 Section 40 of Hyman's Gringla by Snorri Storrelson, translated by George Pope Morris and Irakker Magnusson. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The story of Olaf the Holy Part 11 chapter 151 through 165 chapter 151. The story of Thorod. Thorod the son of Snorri had tarried in Norway by the command of King Olaf when Gellar Thorakol's son got leave to go to Iceland as is a forerit. And he was with King Olaf and was ill content at abiding in such unfreedom, whereas he might not fare his ways whether he would. Early in the winter, whereas King Olaf sat in the doys, the king made it known that he was minded to send men to high amped land to gather the scat. That for this journey folk were uneager because the messengers of King Olaf, which he had sent before, ran the white to wit, and they 12 together had been cut off as is written of four. And from that time the high amped landers had held to the sweet king as their liege lord. Thorod Snorri offered himself for this journey, whereas he wrecked but little what might befall him, so he were free of his ways. The king took his offer, and they went 12 in company, Thorod and his. So they came right east away to high amped land and came to a man named Thorar. He was law man there, and the most of honor. Here they had a good welcome, and when they had been abiding there a little while, they set forth their errands to Thorar. He said that the answers there too were ruled no less by other folk of the land and by chieftains than by him but said that a thing ought to be summoned. And so it was done. A thing bidding was upshorn, and a crowded thing was summoned, and Thorar fared to the thing but the king's messengers abode at his house the while. Thorar set this matter forth to the people, but they were all of one mind on this that they would not pay scat to the king of Norway. The messengers some would have hanged, and others would have them for blood offering, but it was settled that they should be held there until the bailiffs of the sweet king should be coming, and these should determine concerning them what they would by the council of the folk of the country. But that they should make a show of this that the messengers being well-holden, they were tarried for their abiding the scat, and they should part them and quarter them to and to together. Thorad was with another man at Thorar's, and there was Mikkel Yul Feast, and Gild Eyl Drinking's. There were many bonders living in that Thorp, and they all drank together through the Yul Tide. Another Thorp there was a little way thence, there dwelt a kinsman in law of Thorar, a mighty man and a wealthy. He had a son full grown, these kinsmen in law were to drink half Yul at each other's beginning at Thorar's. The kinsmen in law drank against each other and Thorad against the bonder's son. It was a champion drinking, and in the evening was Mikkel Masterful talk, and men pairing betwixt the Norway men and the Swedes, and then betwixt their kings, both those who had been a foretime, and those who now were, and also about the dealings there, had been betwixt both countries in manslangs and liftings, such as had befallen betwixt the two lands. Then spake the bonder's son, if our kings have lost the more men, then the bailiffs of the swede king will square that up with the lives of twelve men, when as they come from the south after Yul, and ye watt, unclearly wretched men, where to ye are tarried. The rod thought about his case, and many would draw a jeer on them, and found words of shame for them, ye, and their king withal. And now it fared, unhidden what the ale spake in the ions, and whereof Thorad had not misdoubted him afore. But the next day Thorad and his men took all their clothes and weapons, and laid them ready to hand, and the night after when all folk were asleep, they ran away into the wood. The next morning when men were aware of their running away, they fared after them with sleuth hounds, and happened on them in the wood where they had hidden them, and brought them back home, and put them into a bower. Therein there was a deep pit, and there into they were let, and the door thereof locked. Little meat they had, and no clothes save their own. Now when Mid Yul was come, Thorad and all his freedmen with him went to his kinsmen in law, and there he was to drink the latter Yul, but the thralls of Thorad should guard the pit. Drink he now was minded for them, but they measured their drinking but little, and became ayl mad straightway that same night. And when they deemed they were full drunk, then spake they betwixt them who were to bring food to the men of the pit that they should not be left short of food. Thorad sang allay, and made the thralls merry, and they said he would be a chosen man, and gave him a right, Mikkel candle, which was lighted. Then came up the thralls who before were in the house, and called full eagerly to the others to come in. But either lot of them was ayl mad, so that they neither locked the pit nor the bower. Then Thorad and his fellow cut their cloaks up into ropes, and tied them together, and made a ball of the end, and cast it up on to the outhouse floor, and it twisted round the foot of a chest, and stuck fast. Then they tried to get up, and Thorad lifted his fellow up until he stood on his shoulders, who then drew himself up hand over hand through the trap door. And now there was no lack of ropes in the outhouse, and he let one drop down to Thorad, but when he was to haul Thorad up he might know wise give him a stir. Then Thorad bat him, cast the rope over the tie beam, which was in the house, and make a loop at the end, and carry their two timbers and stones, so as to outweigh the weight of him. He did even so, and then the weight sank down into the pit, and Thorad came up out of it. In the outhouse they took raiment for themselves, such as they needed. Therein were sundry skins of reindeer, and they cut the shanks thereof, and bound them, turned toe to heel under their feet. But before they fared away they set fire to a great corn barn, which there was, and then ran away amidst the pit-merk. The barn was burnt up, and many other houses in the Thorpe with all. Thorad and his fellow fared through the wilderness all that night, and hid themselves at dawn of day. In the morning they were missed, and folk went with sleuth hounds to seek them. Every quarter away from the stead, but the hounds tracked their steps back to the stead, for they knew them by the reindeer shanks, and tracked the slot there that were to pointed the hoofs of the shanks, so that they might not be searched out. Thorad and his fellow wandered through wildernesses for a long while, and came on an evening to a little homestead, and walked inside. Within there sat a carl and a queen by the fire. He named him Thorir, and said she was his wife, who was sitting there, and with all that they owned the house caught. The good man bade them abide, and they took his bidding. He told them that thither was he come because he had had to flee from the dwelling for slaying's sake. Good cheer was gotten for Thorad and his men, and they all ate their meat round the fire, then a bed was arrayed for Thorad and his men there on the settle, and they laid them down to sleep. That while the fire was yet aflame, Thorad then saw that from another chamber came forth a man, and never had he seen a man like big, that man had on raiment of gold broidered scarlet and was of the goodliest to behold. Thorad heard that he blamed them for taking guests when they had scarce meat enough to bless themselves with all. The housewife said, be not wroth, brother, seldom doth such a chance befall. Do them rather something that may be to their prophet, for thou art handier thereto than we be. Thorad heard that the big man was named Arnliot Jolini, and also that the good wife was his sister. Thorad had heard till of Arnliot and of this moreover that he was the greatest way besetter and evil doer. So Thorad and his men slept night over, for they were weary of whore, of their much walking. But when about one-third of the night was still left, thither came Arnliot, and bade them stand up and arrayed them for their journey. So Thorad and his men stood up and arrayed them, and breakfast was served them, then Thorir gave snow shoes to either of them, and Arnliot betook himself to fairing with them, and strode on the snow shoes which were both broad and long. But so soon as Arnliot plied his staff, he was off and afar from them, then abided he, and said that in this wise they would get no wither and bade them step on the snow shoes along with him. And so did they, and Thorad stood next to Arnliot and held by his belt while Thorad's fellow held on to him. Then Arnliot slid on as fast as if he were fairing loose. Now when one-third of the night was spent, they came to a certain hostel and made fire there and dyed their meat. But when as they were at meat, then spake Arnliot and bade them cast down knot of the meat, neither bone nor crumb. Arnliot took out of his sark a silver dish and ate therefrom. But when they were full, Arnliot gathered their leavings together, and thereupon they got ready for their beds. At one end of the house there was a loft on the Thai beams, and up into that loft went Arnliot and the others, and there they laid them down to sleep. Arnliot had a nickel bill, the socket whereof was gold-driven, but its shaft was so high that one's hand could but just reach to the socket, and he was girt with a sword with all. They had both weapons and raiment up there in the loft with them. Arnliot bade them hold their peace. He laid the foremost of them in the loft. A little afterwards there came twelve men to the house. They were Chapman, who were fairing to Ayamp land with their wares. When they came into the house they made nickel din about there, and were very merry, and they made them big fires. But when they had their meat they cast out all the bones. Thereafter they got them ready for bed and lay down on a settle before the fire there. But when they had sat there for a little while there came into the house a nickel troll wife. And when as she came in she swept up fast and took the bones and all things she deemed good to eat and cast them into her mouth. Then she seized the man that lay next to her and tore and slid him all asunder and cast him unto the fire. Then awoke the others to an evil dream forsooth and leaped up, but she sent them to hell one after other till only one was left alive, and he rushed up the floor under the loft, calling out for help if any were there too, in the loft who might be of avail to him. Arnliot stretched out his hand for him and caught him by the shoulder and drew him up into the loft. Then she ran up to the fire and fell to eating of the men those who were roasted, then stood Arnliot up and gripped his bill and thrust it between her shoulders so that the point ran out through the chest. She turned her head there at and cried out evilly and ran out. Arnliot lost the hold of the spear and she had it away with her. Then Arnliot bestowed himself and cleared out the bodies of the men and set a door and doorposts before the hall for she had broken it all loose when she went out. And now they slept for what was left of the night, but when they dawned they stood up and first ate their day meal, and when they had eaten Arnliot said, now shall we part here ye shall follow this sledge road whereby the merchants fared together yesterday, but I will seek my spear. For my wages I shall take what I deem of money's worth among the chattels which these men owned, but thou, Thorod, shalt bear my greeting to King Olaf and tell him this that he is the man of all men whom I were famous to meet, but he will deem my greeting nothing worth. Therewith he took up the silver dish and rubbed it with the cloth and said, bring this dish to the king and say that it is my greeting. Thereafter either of them got ready for the journey and parted even as things were, and Thorod and his fellow and the man with all out of the company of the merchants who had escaped alive went each his own way, and Thorod went on until he met King Olaf in Chippingham when he told him all about his journeys and brought him the greeting of Arnliot and handed over to him the silver dish. The king says that it was ill that Arnliot should not have come to see him, and it is a great scape that so good a fellow and a man so noteworthy should have fallen into such evil ways. After this Thorod abode with King Olaf for the rest of the winter and Sithons got leave of him to fare to Iceland next summer, he and King Olaf parted in friendship as at that time. Chapter 152 of King Olaf's outbidding. In the spring King Olaf got ready to leave Nadoys and Mikkel company drew together to him both from the parts of Thrandheim and with all from the north country, and when he was bound for faring he went with his host first south into Mir and gathered together thence his folk company and also out of Roundale. Then he went to South Mir and a long while he lay in her aisles and abode his folk and that while off had he housed things for there many matters came to his ears which he deemed needed talking over. It befell at one of the house things which he held that he had that speech in his mouth and spake of that manscape which he had gotten of the pharaohs but the scat which they behold me is no wise forthcoming. Now I am minded to send men thither for the scat once more. And the king stirred this matter to sundry men that they should be take them to the journey, but there came such answers in return whereby all begged off from that journey, then stood up a man in the thing a Mikkel man and very stately of look he had on a red curdle, helm on head, girt with sword, a Mikkel bill in his hand he took up the word. Sooth is it to say quothee that here is wide diversity of men. He have a good king but he hath ill men who nay say a mere errand faring which he bideth you though ye have ere this taken at his hands, friendly gifts and many seemly things. But I've been hitherto no friend of this king and he hath been my unfriend and he deemeth there be good causes here unto. Now I will offer thee king to fare this faring if no better man be there to forthcoming. The king anserith who is this valiant man who anserith thus to my cause, thou makest thee wide apart from other men who are here whereas thou offerst thee for this faring and they excuse them thereof of whom I deem that they would well have buckled there too, but I cannot of thee nor what I even thy name. He anserith thus my name is not far to seek king me weeneth thou wilt hath heard me named, I am called Carl O'Mear. The king anserith so it is Carl that I've heard thee named before and sooth to say time has been when if we had come together thou wouldst not have known how to tell the tidings thereof, but now I will not have so much the worse of part than thou since thou offerst me thine aid as not to return thee therefor my thanks and favor. Therefore Carl thou shall come to me and be my guest today and then we will talk this matter out. Carl says it should be so. Chapter 153 the story of Carl O'Mear. Carl O'Mear had been a Viking and the greatest of lifters and oft had the king set men upon him and would take the life of him, but Carl was a man of great kin, a man of Mikholster, a man of prowess and dowdy in many matters, but now when Carl had bound him to this journey the king took him into his peace and thereafter into his good love and let array his journey in the best wives. Nine twenty men they were on board the ship the king made word to his friends in the pharaohs and sent Carl for trust and truth to leave son of O'Ser and Jilly the speaker at law and to that end he sent his tokens. Carl fared forthwith when he was ready and a fair wind they had and came to Pharaoh and Hove into Thor, Shaven and Stream Isle. Then a thing was summoned there and folk came thronging there too. Thither came Thrand or Gate with a Mikhol flock and there too came Leaf and Jilly and had with them a multitude of people. That when they set up their tilts and dyed them their booths there they went to see Carl O'Mear and the greetings there were good. Then Carl bore forth to Jilly and leafed King Olaf's word and tokens and his tale of friendship and that they took well bidding Carl to them and offering him to flit his errand and to give him whatsoever avail they had might to and this he took thankfully. A little after came Thrand there too and greeted Carl well. Bane am I said he that such a true man has come hither to our land with our King's errand the which we be all bound to further not will I Carl but that thou fared to me for winter dwelling and there with all that of thy company which would make thine honor greater than a four. Carl answers that he had already settled to fared to Leaf otherwise says he I were fain to have taken this bidding. Thrand answers then must Leaf be fated to great worship hereof but are there any other matters that I may do wherein were furtherance to thee. Carl answers that he should deem it a great aid if Thrand would fetch in the scat throughout East Isle and all the North Isles. Thrand said it was due and welcomed that he should give that much furtherance to the King's errand. Then Thrand goeth back to his booth and at this thing was not more whereof to till tidings. Carl fared to guesting with Leaf Oserson and abode there the winter after Leaf fetched in the scat from out of Stream Isle and all the Isles to the South thereof. The next spring Thrand negate Gat failing health he had pains in the eyes and other ailments besides yet he got him ready to fared to the thing after his want and when he came to the thing and his booth was tilted he let hang the inner part thereof with black cloth for this sake that the daylight might be less dazzling but when some days were worn of the thing Leaf and Carl went to the booth of Thrand and had a great company and when as they came to the booth there stood without certain men. Leaf asked if Thrand were within the booth they said he was there. Leaf asked them to bid Thrand come out. I and Carl have an errand with him says he but when these men came out again they said that Thrand had such pain in his eyes that he might not go out and he bade thee Leaf to go in. Leaf spoke to his fellows and bade them farewellly when they came within the booth and not to throng together and let him go out first who last go within. Leaf went in first and Carl next and then his fellows and they went fully weaponed as if they must need a raid them for battle. Leaf went up to the black hangings and there asked where it was Thrand Thrand answered and greeted Leaf. Leaf took his greeting and asked Sithons if he had gathered any scat from the North Isles or how ready he was to pay the silver. Thrand answered and said that never had it been out of his mind what he and Carl had spoken and also that the scat would be paid readily enough. Low Leaf here is a purse which thou shall take and it is full of silver. Leaf looked about and saw few men in the booth most lay about the dais but a few were sitting up then Leaf went to Thrand and took the purse to him and bore it further out into the booth where it was light and poured the silver down upon his shield and stirred it about with his hand and said that Carl should look at the silver. They looked on it for a while and Carl asked Leaf how the silver seemed to him. He answered and he thinks that every bad penny to be found in the North Isles is here come together. Thrand heard this and said Seymeth the silver not well to the Leaf even so says he said Thrand for Suth those my kinsmen are no middling dastards whereas one may trust them in not. I sent them in the spring north into the Isles to gather up the scat because last spring I was good for nothing myself but they will have taken bribes of the bonders to take this false coin which is not deemed fit to pass. Thou hadst better Leaf look at this silver where with my rents have been paid so Leaf took back to him that silver and took from him another purse and bore it to Carl and they ransacked it and Carl asked what Leaf thought of this money. He said he deemed it bad but not so bad as that it might not be taken in payment for debts carelessly bespoken but on behalf of the King I will have not of this money. A certain man one who lay on the dais cast a cloak off his head and said Suth is said of old each Urquith as he ages and so it goes with thee Thrand to let Carl Amir drive back thy money all day long. This was Gout the red Thrand leaped up at Gout's word and was mad of speech and soar with it his kinsmen. At last he bad Leaf hand him that silver back and take thou here this purse which my tenants hath fetched me home last spring and dim of sight though I be still self hand the safest hand. A man who lay on the dais rose up on his elbow thawed the loathe to it and said no middling scoldings get we from that mere Carl there it would be well to reward it him. Leaf took the purse and once more bore it to Carl and they looked at the money and Leaf spoke no need to look long at this silver every penny here is better than the other and this money will we have. Get thee a man Thrand to look to the weighing Thrand says that he would take it best that Leaf should oversee it on his behalf. So Leaf and Carl went out and a little away from the booth and there sat down and weighed the silver. Carl took the helm off his head and poured into it the silver when it was weighed. They saw a man going beside them with a cudgel in his hand and a slouch hat on his head and a green cloak barefoot and linen breeches straight laced to the bone. He stuck the cudgel into the field and went thence and said look thou to it mere Carl that thou take no hurt of my cudgel. A little after there came a man running and called out wildly to Leaf Ozerson and bade him fair at his swiftest to the booth of Jilly the Speaker-at-Law for there ran into the door of the tent Sigurd Sorlaxon and hurt deadly a booth man of Jilly's. Leaf stood up forthwith and went away to meet Jilly and with him went all his booth fellows but Carl sat behind there and the East men stood in a ring about him. Galt the red ran up to them and hewed forward with a handax over the shoulders of men and the blow came on the head of Carl and no great wound was it but thawed the low caught hold of the cudgel which stood stuck in the field and smoked down on the axe hammer so that the axe stood in the brain of Carl and therewith many men ran out of Thran's booth but Carl was born away thence dead. Thran was ill-pleased at this work but bad money for atoning for his kinsmen. Leaf and Jilly followed up the blood suit and no fee boot could be brought about for it. Sigurd was outlawed for the wound where with he had wounded Jilly's booth mate and thwart and Galt were outlawed for the slaying of Carl. The East men arrayed the ship where in Carl had come thither and went east to meet King Olaf but it came never to pass that King Olaf might avenge this on Thran or his kinsmen because of that unpeace which now befell in Norway and where further on will the tale be told and hereby leaves the tale to tell of the tidings which sprung out of King Olaf's claiming scat of the pharaohs yet later on strives the rose and the pharaohs out of the slaying of Carl O'Mear and the kinsmen Thran under gate and leaf the son of Ozur had to do herein and great tales are told thereof. Chapter 154 King Olaf's war bearing. Now is the tale to be told which of four was uphoven that King Olaf had called out a muster of ships from all the land and every land of man from the north country followed him out taken Einar Thambar Skelfer he had sat quiet at home at his manor's sithence he came into the land and did no service to the king Einar had lands Mikkel brought and held himself up in a stately manner notwithstanding that he had no kingly thieves. King Olaf made with his host south about Stod and there again drew to him great host out of the countryside then had King Olaf the ship which he had let make the winter before and was called the bison the greatest of all ships on its prow there was a bison head dyed in gold this teleth sigbout the scald the ling fish of the flight shy the trig v son its lip bore all with the tried gold reddened unto the prey as god willed. Olaf the thick another a bison glorious goldight let tread the billows over brine plenty washed the beasts horn. Then the king went south into horde land there he heard the tidings that Erling Skiogson had already fared away from the land and had a great company and four ships or five he himself had a great swift sailing ship of war and his sons three keels of 20 benches each and had sailed west to england to find Canute the rich. So now King Olaf went east along the land and had a very great company and held on out spearing if men had any news of the journey of Canute the rich and all men could to tell that he was in England but that was said with all that he was having and hosting and was minded for Norway but in as much as King Olaf had a Mikkel host and he got not through tidings as to whether he should steer to meet Canute and whereas his men deemed with all that it was ill gained to Terry Long in one and the same place with such a great host he made up his mind to sail south to Denmark with the host and took with him all there of that he deemed most fight worthy and best of raid but gave home leave to the rest as sail for song word nimble Olaf urgeth with oars the bison southward another king from the southland with dragon breaks up wave home now there those folk home by the following of which he set the lesser store and now King Olaf had a great and proud host there being most of the landed men of Norway therewith out taken those who as is a for writ had either gone out of the land or sat behind at home chapter one hundred and fifty five of King's Olaf and oh nun when King Olaf sailed to Denmark he made for sea land and when he came there he fell to herring and lifting and there were the folk of the land some robbed some slain some laid hand on and bound and so brought on board ship but all fled who might bring it about and there was no withstanding King Olaf did there the greatest war work but while King Olaf was in sea land he heard tidings that King Onand Olaf son had out a muster and went with a great host along the eastern shore of staining and was herring there and now was laid bare that plan which King Olaf and King Onand had had a for in the elf when they made their bond and friendship to withstand King Canute both of them King Onand fared until he met King Olaf his brother-in-law and when they met they made it known both to their own host and to the folk of the land that they mean to lay Denmark under them and to crave of the folk to be taken for leech lords of the land but here it fared as many an example prove it that when the folk of the land is fallen upon by war and hath no strength to make a stand most men are feigned to say yea to whatsoever may be laid upon them if it will buy them peace and so it was that many men took service with the kings and yea said them obedience far and wide where they went they laid the land under their sway or else herried it Sigbott the skull makes mention of this warfare in that drop-up which he wrought about King Canute the rich Canute was neath heaven deem I by hearsay that for kinsmen of herald heart in fight help it Olaf king of the wealthier let the host fare over the fish path south out of Nid cold heels from the north land with the king were a sweeping to silent the level even so was it rumored but forth there at Onand with host yet another of Swedes to do battle against the Dane people chapter 156 of King Canute the rich King Canute had heard west in England that Olaf Norway's King had a folk host abroad and that with all but he went with all his host to Denmark and that unpeace was in his realm then King Canute fell to gathering folk and speedily a nickel war host was drawn together and a multitude of ships and Earl Hacon was a second captain over that host Sigbott the Skull came that summer to England from the west from Ruon and and together with him a man called Berg they had gone there on a chattering journey the summer before Sigbott brought a flock which was called West fairing ditties and where this is the beginning Berg many a morn we minded how I let more the ship browse to the western wing of Ruon first in the Chapman's bearing but when Sigbott came to England he went straight way to see King Canute and would ask him for leave to go to Norway now King Canute had laid a ban against all cheaping ships sailing before he had arrayed his host so when Sigbott came to him he went to the chamber where in was the king it was locked and he stood a long while without but when he saw the king he got the leave he craved and then he sang needs must I ask from outside or ever get I answer from the jute lord there beheld I the house doors mailed before me but Gorm's son well he lock it our Aaron in the hall there now so it is that often mine arms bare sleeves of iron but when Sigbott was aware that King Canute was arraying warfare against King Olaf and he knew how great a strength King Canute had then sang Sigbott the bounteous Canute who hath out his whole host he and Hey Khan mean a doomed life for Olaf for that King's death I fear me yet upheld be our warden though Canute and his Earl's scarce will it if he get him clear were better than a moat on furthest fell side still more rhymes Sigbott wrought about the journey of Canute and Hey Khan and this one more over should the famed Earl be appeasing Olaf and those old bonders who often oft refrained them from harkening to the matter first have they cheapened chieftains air Hey Khan got hate bounding for Olaf's greater peril forward our Eric's kindred chapter 157 of the dragon of King Canute Canute the rich had arrayed his host for leaving the land he had an exceeding might of muster and ships wondrously big he himself had that dragon which was so nickel that it told up 60 benches and on it were heads gold bedite Earl Hey Khan had another dragon that had a tail of 40 benches there on also were guilt heads but the sails of both were banded of blue and red and green these ships were all stained above the waterline and all the array of them was of the bravest many other ships they had great and well found this Sigbott mentions in Canute's dropper Canute was neath heaven here from east there with the fair and the I bright son of a Dane King the wood from the west glowed all glistening was it bearing the fomen of Ethel red out vents and the drakes of the land's chiefs blue sails were bearing at yard in the breezes dear was the king's fair but those heels are coming from west away glided over the surf road on to the limb first so it is said that King Canute steered with that great host from the west from England and brought his whole host safe and sound to Denmark and hope into limb first and there was before him a great gathering of the folk of the land chapter 158 Horta Canute taken to King Earl Wolf the son of Spragile leg had been appointed to the warding of the land when as King Canute went to England he had given into the hands of Earl Wolf his son who is called Horta Canute and this was the summer before as is before writ but the Earl said straightway that the king had bitten him that errand at their parting that it was his will that the Dane should take Horta Canute son of Canute the King to King over the Dane realm and for that reason he handed him over to us I have says he together with many men and chieftains of this land often made a plaint of it to King Canute let the folk of this land deem it Mikkel trouble to sit here kingless whereas kings of the Danes of a foretime deemed that they had their hands full in holding kingdom over the Dane realm alone for in times gone by many kings ruled this realm but now hath that become a Mikkel more troubleous matter than erst it was whereas hitherto we have been left to abide in peace for outlandish lords but now we hear it that the king of Norway is minded to come with war upon our hands and more over folk must doubt them that even the king of Sweden is also minded for that journey and to boot King Canute is now in England then the Earl brought forth sealed letters of King Canute which proved the truth of all those which the Earl had set forth this business backed up many other lords of the land and by the council of all of them the folk of the land was of one mind to make Horde Canute King which was done even at this very thing but in this council had Queen Emma been first upheaver for she caused these letters to be written and sealed having got gulfily at the seal of the king but from him was all this hidden now when Horde Canute and Earl Wolf were where that King Olaf had come from the north from Norway with a Mikkel host then fared they to Jutland whereas there is the main might of the Dane realm there they sheared up a war arrow and summoned together a Mikkel host but when they heard that the sweet king had come there also with his war host they deemed they had not strength to join battle with them both yet they held the gathered army in Jutland being minded to ward that land from the kings but the muster of the ships they drew all together in Linford and thus above the coming of King Canute and when they heard that King Canute had come from the west to Linford they sent messages to him and to Queen Emma and that her find out for sure whether the king was wroth with them or not and give them a warning thereof the queen talked this matter over with the king and said that Horde Canute their son would atone in any wise that his father would if he had done that which was not to the mind of the king he answers and says that Horde Canute had not followed his own councils it has befallen says he as was to be looked for whereas he is a child and witness that when as he would be called King trouble cometh on his hands for this land looked like to be all wended with war shield and be laid under the outland lords but if our strength came there between know if he will make any peace with me let him come to me and lay down this fool's name whereby he hath let him be called a king thereafter the queen sent these same words to Horde Canute and that with all that she bat him not lay this journey under his head and said as was true that he would get no help to withstand his father and when these sent words came to Horde Canute he took council with the Earl and with other chieftains that were with him and that was speedily found that when the folk of the land heard that Canute the old was come then flocked to him all the throng of the land and thought that all their trust was there and Earl Wolf and other his fellows saw that they had two choices on hand either to go and meet the king and lay everything in his power or otherwise to get them gone out of the land but all urged Horde Canute to go see his father and so he did and when they met he fell at the feet of his father and laid on his knees the seal with which went the title of king king Canute took Horde Canute by the hand and set him in a seat as high as that in which he had sat before Earl Wolf sent Svain his son to meet King Canute and Svain was the sister son of King Canute he sought truce for his father and peace at the hand of the king and offered himself and hostage on behalf of the Earl they Svain and Horde Canute were equals in age King Canute bad these words be told to the Earl that he should gather together and host and muster of ships and then come and meet the king but afterwards they should talk their peace over even so did the Earl chapter 159 war in Skaenie but when the kings Olaf and Onand heard that King Canute was come from the west and therewith that he had an host not to be dealt with then they sailed to the east coast of Skaenie and fall to Herring and burning the countryside and seek east along the land towards the realm of the sweet king but when the folk of the land heard that King Canute was come from the west then was no fealty done to the kings this called Sigvat Tela the sweet kings got not Denmark lurid underneath them by the warfare the Danes undur then let sharply Harry Skaenie king far foremost then the kings made their way east about the land and hoe into the water which is called the holy river and tarried there a while then news came to them that King Canute fared after them with his host then they took counsel together and settled on this that Olaf with some of the war host should go up a land and all the way up into the marked lands to that water whence the holy river falls there at the outfall of the river they made a dam of timber and turf and thus wise stem the water and then they cut great ditches and ran together many waters and thereby wide flows were made but into the riverbed they cut down huge timbers they were about this work many days and King Olaf had all the rule over this contrivance but King Onan bore rule over the ship's host that while King Canute got news of the journeys of the kings and of all that scath which they had done to his realm and then he makes for a meeting with them where they lay in the holy river and the great host he had ye more by the half than they both here of Sigrat Teleth jet land's ruler inland now lets him be eat up no wise man's kin well liked it the warding shield of the Danes brooked fewest of the lands liftings king far foremost chapter 160 battle off the holy river on a day towards even it fell that the spies of King Onan saw the sailing of King Canute and he had by then no long way to sail then King Onan let blow the war blast then the men struck the tents and clad them for war and rode out of the haven and to the eastern shore and there laid their ships together and laid out haulsers and arrayed them for battle King Onan slipped spies up a land and they went to meet King Olaf and told him these tidings then King Olaf let break the dykes and send the river into its old road but in the night he went down to his ships King Canute came a fort the haven and saw where the war hosts of the kings lay bound for battle he deemed it would be over late in the day to join battle by the time that all his hosts should be ready whereas his fleet needed Mikkel sea room to sail and it was long between the first ship and the last and that which sailed outermost and that which sailed nearest to the land and with all the wind was little the wind King Canute saw that the Swedes and the Northmen had cleared out of the haven then made he into it and all the ships that could find birth there yet the main host lay out in the open sea in the morning when it was high day much of their folk was up a land some are talking and some of their sports then no they not till waters came rushing upon them like falling forces there with the fall came huge timbers which were driven against the ships that took great hurt there at but the waters flooded all the fields and the folk that was a land did perish yay and many of those who were onboard the ships but all those who might bring it about cut their moorings and got loose and the ships were driven all of a huddle that Mikkel dragon to it which the king himself owned graved out before the stream not easily was it turned with oars so it drifted out to the fleet of the kings Olaf and onan and straightway when they knew this ship they set upon it all round but whereas the ship was high of bulwark even as might be a castle and a multitude of men was on board and the company chosen of the best and weaponed and of the valiantist the ship was no wise easily overcome and short was the hour-air earl wolf thrust in with his host and then uphold the battle there upon the host of king canute drew there too from every side then saw the kings Olaf and onan that for that time they had won all the victory that was fated them so they let back water and got loose out of king canute's host and the fleets parted now whereas this onset had not fallen such wise as king canute had ordered it there was no growing after them so they took to arraying the host and put things in order now after they had parted and each fleet went its own way the kings can their host and found that they had gotten no man spilling then with all they saw that if they abode until king canute should have arrayed all that michael hosted his and he should then fall upon them the odds against them were so michel that but little hope there was a victory for them so that reed was taken to row all the host east along the land but when they saw that king canute held not after them they raised up their mast and set their sails so says otter the black in the dropper which he wrought on king canute the rich king for that fomen eager aback the Swedes thou beatest but michel bait gat she will where called is the holy river thou heldest oh awful fight stall thy land fight the can of warriors against two kings where starve not the raven thou swift ready so sang thord son of syaric in the death song on king Olaf Olaf the lord of the people of odder had a steel brunt with the most noble jute lord the cleaver of the gold rings the king of the folk of skeinings shot sharp enough against him not slower proof was fine son the wolf howled over corpses chapter 161 the councils of the kings olof and onan the kings olof and onan sailed east beyond the realm of the swede king and at the eve of one day they brought to a land where it is height barwick and there the kings laid the night through but it was found of the swedes that they were homesick for all the main host sailed east along the land through the night and led it not there faring till each one came home to his own abode but when king onan was aware of this he let blow to a house thing then king onan took up the word so it is king olof says he even as thou knowest that this summer we have fared all together and harried far and wide about denmark we've got together much wealth of chattels but not of land this summer i've had 420 ships abroad but now there is left no more than 120 now so it seemed to me that we shall win but little for our furtherance with no more host than now we have although thou hast still the 60 ships which thou had through the summer now therefore it seems to me the likely is to go back into my own realm for it is good to drive the wagon home whole for we have gained somewhat and lost not now will i bid thee olof my brother-in-law to come with me and let us abide all together this winter and take thou so much of my grids as thou wilt and whereby thou mayest well maintain thyself and thy host and if thou wilt rather the other choice to have our land to fare over and wilt fare the land road to norway that shall be welcomed to thee also king olof thanked king onan for his friendly bidding but if i shall rule then somewhat else will be settled and we shall hold together what host is left us we have a chosen company and good ships of many and we may well lie on board our ships all through the winter after the want of war kings but canute will no long time be lying in the holy river for there is no haven for all that many ships he had i want with all but in that place the folk will be no less homesick than here and i wean that we have so dealt with matters in the summer that the forb dweller shall know what is to do both in scaning and about howland king canute's host will speedily be scattered far and wide and then there is no telling to whom victory may be faded so let us keep spies about first as to what read he takes and king olof closed his speech in such wise that men gave good cheer there too and that read was taken which he would so spies were held on the army of king canute but both kings olof and onan lay in the same place chapter 162 of king canute and url wolf king canute saw that the kings of norway and sweden steered with all their host east along the land so he let his men ride the upper way day and night even according as the king sailed out in the open king canute had ever spies in their army and when he heard that a great part of the host had sailed away from the kings he steered with his host back again to sea land and lay in air sound with all the host some of his folk lay over against scaning some over against sea land king canute wrote up to roiz well the day before michael mist with a great following url wolf his son-in-law had arrayed a banquet for him the url gave him entertainment full noble but the king was unjoyous and scowling the url wrought many ways to make him glissom but the king was short and few spoken the url bad him play at the chess and that he yay said so they got them a chess board and played url wolf was a man quick of word and unyielding in all things he was the mightiest man in denmark next after king canute a sister of url wolf was guida whom url godwin son of wolf wrought had to white and their sons were king herald and url toasty url wolf the owl url more car and url spine their daughter was guida whom edward the good king of england had to white chapter 163 the slang of url wolf that when they had been playing a while at the chess url wolf checked the king's night the king put his move back and bad him play another the url got angry cast down the table and went away the king said run as thou away now wolf the craven the url turned back in the door and said further which thou have run in the holy river if thou mightest have brought it about nor did thou call me wolf the craven when I thrust in to the helping of the when the Swedes were beating you like hounds there with the url went out and went to sleep and a little afterwards the king himself went to sleep the next morning as the king clad himself he said to his foot swing go thou to url wolf says he and slay him the swain went and was away a while and came back the king said this thou slay the url I did not slay him for he had gone to lucius church there was a man hype ivor the white Norwegian of kin the king said to ivor go and slay the url ivor went to the church and up into the choir and thrust a sword through the url and forth with url wolf lost his life then went ivor to the king and had his bloody sword said the king's lucius thou the url I slay him says he the king said then thou hast well done but after the murder of the url the monks let lock the church but the king sent men to the monks bidding them to open the church and to sing the hours there and they did even as the king bad and when the king came to the church he endowed it with great estate so that they made a wide countryside and thereafter this stead arose greatly king canute row down to his ships and lay there long through harvest with a very great host chapter 164 of king olof and the swedes when kings olof and onan heard that king canute had gone back to air sound they had a house thing and spoke many things concerning their business king olof's will was that they should lie there with the whole host and abide what reed king canute should take but the swedes said it was not ready to abide the frost there it was settled at the last that king onan fared home with all his host but king olof lay behind there chapter 165 of eagle and tovi on a night eagle halson and tovi valgotson had to hold watch aboard the king's ship as they sat on the watch it befell that they heard a michel greeting and wailing amongst the folk taken of war which at night was kept bound up a land tovi says that he deemed it ill to harken this wailing and bad eagle come with him to loose the folk so they took to this trick that they sheared the bonds and let the folk run away and work ill favorite of the host was this but the king was so raw that they were in very peril of their life and thereafter when eagle was sick the king would not see him for long until many men had prayed for him then eagle root him much of his deed and bad the king forgive him and the king gave up his anger to eagle and put his hand over the side of him where the pain lay beneath and he sang the over and forth with eagle better tovi got himself into peace as the tale goes whereas he brought valgout his father to a meeting with the king he was a hound even man and was christened through the words of the king and straightway died thereafter end of section 40 the story of olaf the holy part 11 chapter 151 through 165 section 41 of heim's cringla by snorri sterlson translated by george pope morris and haricor magnuson this liverbox recording is in the public domain the story of olaf the holy part 12 chapter 166 through 180 chapter 166 treason against king olaf king canute had ever spies in the army of king olaf who got into talk with many men and would be holding forth offers of money and of matters of friendship on behalf of king canute and many were led away by this means and sold him their faith to the end that they should save him the land if he came to norway many became bear hereup later on though then at the first it fared all hidden some men took gifts of money straightway others were promised money thereafter but there were very many others who had a foretime taken great friendly gifts from him for it was indeed the truth to say of king canute that who so came to him on whom he deemed he saw the stamp of a man and who was feigned to obey the king even such man had of him his hands full of feet and therefore was he greatly beloved his bounteousness was greatest to outland men and that most two such as were come from furthest chapter 167 the plans of king olaf king olaf had often parlays and meetings with his men and asked for their counsel but when he found that one out of this another that then he missed out at him that there would be some amongst them that spoke other than what they deemed to be of most read and thus it would not be sure that all of them would be yielding him their rightful debt of good faith many egged him to this that they should take a fair wind and sail to error sound and so north to norway saying that the danes would not dare to set upon them although they were lying there before them with a great host but the king was a man so wise that he saw that this was no wise to be tried he knew moreover that with olaf trigvison when he had few folk and joined battle and a great host was before him it fell another way than that the danes does not fight the king knew moreover that in king canute's host there was a great many of norwegians therefore the king missed out at him that those who gave him such counsel must be more leal to king canute than to him so king olaf made this decision saying so that men should array them those who had will to follow him and fare the upper road through the parts of gauntland and thus all the way to norway but our ships says he and all the heavy wear which we may not flip after us will i send east into the realm of this sweet king and let it be guarded there on our behalf chapter 168 the journey of herrick of theota herrick of theota thus answered the speech of the king it is easily seen that i may not fare a foot to norway i am an old man and heavy and little want to walk i am minded that perforce only i shall part from my ship i've laid out such care on that ship and the arraying thereof that i were left to let my unfriends have prayed thereof says the king fare thou with us herrick we shall bear thee after us if thou may us not walk then sang herrick ground of the rinds flame surely have i readed me to ride hence on my long mare of the din road rather than walk hence homeward though canute the grove of arm rings be lying with his war ships out in the air sound yonder the folk my stout heart knoweth then king olaf let array his fairing men had their daily garments and their weapons and what they could get together of mags was packed with raiment and chattels but he sent men and let flit his ships east to calmar where they hauled them a land and had all their shrouds and other goods put into safekeeping herrick did as he had said he abode a fair wind and then sailed and then sailed rest about skinny until he came east of the knolls and that of the evening of a day and with a wind behind blowing a breeze then he let strike sail and mast and take down the vein and wrap all the ship above the water in gray hangings and let men row on a few benches for an aft but let most of the men sit low in the ship now king canutes watch saw the ship and they spoke among themselves as to what ship it could be and guess that there would be flitted salt or herring whereas they saw a few men and little rowing and moreover the ship seemed gray and untarred like a ship bleached by the sun and with all they saw that the ship was much low in the water but when herrick came forth into the sound past the hose he let raise the mast and hoist sail and let set up gilded veins and the sail was white as snow drift and done with red and blue bends then king canutes men saw the sailing of him and tell the king that it was most likely that king oloth had sailed thereby but king canute saith so that king oloth was so wise a man that he would not have fared on board one ship through the host of king canute but saith that he deemed it more alike that there would have been herrick of theoda or his make but men have it for sooth of the matter that king canute will have known of the fairing of herrick and that he would not have so fared if there had not gone friendly words between him and king canute and this men deemed came out clearly thereafter when the friendship between king canute and herrick became all known herrick sang this song when he sailed north past weather isle shoot we the oak without word of the isle of heaven's shift ring i let not the lond widows nor the dain maids laugh their over oh land of falcons long ship that i burst not this autumn fair back with the scantlings falcon on the level ways of frody so herrick went on his way and led it not till he came north to haloga land to his manor in theoda chapter 169 king oloth's journey from sweden king oloth began with his journey and fared first up through the small lands and came down into west goutland he fared quietly and peacefully and the people of the land gave them good furtherance the king fared till he came down into the wick and then north along the wick until he came to sarpsburg and there he took up his dwelling and let array for wintering there then king oloth gave home leave to the most part of his company but kept by him as many of the landed men as seemed good to him there were with him all the sons of arney arne mobson and there were held in most honor of the king then there came to the king galler for colson and had come from iceland the summer before even as is a for writ chapter 170 of sigbat the scald sigbat the scald had been long with king oloth even as is here writ and the king had made him his marshal sigbat was not a fast speaker in loose hung words but scald ship was so handy to him that he rhymed out from the tongue just as if he spoke art else he had been in chaffering voyages to the land and in one of them he had come to england and met conute the rich and god of him leave to go to norway even as is a for writ but when he came into norway he went at once to meet king oloth and found a member again went before the king as he sat at table sigbat greeted him but the king looked over his shoulder at him and held his peace sigbat sang here we are come home hither thy marshals now behold it king of the folk that men learn my sayings that i utter folk king say wear thou mindest deceit for me within word for all thine hall with wealth stems is pleasing to thy warriors then came true the saw said of old that many are a king's ears king oloth had heard all about the fairings of sigbat that he had met king conute king oloth said to sigbat i know not whether thou be minded now to be my marshal or has become king conute's man sigbat sang conute of the dear rings bounteous asked me would i to him be a servant as i had been unto the heart king oloth i said that to me was seemingly to have one lord at one time and i deemed that suit i answered good pattern here to each man then said king oloth that sigbat should go to his seat even the same he had been want to have a four time and once more sigbat got himself into the same good liking which he had had a four chapter 171 of erling skeogson and his sons erling skeogson and all his sons had been through the summer in the host of king conute and of the company of url hay con there too was thorier hound and had michael worship but when king conute heard that king oloth had gone overland to norway then he broke up the muster and gave all men leave to array for wintering at this time was in denmark a great host of outland men both englishmen and norwegians and from yet more lands who had come to join the hosting in the summer erling skeogson went in the autumn with his folk to norway and took great gifts of king conute at their parting thorier hound stayed behind with king conute in company with erling there went north into norway king conute's messengers and had with them exceeding stored money and that winter they went far and wide about the land and paid out the monies that king conute had promised men in the autumn for their aid to him and gave also to many others whose friendship to king conute they got bought with money but they fared over the land in the trust of erling skeogson now things went so that a multitude of men turned them for friendship to king conute and behold him their service and this moreover to withstand king oloth that did some openly but the others were many more who hid it from the people king oloth heard these tidings for many knew how to tell him thereof and it was much brought in to talk there at the court scald sigrat sang this the kings foes there are ganging with purses loose that people bids heavy metal often for the head of the king we sell not for down a down each watts him in the sword hell who would sell him his own good lord for gold pay for such men such is worthy and again sigrat sang this sore price was got in heaven when they who smoked down lealness with treason needs must seek to the deep home of high fire often was the word heard in mouth there how ill it behooved earl hay con to bring and host against king oloth seeing that he had given him his life when the earl had gotten into his power but sigrat was the greatest friend of the earl and then again when he heard the earl why did he sang or yielding waxed the house carls of the horde folks king to the earl then if so be that they took money against the life of oloth not to his court is noble to have such white upon them to all of us seemlier is it if we clean of treason chapter 172 of the eul gifts of king oloth king oloth had a great eul feast at which there was gathered to him a many great men on the seventh day of eul it fell that the king went to walk king and a few men with him sigrat followed the king day and night and at this time he was with him so they went to a certain house wherein regarded the precious things of the king he had then had great store array as his want was and fetched together his precious things for this sake to give gifts of friendship on the eighth eve of eul there stood in the house swords gold rot no wise off you then sang sigrat stand swords there the most trusty all gold bidide here praise we the wound sounds or host ruler now do i need thy good will all wielder i would take it if one to the scald thou gave us oh sender forth of wicks flame with thee i wiles was wending the king took some one of the swords and gave it to him the grip thereof was wound with gold and the hilts inlaid with gold and a right good keep sake it was but an un and the gift it was not and that was heard thereafter now forthwith after eul king olock began his journey to the uplands for he had a michael throng but no revenues had come to him from the north country this autumn whereas the host had been out through the summer the king had expended there on all goods that he might get then too there were no ships were on to bring his company into the north country moreover such news only he had from the north has seemed to him to look not peaceable unless he went with michael folk for the sake of these things the king made up his mind to fare across the uplands but now it was not so long since he had fared there a feasting even as the law stood or the wanted kings had been but when the king got further on into the land landed men and mighty bonders bat him to their houses and thus lightened him his costs chapter 173 of beorn the steward there was a man named beorn of goutland kindred a friend and acquaintance of queen astrid and in somewhat akin to her and she had given him stewardship and bailiwick in the upper heath mark and he also had in charge the eastern dales not was beyond dear to the king or was he in good liking of the bonders that also had come to pass in the countryside over which beyond had rule that there had been big loss of the neat and swine beorn had let call a thing there too where it was sought after vanishings he claimed that the men likely is to do such things and such evil tricks were those who abode in woodland dwellings far away from other men and he laid the guilt for this at the doors of those who dwelt in the eastern dales that dwelling was very struggling the abodes of men being along waters or in clearings in the woods and in few places any thronged dwellings together chapter 174 of the sons of red red was the name of a man who dwelt in the eastern dales his wife was called ragna hilled and his sons day and secured both the likeliest of men they were standing at that thing and upheld the answers on behalf of the dales dwellers and thrust the charges from them beorn deemed that they had gone on bigly and were nickel of pride both as two weapons and clothes beorn turned his speech against those brethren and said that they were nowhere as unlike to have done such a thing but they gain said this on their behalf and there with the thing broke up a little after king olock came to steward beorn with his band and took guesting there then was the matter bemoaned to the king which was had before at the thing and beorn said that he deemed the sons of red were likely to be at the bottom of this unhapp then the sons of red were sent for and when they met the king he took them for men on thief like and declared them free of these charges then they bade the king to their father to a feast of three nights with all his folk beorn let it the journey but the king went none the less at reds was the feast of the stateliest then the king asked of what men was red and his wife with all red said he was a swedish man wealthy and of high birth but i ran away thence he says with this woman whom i have had for wife syphons and it was a sister of king ring the son of day then the king awoke to the kinship of them both with all he found this that father and sons were men exceeding wise and he asked them concerning their prowess and crafts and sigurd says that he can to a read dreams and to tell the hours of day and night though no light of heaven be seen the king tried this art in him and it all tallied with what sigurd had said they found that of his craft that he could to tell what was gain and lack in every man on whom he set his eyes if he would put his mind and thought to it the king met him tell what mind like he saw in him and day hit upon what the king deemed right then the king asked concerning beorn the steward what heart like he had they said that beorn was a thief there with all he told where beorn had hidden at his stead bones and horns and hides of the neat which he had stolen that same harvest he is said he at the bottom of all those thefts which have befallen this autumn wherewith he had whited other men and day told the king all marks there too whereas the king should let's see and when the king went away from red he was seen off with great friend gifts and in his company were the sons of red fared the king first to beorns and made proof of him in all things even as they had said then the king let beorn fare away from the land and it was of the queens of ale that he held life and limb chapter 175 the slaying of thoreer thoreer the son of alvar of agja the stepson of calth the son of arney and sister's son to thoreer hound was the good least of all men a michel man and a strong and by this time 18 winters old he had gotten good wedding and he mark and good wealth therewith he was a man full well beloved and was deemed to be likely of a lord he bad the king together with his company to a feast at his home and this bidding the king took and went to thoreer's house and there got right good welcome there was a feast most brave and entertainment of the noblest and goods the best that might be the king and his men talked among themselves how well went together thoreer's housing planishing border ray drink and the man who gave the entertainment so that they wanted not which was the foremost day had but little to say there too king olaf was want often to have converse with day and asked him of sundry matters and of all that day said the king proved the suit whether it were bygone or yet to come and thus the king would put great trust in his reads then the king called day to a privy talk and spoke with him concerning very many matters though there came down the speech of the king that he set forth today how stately a man was thoreer who had made them so noble a feast they had little to say to this but said it was all true but the king had spoken then the king asked day what blemish of mind he saw in thoreer they said he deemed that thoreer would be well-fared of mind if he were so endowed as to all folk was upcoming the king bad him tell him all he asked saying he was in duty bound there too day answers then wealth out king grant me that i rule the feud if i find out the fault the king answers that he will not hand his doom over to other men but bad day tell him what he asked day answered dear is the lord's word this is the mind lack i must find in thoreer's heart as to many before it that he is a man over fee lustful the king answers is he a fee for a robber day answers not that says he what is it then says the king day answers he won that for money that he became his lord's trader he has taken money of commute the rich for thine head the king answered how make us doubt this true day spoke he has on his right arm above the elbow a thick gold ring which king canoeed have given to him and he let if no man see it thereafter day and the king sundered their talk and the king was exceeding rock so when the king sat at table and men have drank for a while and were at right merry and thoreer went about the entertaining then the king let call for rear to him he came up to the outside edge of the table and laid his hands upon the table the king asked how old a man art thou thoreer i am 18 winters old says he the king says i'm a cool man art thou for thine age thoreer and well knit and therewith the king took his right arm and stroked it up above the elbow thoreer said touch it gently there i have a boil on the arm the king held his hands still and felt something hard underneath the king spake hast thou not heard that i am a leech let me see the boil thoreer saw that when there was no good in hiding it any longer and so he took the ring and gave it forth the king asked if that was king canoeed skip thore said that was a thing could not be hidden the king let lay hands on thore and set him in irons then calv came forward and prayed for peace for thore and bad money for him and many men furthered the matter and bad their monies but the king was so raw that no words could be brought to bear on him and he said that thore should have the like doom which he had minded for the king and thereafter the king let slay thore but this work was for the greatest ill will both there about the uplands and no less north about frantan where the most of thore's kindred abode calved with all accounted the slaying of this man an exceeding great matter for in his youth thore had been his foster son chapter 176 the fall of griot guard griot guard son of alvar and brother of thore was the elder of the two brothers he was the goodliest of men and had following of men about him he was he at this time abiding about heathmark and when he heard of the slaying of thore he raised the feud on the king's men and goods where so ever they were in his way but otherwise he kept himself in woods or in other layers but when the king heard of this unpeace he let hold spies on the fairings of griot guard so the king gets to know of his fairings and griot guard had knight abode at a place not far from where the king was king olock went withered forthwith that same night and came there about the dawn of day and they threw a ring of men around the chamber where within was griot guard griot guard and his awoke at the din of men and clatter of weapons and sprang straightway to their weapons and griot guard sprang into the fore hall and asked who was at the head of that company he was told that there was come olock the king and he asked if the king could hear his words the king stood before the door and said that griot guard could say whatever he pleased for i can hear that word said the king griot guard said not will i pray the peace then griot guard rushed out and had a shield over his head and a drawn sword in his hand little light there was and he saw unclearly he thrust his sword at the king but there before it was armed beyond arneson and the thrust took him under the burning and ran up into his belly and thereof got armed beyond his bane but griot guard was slain forthwith and the most part of his band after these haps the king turned his ways back south through the wick chapter 177 of king olof's messengers that when king olock came to tunsburg he sent out men into all bailey wicks and craved for him host and muster of ships at that time he had but a few ships and no other ships he had then but craft of the bonders but the host drew well in from the country sides about but few came from afar and it was soon found that the folk of the land must have turned away from their faith to the king king olof arrayed his host east in goutland and sent them after the ships and grids which they had left behind in the autumn but the journey of these men sped slowly whereas it was no better than than in harvest to fare through denmark for king canoe had an host out in the spring throughout all the dane realm and had no less than 1200 ships chapter 178 king olof's council those tidings were heard in norway that canoe the rich was drawing together in denmark and host not to be dealt with and that he was minded to make for norway with all that host and to lay the land under him but when such like was heard then were the men yet worse for king olof to fall back upon and thereafter he got him but little help of the bonders on this his men would often be talking between themselves then saying siglott this england's all wielder bitted his hosts out and we get us men lesser and ships littler but the king not see i fearsome right ugly are the reeds now if the folk of the land be letting this king go lack for war host fee let it folk lack faith now the king had meetings of his bodyguard and sometimes and husting with his whole host and asked men as to what seemed to them best to take to we need not hide from us that he that king canoe will come to see us this summer and a great host he has even as you will have heard but we have but a little company to set against his as matters stand and the folk of the land are now no longer looking true to us but this speech of the king men answered diversely such as he had put forth his word to but here is set forth what siglott answered flee can we but it layeth white on our hands yet the foemen of all wielder pay forth money i face the word of dastard each feign himself shall he now himself as far as may be since all avail now faileth shoots up the king's friends treason chapter 179 the burning of grankel that same spring befell the tidings in haloga land that harrick of the odor called to mind how asman grankelson had robbed and beaten his house carls that ship which harrick owned of 20 benches floated off his homestead tilted and decked he gave outward that he was minded to fair south through thrandheim so on an evening harrick went aboard ship with the company of his house cars and had not on 80 men they rode the night through and when it was morning they came to the homestead of grankel and cast a ring of men around the houses then they fell on and syphons laid fire in the houses and therein burned grankel and his home men with him but some were slain without 30 men in all lost their lives there harrick fared home after this work and sat on his manor asman was with king olof but as to the men who were in haloga land no one of them either bad harrick of atonement neither did he offer any chapter 180 king canute's fairing to norway canute the rich drew his house together and made his way to limford but when he was arrayed he sailed thence away with all his folk to norway he fared swiftly nor lay by the land on the east side of the furth so he sailed across the fold and hoeve into agdeer and there called things together and the bonders came down and had meetings with king canute and their canoe was taken for king over the whole land so then and there he appointed men to bailey wicks and took hostages of the bonders and no man spake against him king olof was in tunsburg when the host of king canute fared across the fold further out king canute went north along the land and then flocked to him out of the countryside and they all swore him field to king canute lay in ican sound a while and there came to him earling ski augson with a great host and then he and king canute bound their friendship together anew and it was among the promises to earling on behalf of king canute that earling should have all the land between stag and rigsbitt to rule over there upon king canute went his ways northward and that is shortest to tell of his faring that he let it not till he came north of frandheim and hoeve into nadoy's then he summoned an eight folks thing and at that thing was king canute taken to king over all norway thorier hound had fared from danmark with king canute and he was there there too was come herrick of the orta and he and thorier became king canute's landed men bound by sworn oves king canute gave them great grants and handed to them the fin fair and gave them great gifts to boot all landed men who were feigned to turn them towards him he endowed both with grants and chattels and let them all have more dominion than they had had before end of the story of olof the holy part 12 chapter 166 through 180