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 King Sigurd Sieve came to Hersen Klyp's house, Klyp was a son of Thord, and a grandson of Horda Kaare, and was a man of power and great family. He was not at home; hut his wife Alof gave a good reception to the king, and made a great feast at which there was much drinking. Alof was a daughter of Asbiorn, and sister to Jernskiægge Asbiorn's brother was called Reidar, who was father to Styrkar, whose son was Endrid, father of Einar Tambaskielver. In the night the king went to bed to Alof against her will, and then set out on his journey. The harvest thereafter, King Harald and his brother King Sigurd Sieve went to Fors, and summoned the bonders to a Thing. There the bonders fell on them, and would have killed them, but they escaped and took different roads. King Harald went to Hardanger, but King Sigurd to Alrekstad. Now when the Herse Klyp heard of this, he and his relations assembled to attack the king; and Vemund Volubriot was chief of their troop. Now when they came to the house they attacked the king, and Herse Klyp, it is said, run him through with his sword and killed him; but instantly Klyp was killed on the spot by Erling Gamle.

King Harald Greyskin and his brother King Gudrod gathered together a great army in the east country, with which they set out northwards to Drontheim. When Earl Hakon heard of it he collected men, and set out to Möre, where he plundered. There his father's brother, Griotgaard, had the command and defence of the country on account of Gunhild's sons, and he assembled an army by order of the kings. Earl Hakon advanced to meet him, and gave him