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 REIGN OF KING OLAF THE SAINT. 119 ' but we expect that lie will soon come to us. Thou 'wouldst frighten us with thy God, who is both 'being carried; but now I expect it will be but a ' short time before he meets his fate : for turn your ' eyes towards the east, — behold our God advancing ' in great light." ' The sun was rising, and all turned to look. At ' that he quite burst asunder ; and there ran out of 'him mice as big almost as cats, and reptiles and ' away. Others ran to their horses but could not 'with gold and silver, and brought meat and pro-
 * blind and deaf, and cannot even move about without
 * that moment Kolbein gave their God a stroke, so
 * adders. The Bonders were so terrified that some
 * fled to their ships; but when they sprang out upon
 * them the ships filled with water, and could not get
 * find them. The king then ordered the Bonders to
 * be called together, saying he wanted to speak with
 * them, on which the Bonders came back, and the
 * Thing was again seated.
 * The king rose up and said, "I do not understand
 * what your noise and running mean. You yourselves
 * see what your God can do, — the idol you adorned