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 And people dressed their boats, and cheered,

As Olaf's fleet in splendour steered.

But the descendant of great Hemming,

Whose race tells many a gallant sea-king,

His blue sword in red life-blood stained,

And bravely Olaf's long-ship gained."

Swend, a son of Earl Hakon, and Earl Eric's brother, was engaged at this time to marry Holmfrid, a daughter of King Olaf the Swedish king. Now when Swend the Danish king, Olaf the Swedish king, and Earl Eric divided the kingdom of Norway between them, King Olaf got four districts in the Drontheim country, and also the districts of More and Raumsdal; and in the east part of the land he got Ranrige, from the Gotha river to Swinesund. Olaf gave these dominions into Earl Swend's hands, on the same conditions as the sub-kings or earls had held them formerly from the upper-king of the country. Earl Eric got four districts in the Drontheim country, and Halogaland, Naumadal, the Fiord districts, Sogn, Hordaland, Rogaland, and North Agder, all the way to the Naze. So says Thord Kolbeinsson:—

The Danish king Swend retained Viken as he had held it before, but he gave Raumarike and Hedemark to Earl Eric. Swend Hakonson got the title of earl