the a rail on board the king's ship. Then all the Thranfolk and Northmen got them ready to go home with the body of King Magnus, and thus the war host broke up. Then King Herald saw this to be his best choice to fare back to Norway and make that realm his own first and thence to gather strength of host. And so King Herald fared now with all the host back to Norway. But when he was back in Norway he had a thing with the folk of the land and let take him to King over all the land. So fared he from the east out of the wick that he was taken for king by every folk land in Norway. Einar Thambar Skelfer fared with the body of King Magnus and with him all the host of the Thranfolk and brought it to Nidois, and he was laid in earth at Clemens Church where then was the shrine of King Olaf the Holy. King Magnus had been a man of middle growth, straight-faced and bright-faced and bright of hair, deft of speech, swift of counsel, masterful of heart, the most bounteous of money, a great warrior and the boldest under weapons of all kings he was the most beloved. Him praised both friends and foes. Chapter 30 of King Svain Wolfsson that autumn King Svain Wolfsson was staying east in Skene and set out on a journey to Sweden and was minded to give up that title of honor which he had taken to him in Denmark. But when he was come up to his horse low there rode there too certain men and told him the tidings, first that King Magnus Olafson was dead and next that all the host of the Northmen was gone from Denmark. Svain answered swift there too and said, I take God to witness that never henceforth shall I flee the Dane realm whilst I am alive. Then he leaped on his horse and rode south into Skene and straightway much folk drifted to him and this winter he laid under him all the Dane realm and all Danes took him to King. Thorir the brother of King Magnus came in the autumn to King Svain with the word sendings of King Magnus as is written afore and Svain gave him a good welcome and Thorir was long sithence with him in good cheer. Chapter 31. Harold so king. King Harold Sigurdsson took kingdom over all Norway after the death of King Magnus Olafson and when he had ruled over Norway one winter as it wore towards spring he bat out a war gathering from all the land one half of the all men host in men and ships and made south for Jutland. He harried in the summer far and wide and burned in Hoven to Godneth Firth. Then Harold wrought this while yet the oak of Lennon the man of Herzgrusseth hold we ogred of song spell in Godneth Firth our anchors. Then he spoke to Skull the adult and bat him do the rest and he sang one spatum do I tell now with fluke cold neb next summer shall hold the ship more southward for the hook the deep yet eek we. To this Boeberg points in his dropper that Harold went to Denmark the next year after the death of King Magnus the next year did thou dyke thee from out the land a war host sea with bright brine steed sheared's bow or fair ships went the water dear hall on darkson billow was lying then the dane folk was hard to be stead all folks saw off land the warships laden. Chapter 32 of the daughters of Thorkel Gusher. Then birthday the homestead of Thorkel Gusher he was a great chief but his daughters were led bound aboard ship they had wrought much mockery the winter before about that that King Harold would fair to Denmark with warships they cut an anchor out of cheese and said that such would well hold the ships of Norway's king then was sung this the maids of the Danes of Isle ring from out the cheese all sour the rings of anchors sheared that thing the king did anger now see if many a maiden a full stout crook of iron holding the king's ships thereof to mourn shall few be laughing it is told that this spy who had seen the fleet of King Harold spake thus to the daughters of Thorkel Gusher this said ye Gusher's daughters that King Harold would not come to Denmark answered daughter that was yesterday Thorkel ransomed his daughters with an exceeding deal of wealth so says granny the proud halak of the drifting of cracky never let she her eyelids dry a wending out in the full thick corn shawl drave flight the Lord of Fjallor of the King's foes to the strand there all swiftly daughter's father must pay the wealth out therefore King Harold harried all through this summer in the Dane realm and got him an exceeding deal of wealth but he was not inlanded that summer in Denmark but went back in the autumn to Norway and was there through the winter chapter 33 of the barons of King Harold King Harold got to wife Thora the daughter of Thorberg Arneson the winter next after the death of King Magnus the good they had two sons the older hype Magnus and the second Olaf King Harold and Queen Elisif had two daughters one hype Mary the other Ingegerd but the next spring after this warfare of which the tale has just been told King Harold bat out and host and went in the summer to Denmark and harried in sithna summer after summer so says stuff the scald we heard of wasted was foster and nickel fear the folk got there full fed was the raven each year the Danes were frided chapter 34 eeth heath be burned kings fine ruled over all Dane realm sithna s that King Magnus died in winter he sat in quiet but in summer he was abroad with all his common war host and be hyped to fair north into Norway with the host of the Danes and to do their no less evil than King Harold did in the Dane realm kings fine offered this winter to King Harold that they to King Harold that they should meet the next summer in the elf and there fight it out between them or else come to peace and both of them were busy all the winter through a ring their ships and the next summer both had out one half of their common war host that summer came abroad from Iceland Thor leak the fair and took to working a flock about Kings fine Wolfson he heard so soon as he came north into Norway that King Harold was gone south to the elf to meet Kings fine then sang Thor leak this hope is now that the war host of up Thranfolk may swiftly hop on the king war cunning on Rackney's road in points tower there then may God yet wield it which taketh land or life breath from other spine thinks little of peace the seldom lasting and he sang this with all Roth Harold he who often hath read shield off the land reared now the broad board beasts bring it from north on paths of bootley but the gold mouth fair died at mass gleaming dear that's fine hath he and he the spears that redneck seek or the seas from southward King Harold came with his host to the Trist appointed and heard that Kings fine lay south by sea land with his fleet so King Harold parted his host and let the more part of the bond to host fair back but fared with his bodyguard and landed men and the chosen of the host and all that of the bond to host which was nice to the Danes they fared south to Jutland south of Bendil Skaggy and so south about the other and their fared everywhere with warshield so says stuff the skull fled the other folk from meeting the king straight way the soul proud high heart great things arted or lands with Christ forever they went all the way south to Heathby took the merchant town and burned it then King Harold's men rocked this all Heathby in the fury from end to end was burned up that may be called me think if the dowdy deed of valor like that first fine we went harm last night before the dawning upon the town wall stood I flame gushed from out the houses of this Thor leak also telleth in his flock when he had heard that no battle had befallen in the elf fight rognir he who wots not may ask of the king's warfolk how twas that the king the wrath fain to Heathby him hath gotten when Harold sped the wind skates from eastward to the king's down but needless early soothly near should it have betided chapter 35 the flight fair of King Harold by the Jutland sea then King Harold went north having 60 ships and the most big and much laden with plunder which they had taken in the summer but when they came north off the order King's fine came down from the land with a nickel host and bad King Harold to fighting come a land King Harold had an host last by more than one half so he bad King's fine to fight with him a shipboard so says Thor leak the fair spine even he who born was at the best of tides of Midgard bad to the folk the mighty on land those shields to Redden but Harold shy of failing quotes he would fight the rather on wind hawk if swift ready the king his land would hold to after this King Harold sailed north about Vendol Skagi but then the wind baffled them so they laid their ships under leasy and there they lay overnight then came on a mist lying on the sea but when it was morning and the sun ran up they saw out to see as if certain fires were burning so this was told to King Harold and he looked and spake forthwith strike the tilts of the ships and let men fall to the oars the dane host now has come upon us and the mist will have cleared where as they are and the sun be shining on their dragon heads such as are overlaid with gold and even so it was as he said for there was come King spine with an host not to be fought against road then either of them as they most might the Danes had ships speedier under oars but the ships of the Northmen were both water logged and much deep so that it drew together much betwixt them then saw King Harold that things would not do as matters stood the drake of King Harold fared last of all his ships then spake King Harold to throw overboard rafts and let come on them clothes and precious things so much was the calm that these things drifted with the tide stream but when the Danes saw their own wealth drift on the main they turned off after it who fared ahead for they thought it easier to take that which floated loose than to have to fetch it from on board the Northmen here by was the chase Terry when King spine came after them with his ships he egged them and quote that were a Michael shame having so great and host as they had if they should not give them taken and have all power over them seemed that they had but a little company took the Danes then to harden the rowing again but when King Harold saw that the ships of the Danes went fast we bat his men lightness ships and throw overboard malt and wheat and swine flesh and hue down their drink and thus they stood a while then let King Harold take war hurdles casts and tongues that were tomb and cast them overboard and there with the war taken men and when that was drifted together on the sea then King spine bad save the men and so it was done in that dwelling it drew a thunder between them then the Danes turned back and the Northmen went their way so said Thor leak the fair I heard it all how King spine on ship path chase the Eastman but the other King swift-minded there from away he held him all giddings of the Thrand's King on the Jutland main storm spool and now needs must they be floating more ships with all they lost there King spine turned the fleet back under leasy and there came upon seven ships of the Northmen that host was of that war muster and bonders only and when King spine came upon them they prayed for peace and bad money for themselves so says Thor leak the fair the King's friends the stout hearted bad much to the Lord of men there of ransom they the lesser of folks set battle sleeping the bonders the King ready there at they stayed the onset when words befell to the men's sons no chapter was the life breath chapter 36 of King Harold Sigurdson King Harold was a man masterful and given to rule in his own land much sage of wit so that it is all men's talk that no Lord ever was in Northern land so deep-witted as was Harold or so nimble of Reed he was a nickel warrior and the boldest under weapons he was strong and defter of weapons than any other man even as his writ of war and yet is nickel more of his dowdy deeds unwritten which comes of our lack of lore and again that we will not bring to book stories without witness though we have heard speeches or heard tell of other things we deem it better that from henceforth matters be added than that it should be found needful to take those same things out a nickel tale of King Harold is set forth in those songs which Iceland men brought to himself or to his sons for which sake he was their nickel friend he was also the greatest friend to all the folk of this land and when as there was a nickel birth in Iceland King Harold gave leave to four ships to carry meal to Iceland ordering that no ship pound should be dear than 100 of Wadmaw he gave leave to fair abroad to all poor folk who could get them viddles across the sea and thence this land came through for that year embedded King Harold sent out hither a bell to the church to which all of the holy had sent the wood and which was reared at the all thing such memories have been here of King Harold and many other great gifts which he granted to those who sought to him chapter 37 of Haldor Snoresen Haldor the son of Snorri and Wolf the son of Usback of whom the tale have been told before came to Norway with King Harold in many ways they too were alike Haldor was the most of men and the strongest and fairest this witness bore King Harold to him that he had been the one of the men that were with him who was least startled at sudden haps whether that were man peril or tidings of joy or what so apparel might come to hand then was he no gladder thereby nor unglattered neither swept he more nor less nor drank nor ate other than his want was there in Haldor was a man few spoken stubborn of word bear spoken rough tempered in a meek and that fell ill with the King whereas he had with him enough of other men noble and serviceful Haldor teared with King Harold for but a little while and went to Iceland and set up a house at Herdholt where he dwelt till old and became an old man chapter 38 of Wolf Usback son Wolf the son of Usback was with King Harold in Michael Love he was the wisest of men depth of speech of Michael valiance faithful and single-hearted King Harold made wolf his marshal and gave him Joran the daughter of Thorbert the sister Thor whom Harold had to wife the children of Wolf and Joran were these Joan the strong of Rasmid and Brigida the mother of sheep Wolf the father of Peter Burden Swain the father of Wolf fly and Sigrid the son of Joan the strong was Irland homebred the father of Archbishop Einstein and his brother King Harold gave to Wolf the marshal the landed man's right and a grant of twelve marks and half of Folkland and Thranton to Booth so says Stein the son of Curtis and Wolf's flock chapter 39 of King Magnus King Magnus son of Olaf let build Olaf's church in Cheeping in which place the body of King Olaf had been waked night long that place was then over above the town there too he let raise the king's garth the church was not all done before the king died but King Harold let that be fulfilled which fell short he also let begin to build a stone hall there in the garth but it was not full done before he died King Harold let rear from its foundation Mary's church upon the male nigh where the holy body of the king had lain in earth the first winter after his fall that was a great minster and wrought strongly of line so that it might scarce be got broken when Archbishop Einstein let take it down the holy relic of King Olaf was awarded in Olaf's church while Mary's church was a doing King Harold let house the king's garth down below Mary's church by the river where it is now and where he had let build the hall he let Hallow a house for Gregory's church end of the story of Magnus the good part three chapter 27 through 39 section 51 of Heinz Kringle by Snorri Storrelson translated by George Pope Morris and Iroca Magnuson this LibriVox recording is in the public domain the story of Harold the hard ready part 1 chapter 1 through 13 chapter 1 the upheaving of King Harold the hard ready Harold the son of Sigurd Sall and brother to King Olaf the holy by the same mother was at stickle sted in the battle when as the holy King Olaf fell there Harold was wounded and got away with the other fleeing men so saith the adult heard I that the king shield storm on the king and I how drifted the burner of the bulgers there well availed his brother he prints but of 12 winters and three there to then aged from Olaf dead unwilling sundered and hid the helm seat ragnarald son of brucee brought Harold out of the battle and got him to a certain bonders who dwelt in a wood far away from other men and their Harold was leached until he was whole sythons the bonders son followed him east over the keel and they fared all by the woodland ways where they might but not the highways the bonders son wanted not who he was whom he was guiding and as they wrote amongst certain wild woods Harold sang this now I but little honored from wood to wood go creeping and yet who watered swiftly but at last I wax wide famed he fared east over I am planned and Helsing land and so to Sweden and there happened on ragnarald son of brucee and on a great many others of those men of king Olaf as had gotten them from stickles dead out of the battle chapter two Harold came into garth realm the next spring they got them ships and went in the summer east into garth realm to meet king jarrus leaf and were there through the winter so say of bulwark the sword's mouth king thou stroked when thou left this battle mates thou of raw flesh full the raven the wolf howled in the mountain but the next year east in garth realm were thou king stubborn hearted near herd we of peace waster waxing more famed than were thou king jarrus leaf gave good welcome to herald and his and herald became sith the captain over the land waters of the king and another was eilith son of earl ragnarald as the dorf says of one thing busied were captains twain whereas sat eilith the wedge hosts rank they thrust were the east winds into the stray crook not light unto less jars was the law of the host men herald tarried certain winters in garth realm and fared wide about the east ways then he arrayed him to fare out into greek land and had michael company of men and thence he went to michael garth so say of bulwark hard drave the chili shower the sword ships bows by the land side but there the barks be burnied bore bravely up their rigging before the bows the meat king saw michael garth's right medals their board fare ships a many toward the bergs high wing swept onward chapter three herald went into service in michael garth at that time they ruled over greek land queen zoe the rich and with her michael cata lactus and when herald came to michael garth to see the queen he took war service there and went forth with that same autumn on board galleys with those warriors who fared out into greek land sea and herald held the company of his own men then was captain over the host the man who is named gerger he was kinsman of the queen but herald had been for about a little while in the host when the bearings drew them much to him and they would fare all together when so were battles and it came to this that herald became captain over all the bearings he and gerger fared wide about the isles of greek land and wrought mighty deeds of war on the corsairs chapter four of the bearings and gerger on a time when they had fared over land and work to take night harbor by certain woods the bearings came first to the night stead and chose for themselves tent stead where they saw it best and lying highest for there was the lie of the land in such wise that it was soft and as soon as rain come if there is but ill abiding place where the land lie at low then came gerger the captain of the host and saw where the bearings had pitched their tents so we bad them go their ways and tent them other where saying that he will tent him there herald answered thus when ye be first come to a night abode then ye take up your night stead there and we must then tent us in another stead such as like of us so now do ye likewise pitch your tents in another place where ye will i deemed it would be a right of the bearings here within the realm of the king of the greeks that they should be masters of their own matter and be free in all matters before all men and be bound in service to the king only and the queen they wrangled here over with high words until both sides down their weapons and they were on the very point of coming to blows then came there to the wisest men and sundered them saying that it was a seemlier thing that they should come to peace on this matter and settle between them clearly so that no more there should be need of such strife so then there was a meeting agreed between them and manned with the best men and the wisest and at this meeting they so arreated it that all were of one mind as to this that lots should be born into skirt and lots should be drawn between greeks and bearings which should ride first or row or birth them in haven or choose tent stead each side should be content as the lot said syphons were lots made in mark then said herald to gur gear i will see how thou hast marked the lot that we may not both mark art lots in one and the same way and gur gear did so syphons herald marked his lot and cast it into the skirt and so both of them but the men who should draw the lots took up one and held it between his fingers and turned up his hand and said these shall first ride or row and birth them in haven and choose tent stead herald gripped his hand and took the lot and cast it out into the sea and said this was our lot gur gear said why let us thou not more men see it see thou now said herald to the one left and thou will ken there thy mark syphons was that lot scanned and all knew there on the mark of gur gear so that was doomed that the veering should have the allotted choices about all that they had been striving over more matters still be fell whereon they were not at one but ever they closed so that herald had his own way chapter five warfare of herald and gur gear they fared all together in the summer and harried and when as all the hosts were gathered together herald let his men be without the battle or else there whereas the man risk was leased and gave out that he would be wary of losing his warfolk but when he was alone with his band he laid him so fast to the fighting that one of two things should be either that he should get the victory or his bane often it so fell out when herald was captain over the host that he won the victory when as gur gear won it not this the warriors found and said that their matter would fare better if herald were sole captain over the host and they laid blame on the war duke and said that not came of him nor his company gur gear said that the veerings would give him no aid and he bad them go elsewhere and he would go with the rest of the host and win what they might then fared herald from the host and with him the veerings and the latins but gur gear fared with the host of the greeks and now it was seen what each might do herald ever gained victory and wealth but the greeks fared home to michael garth out taken young lads such as were minded to get them wealth they gathered to herald and these now had him for war duke so now he went with his host west to africa which the veerings called cirke land and then gained a great strength to his host in cirke land he won 80 bergs some were given up but some he took by might then he went to sicily so says the adult eight tens of towns thou may say in cirke land then were taken young hater of the worm place gleed red himself imperiled or ere the host arraer the risk to cirke men wended neath shield to raise hard hill play in sicily the level so say if illugi the burn dailler scald herald thou break us southlands with shields neath noblest michael the son of buddh li heard we his sons in law bad homeward here it is said that then was michael king of the greeks at this time herald tarried for many years west in africa and got exceeding much chattel's gold and all kinds of dear goods but all the wealth he got and did not need to have for his own cost he sent with trusty men of his north to home garth to the keeping and warding of king jaras leaf and there it was drawn to the other exceeding wealth as was like to be seeing that he was harrying the deal of the world which was the wealthiest of gold and dear goods and so michael as he did there at as has been soothly set afford that he will have won to himself eighty bergs chapter six herald won a berg in sicily but when herald came to sicily he harried there and laid his host to a certain town michael and of much people he sat down before it whereas the walls were strong so that it seemed to him doubtful if he might break them down the town's folk had vitals enough and other having such as they needed for the defense then he saw this reed that his fowlers took small fowl which nested in the town but flew into the woods by day to take their meat herald let bind on the back of the fowl shavings of fir tree and cast their in wax and brimstone and let set fire there too flew the fowl so soon as they were loose all at once into the town to see to their nestlings and dwellings which they had in the house thatches which were thatched of reed or straw thus caught the fire from the fowl onto the house thatches and though each one bore but a little burden of fire yet waxed then speedily michael fire since many fowls beret wide about the town into the thatch and there upon burnt one house after the other until the town was all aloe then all the folk came forth out of the town and prayed mercy even those same who had for many a day before spoken proudly and mockingly to the greek host and the captain thereof herald gave quarter to anyone who prayed therefore and sythens got the town into his power chapter seven herald won another berg another berg there was where to herald made with his host it was both much people and strong so that there was no hope that they might break it fields hard and level lay all about the town then let herald take the digging a dyke from where fella broke through so deep a gill that none might see into it from the town they flitted the mold into the water and let the stream bear it away they were at this work both day and night by shifts of companies but every day the host fell on the town from without but the townsmen went out into the battlements and each shot at the other but at night's they slept both the wind herald knew that the earth house was so long that it would be come in under the berg wall then let he his host weapon then it was against day that they went into the earth house and when they came to the end they dug up over their heads until stones were in the way set in line that was the floor of a stone hall then they broke up the floor and went up into the hall there sat before them on many of the townsmen eating and drinking and that was to them the greatest of wolves unwist for the veerings went up there withdrawn swords and straight way slew some and other some fled such as might bring that about the veering sought after them and some took the town gates and unlocked them and thereby went in the whole multitude of the host but when they came into the berg then fled the berg folk the many prayed peace and all got that who gave themselves up in this wise herald got the town to him and they're with exceeding wealth chapter 8 herald won the third town on the third town they came which was the most of all these and the strongest and the richest of chattels and folk around this town there were big ditches so that they saw that they might not prevail there by the same like wiles as with the bergs before they lay there much long in such wise that they got not done but when the townsfolk saw that they plucked up boldness there at they set up their array on the berg walls and then opened the berg gates and whooped at the veerings and egged them on and bad them go into the town and mocked the hearts of them and said that they were no better for battle than so many hens herald that his men go on as if they wanted not what they said we do nothing there too said he though we run to the town they will bring their weapons on us beneath their feet and although we get into the town with a certain folk yet have they might to pen inside as many as they will and keep the others out whereas they have set watches over all the town gates now we shall do them no less mockery and let them see that we dread them not our men shall go forth into the meads as nigh to the town as may be and yet take heed not to go within shot of them our men shall fare all weaponless and make them sports and let the townsmen see this that we heed not their array so then this went on for some days chapter nine of wolf and hall door of iceland men who went there with herald are named hall door the son of snorri the priest who brought this tale hitherto to the land the other was wolf son of us puck son of us this the wise both they were the strongest of men and all bold under weapon and were both of the dearest with herald they were both in the sports that when matters had gone this way for some days the townsfolk wished you beared them still more and went without weapons upon the walls of the town leaving yet the town gates to stand open now when the bearings saw this they so went to their sports one day that they had swords under their cloaks and helms under their hats but when they had been playing for a while and saw that the townsfolk wondered not they took their weapons swiftly and ran up to the town gate and when the towns people saw that they went well against them and had all their weapons and their befell battle in the town gate the veerings had no shielding armor say that they wrapped their mantles around the left arm so they got wounded and some fell and all were hard bested now herald with the host that was with him and the camp sought there too to give help to his men but by then the townsfolk were come up on the town walls and shot and stoned them and a hard battle would fell there and it seemed to them who were in the gate that the others went slower to help them than they would and when herald came to the gate his banner bearer fell and he said haldor take thou up the banner haldor answered and took up the banner staff and he spoke unwisely who will bear banner before thee if thou follow so softly as thou hast done now for a while but this was more a word of wrath than of truth for herald was the boldest under weapons so therewith they sought into the town there was the battle hard but such was the end of it that herald got the victory and won the town haldor was much hurt and had a nickel wound in the face and that was a blemish to him all the days of his life chapter 10 herald won a fourth town now there was a fourth town where too herald came with his host and that was the greatest of all those that are aforesaid and so strong was it that there was no hope that they might break it so they sat about the town and beset it in such wise that no goods could be flitted there into but when they had carried here for a little while herald fell sick in lay a bed he let set his land tent away from the other land tents for he deemed it for ease not to hear the noise and din of the host his men wiles came to and fro him in flocks asking him for counsel that saw the townsman that some new thing was poured amongst the veerings and they sent spies to find out what would be the matter but when the spies came back to the town they had the tidings to tell that the captain of the veerings was sick and therefore there was no falling on the town now when this had been going on a while then minnish the might of herald and then his men grew much mind sick and downcast and of all this the townsman heard so it came to this that the sickness was so heavy on herald that his death was told of throughout all the host sithons the veerings fared to a talk with the townsfolk and told them of the death of their captain and prayed that the clerks would give him burial within the town who in the townsfolk heard these tidings there were many that ruled over cloisters and other big churches in the town these would each faint have that body to his church whereas they wanted that there would follow it right nickel wealth so all the multitude of the clerks arrayed them and walked out of the town with shrines and holy relics and made a right fair procession but the veerings with all made up a great like fairing and the like chest was born high tilted over with paul and many banners born there over but when this was born in through the town gate they let fall the chest right a thought the gate over against the doors there of and the veerings blew a war blast in all their trumpets and drew their swords and all the veering host rushed there without of the camp with all weapons and ran towards the town with shouts and whooping but the monks and other clerks who'd gone out in this like fair and strove each with the other and would be first to go out and to take the offering work now have the zeager again to be as far as might be away from the veerings for they smoked down each one who was nearest to them whether he were learned or lewd the veerings went so about all this town that they slew them in folk and robbed all churches in the town and sees their untold of well chapter 11 of herald the son of secured herald was many winters in this warfare now told of both in cirque land and in sicily syphons he fared back to michael garth with his host and tarried there but a little while ere he arrayed his journey out to jerusalem world then he left behind all the wage gold from the greek king he and all the veerings with all who betook them to the journey with him so it is said that in all these journeys herald fought 18 folk battles so says the adult this watch the folk that herald hath wrought of brunts of battle 18 all grim peace often for this king hath been broken famed king in blood thou redness sharp claws of dusky eagle before thou fairest hither where came thou wolf gat feasting chapter 12 the jerusalem journey of herald herald went with his host out to jerusalem land and syphons up to jerusalem town but wheresoever he fared over jerusalem land all towns and castles were given up to his wielding so says stuff the scalt who had heard the king himself tell these tidings the edge bold stout heart varied jerusalem to conquer the upper land was friendly to the greeks and slaughter reaker by mighty now the land came unburned into the handling of the hardener of the battle that the soul of mighty herald here it is said that this land came unburnt and unherried into the power of herald he then went out to jordan and bathed him there as is the way of other palmers herald bestowed a great wealth on the grave of the lord and the holy cross and other holy relics in jerusalem land then he made safe the road all out to jordan and slew robbers and other harrying folk so says stuff the reed and wrath so word ran of the king of the agh dear people withstood the wiles of men folk on either bank of jordan but for true trespass people paid ill at the king's hands soothly into sooth peril gath day abide where well it like it then fed he back to michael garth chapter 13 herald set in prison when as herald was come to michael garth from jerusalem land he longed to fare back to the northlands to his heritage for he had then heard it that magnus olufson his brother's son had become king of norway and of danmark with all so he gave word to leave his service to the king of the greeks but when queen zoe was where they're out she grew full of wrath and hoe up guilt against herald and told that he would have misdealt with the greek king's wealth which had been gotten in warfare when as herald had been captain over the hose now there was a may young and fair height maria she was brother's daughter to queen zoe and that may had herald wood but the queen had may said it so have said bearings north here they who have been at rage in michael garth that this tale was had there of men who knew how that queen zoe would herself have herald to her husband and that that was the guilt most told against herald when he would fare away from michael garth though other matters were up born before all folk at that time constantine mano marcus was king of the greeks and ruled the realm along with queen zoe for these causes the king of the greeks let lay hand on herald and do him into prison the story of herald a hard ready part one chapter one through 13 section 52 of hymes cringla by snorri sterlson translated by george poke morris and iroker magnuson this liver box recording is in the public domain the story of herald the hard ready part two chapter 14 through 26 chapter 14 herald came out of prison but when herald came hard on the prison then showed himself to him the holy king olof and said that he would help him and there in the street was sythens made a chapel and hallowed to king olof and there has that chapel stood sythens the prison was made this way that there is a tower high and open at the top and a door from the street to go there into therein was herald cast and with him halter and wolf the next night thereafter came a rich woman to the top of the prison and had got up by certain ladders she and her two servant men they let sink down a rope into the prison and hauled them up to this woman the holy olof had done boot air while and had now shown himself to her in a vision to the end that she should loose his brother out of prison forth with herald fared to the veerings and they all stood up to meet him and greeted him well sythens all the whole host wept in them and went to where the king slept they lay hands on the king and sting out both his eyes so says thoron skagason the scald and his dropper the fierce king gained the hand glides but the throne king of greek land went with a hurt most grievous and stone blind was he thence forth so says the adult the scald the waster of wolves sorrow let's sting out both the iron of the throne king then and there was beginning of the stir days the agdeer folks all wielder in the east a marked full grisly laid on the valium chaser ill way the greek king ferred in these two droppers on herald and in many other songs on him it is told that herald himself blinded the greek king a duke or a counter other noble man might be named here too if they wanted that that were true but herald himself brought this story and those are the men who were there with him chapter 15 the fairing of herald from michael garth that same night herald and his went to the chambers where in maria lay asleep and took her away by might then they went to the galleys of the veerings and took two galleys and rode sythens into sea wood sound but when they came there whereas the iron chains lay right a thwart the sound then spake herald and bad men fall to the oars on either galley but those who did not row should all run aft in the galley and eat should have in his arms his baggage bag so ran the galleys up on to the chains but so soon as they were fast and lost way then that he all men run forward then that galley where on was herald plunged forward and leaped off the chain or riding it but the other break as it rode the chain and many men were lost but some were saved swimming thereby herald got him out of michael garth and so into the black sea but before he sailed away from the land he set the young mader shore and gave her a good following back to michael garth and bat her till zoe her kin's woman how much might she had over herald or how much the queen's might had withstood it that he should get the maiden then sailed herald north into ala palta and fared thence all over the east realm in these journeys herald wrought certain merry verses there are sixteen of them all together and one ending to all this is one pass sicily the hall swept wide out there the swift poops heart neath lads glowed well as like was and oh but we were proud then yet what I that but little shall laggard there besture him yet still the gird of gold ring in garth's let's scorn upon me this he pointed to elisif daughter of jarrus leaf king in home guard chapter sixteen herald came to home guard but when herald came to home guard king jarrus leaf gave him a wondrous good welcome and there he tarried the winter over and took into his own keeping all the gold which he had sent a foreviver from michael garth and many kinds of dear goods that was so michael wealth that no man in northern lands had seen such in one man's owning herald had three times come into palace spoil whilst he was in michael garth for that is law that whenever the king of the greeks the veerings shall have palace spoil they shall then go over all the king's palaces where are his wealth hordes and there each one shall freely have for his own what so he may lay hands on chapter seventeen herald got the daughter of king jarrus leaf that winter king jarrus leaf gave unto herald to wife his daughter height elizabeth whom the northman called elisif this witnesses stuffed the blind all wielder of folk of agder the battle balentius got him his wished mate took the men's friend gold plenty and king's daughter but towards spring he arrayed his journey out of home garth and fared that spring to al-dajiriya burg and got him ships there and sailed away from the east in the summer he turned first unto sweden and hoeved into sigton so saith valgaard of the mead thou shootest out ship herald neath fairest freight thou fit its gold bottomless from eastlands from garth's fame give men to thee i dowdy king thou stirruzed sharp through the hard storm onward but the ship's bowed there thou sawest sigton when lulled the sea drift chapter 18 meeting of king herald and spine wolfson there found herald spine wolfson that autumn he had fled away from king magnus at holiness but when they met each greeted the other well olah the swede king of sweden was mother's father to elisif the wife of herald but asprit the mother of spine was sister to king olah there made herald and spine fellowship together and bound it with privy covenant all swedes were friends of spine whereas he had his mightiest kindred in that land and then became all swede's friends of herald with all and his helpful men and many mighty men there were knit to him by affinity so says theodolph oak keel cut heavy waters from garth's all out of eastlands brisk land ruler all swede folk sithons were standing by thee mad storm fell on the lord king the ship of herald reeling on swollen lee board sped under broad sail with gold a michel chapter 19 the warfare of king herald sithons they betook them on board ship herald and spine and speedily a great host drew to them and when that host was arrayed they sailed from the east to denmark so saith valgaard sithons o fight blighting thee the oak tossed underneath thee in the sea all out from sweden right heritage was doomed thee ribhound around flat skeiny was born when ran ye straight way before the wind the ship scared the maids nigh sip to dain men they first hove into sea land and harried there and burnt wide about then they held over to feon and went a land there and harried so says valgaard herald thou didst do harry all sea lond king thou thrustest thy foes aback the wolf ran swift to go see the slaughtered the many manned king ended up on to feon and got there for helm's no little labor the sheared shield break full greatly bright fire burned in the town there of raw skilled in the south land the nimble king there let he smoke belcher fell down houses enough of landsmen lay below belied the fetters freedom to some the households woeful to the woods all silent drag them the folk ill sundered tarried for the danes that lived thereafter away they drifted then sport but caught were the fair women lock held the woman's body before the many a woman went to the ships the fetters the bright skin bit full fiercely chapter 20 king magnus called out a muster king magnus oliveson went in the autumn north into norway after the fight at holiness then heard he the tidings that herald sigurd sin his kinsmen had come to sweden and this more over that he and spine wilson had made fellowship between them and had out a great host and were minded to lay under them the dane realm and sithons norway king magnus bet a war muster out from norway and speedily a great host drew to him then heard he that herald and spine were come to danmark and were burning and bringing to bail fire all things and that the landsmen went under them widely there and that was said with all that herald was greater than other men and stronger and so wise that nothing was beyond his doing and that ever he had the victory when he fought so wealthy with all in gold that not like it was known so says the adult now under stems of seas hawk to hope good peace is risky of michael fear the folk watt ships off the land there heth he will hold bright bounteous magnus from northward steeds of rollers but noble herald died it from southward other wave nags chapter 21 the seeking of peace betwixt king magnus and herald the men of king magnus they who were of his council say that it bethink of them as to how matters have come into a straight place if these two kinsmen magnus and herald shall bear bane spear each after other so many men offer them here too to fare and seek after peace betwixt them so from thus talking over the thing the king assented there too then workmen gotten to man a swift cutter and they fared at their swiftest south to denmark there they get to them danish men such as were full come friends of king magnus to bear this erin to herald this business was much privy but when herald heard it said that king magnus his kinsmen would bid him peace and fellowship and that he should have one half of norway against king magnus and each against the other half of their loose wealth herald ye said that bidding and thus done these privy matters went back to king magnus chapter 22 sundering of the fellowship of king's fine and herald a little later it was that herald and spine spake on an evening over the drink and spine asked what precious things herald had whereby he set the greatest store he answered that it was his banner land waster than a spine what went with the banner that it was so michael dearer thing herald said it was told of it that he would have the victory before whom the banner was born and said that even so had it but tidied sithons he had got that spine answered then shall i believe that this nature goes with the banner if thou have three battles with king magnus thy kinsmen and have the victory in each then answered herald in surly wise i know the kinship between me and king magnus though thou mind me not thereof and for all we may fare against each other with war shield aloft that is not against another fashion of our meeting being seamlier then spine change color and said this will some folk be saying herald that thou hast so done before as to hold to that only of thy covenants as seem to thee would drag thine own case most forward herald answers less cases will thou know of my not having held my covenants than i wean king magnus will cry that he knoweth of thy not having held with him and therewith all each went his way in the evening when herald went to sleep in the poop of his ship he spake to his shoe swain now will i not lie in the bed tonight whereas my mind misgives me that all will not be guileless i found this evening that spine my uncle-in-law was much wrought with my plain speech so thou shall hold ward thereof if here be tonight ought of tidings then went herald into another place to sleep but laid in his bed there of three stub but in the night of boat rode up to the poop and a man went up aboard there and lifted the tilt of the poop and sithence went up inside it and hewed into the bed of herald with a nickel ax so that it stood fast in the tree the man leaped forth without into the boat but pit merc it was and he rode straight away but the ax which stood fast in the tree was left behind for a token then herald waked his men and let them know into what treachery they were come we may cease that he that we have here no help ends find so soon as he casts himself into treason against us so will that be the best choice to seek to get away hence while choice there is let us lose our ships and row away by stealth so do they and rode that night north along the land and they fared day and night until they met king magnus there as he lay with his host then went herald to meet king magnus his kinsman and a welcome meeting that was even as the old doll says oh wide fame king thou let us plow waters within shipboard clave dear ships flood in danmark there where from east thou ferrets the son of olav baddi half land half veins against him sithence there met mithinketh the kinsman feign exceeding there upon the kinsman talked matters over between themselves and all that fared in peace yearning wives chapter 23 king magnus gave to herald half the realm king magnus laid by the land and had his land till to shore that he to board his kinsman herald and herald went to the feast with 60 men and right brave was that banquet but as the day war king magnus went into the tent where herald sat and with him went men bearing burdens and that was weapons and raiment then the king went up to the outermost man he gave to him a good sword into the next to shield then clothes or weapons or gold to them greater who were the nobler sithence he came up before herald his kinsman and had in his hand to read wands and said which of these wands will thou take answered herald the one that is nearest me then spake king magnus with this read shoot i give thee half norway realm with all dues and scat and all the dominion thereto appertaining with these terms moreover that thou shalt be king in every place in norway as rightfully as i be but when we are all together i shall be the first man hailed and served and seated whereas there be three men of dignity together i shall sit betwixt them i shall have king's birth and king's bridge thou shalt steadfast and strengthen our power in this stead that we have made these such a man in norway as we had thought none should ever be whilst our head was still up above the mold then stood herald up and thanked him well for this honor and glory and so both sat down and were right married that day in the evening when herald and his men to their ships chapter 24 king herald gave precious gifts to king magnus the next morning king magnus let blow all his host to a thing and when the thing was set king magnus made known to all men the gift he had given to king herald his kinsmen the rear of sty gave the king's name to herald there at the thing that day king herald bad king magnus to his board and he went that day with 60 men to the land tent of king herald whereas he had a rate of banquet there were then both the kings amongst the gathered guests and fair was the feast and the entertainment most great and the kings were merry and glad but as the day wore then let herald the king bear a right many bags into the tent there with also men bore in clothes and weapons and other kinds of precious things and this wealthy shared and gave and dealt amongst king magnus men who were then at the feast then he let unloose the bags and spake to king magnus he gave us yesterday michael dominion which he had won from your unfriends and ours but you took us into fellowship with you this was well done for you have labored much there too so is it on the other hand that we have been a dweller in outlands and yet have we been in certain man perils ere i might bring together this gold which he may now see this will i lay down to the fellowship with you for we shall own all chattels with equal hands even as we each own half the realm of norway i want that our mind shapes are alike whereas thou art a much more bountiful man than i am now this money we shall share between us equally and then each may deal with his share as he will then herald let's spread abroad a big neat side and let poor there on the gold from the bags then were scales gotten and rates and the money was parted asunder and shared all by rate and all who saw it thought it up michael wonder that in the northland so much gold should become together in one place but indeed this was the heavings and wealth of the king of the greeks where as all men say houses are full of red gold now where the kings all marry there upon there came for the certain stoop that was as big as a man's head king herald took up the stoop and said where is now that gold kinsman magnus that thought which bring out to match this not head then answered king magnus so have unpeace and great hostings betid that well now all gold and silver hath gone which was in my ward and now there is no more gold in my having saved this ring and he took the ring and handed it to herald he looked at it and said this is little of gold kinsman for a king of two kingdoms and yet there may be some who must doubt it whether thou rightly own this ring then answered king magnus heavy heart if i own not this ring a right then what i not what i have rightfully come back for king all off the holy my father gave me that ring at the last parting then king herald answered laughing thou say a soothe king magnus that father gave thee the ring but he took it from my father for no great yield and for soothe it was no good times for small kings in norway when thy father was at his mightiest king herald gave two stag for rear at this feast a mazer girt with silver and there with a silver bow either gilt and full up with sheer silver pennies there went with it two gold rings and they weighed together a mark he gave him with all his own cloak of brown purple lined with white skins and behind him nickel honor and his friendship with all thore gills the son of snorri so said that he saw the altar cloth which was made of this cloak but guthrud the daughter of guthorne thoreson said that guthorne her father owned the mazer bow so that she saw it so say bow work oh foe of gold the green ground became thine own so her die sithens thou meetest magnus and gold to him thou baddest the peace tweaks due to kinsman all peacefully endured but fine he looked out only sithens for wave of battle chapter 25 of king magnus and king herald king magnus and king herald ruled both over norway the next winter after their appeasement and each had his own court in the winter they fared about the uplands of feasting and were wiles both together and wiles each by himself they fared right away north to thrantyman to nidois king magnus had guarded the holy relic of king olof sithens he came into the land and clipped his hair and nails every 12 months and had himself the key wherewith the shrine might be unlocked at that time manifold tokens befell at the holy relic of king olof soon befell flaws in the concord of the kings and there were many so evil minded that they went in and ill wise between them chapter 26 kings fine fared to denmark spine wolfson lay behind to sleep when as herald fared away sithens spine made spearings about the fairings of herald so when he heard that herald and magnus had made peace between them and that now they had both one host he held his company east about skeiny side and carried there until he heard in the winter that king magnus and king herald had held their host north to norway there upon spine held his company south to denmark and that winter he took all the kings dues there to himself end of the story of herald the hard ready part two chapter 14 through 26