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 94 CHRONICLE OF THE saga vii. thy daughter Ingigerd to him. Wilt thou, however, reconquer the kingdoms in the east countries which thy relations and forefathers had there, we will all for that purpose follow thee to the war. But if thou wilt not do as we desire, we will now attack thee, and put thee to death ; for we will no longer suffer law and peace to be disturbed. So our forefathers went to work when they drowned five kings in a morass at the Mule-thing, and they were filled with the same insupportable pride thou hast shown towards us. Now tell us, in all haste, what resolution thou wilt take." Then the whole public approved, with clash of arms and shouts, the lagman's speech. The king stands up and says he will let things go according to the desire of the bonders. " All Swedish kings," he said, " have done so, and have allowed the bonders to rule in all according to their will." The murmur among the bonders then came to an end ; and the chiefs, the king, the earl, and Thorgnyr talked together, and concluded a truce and reconcilia- tion, on the part of the Swedish king, according to the terms which the king of Norway had proposed by his embassadors ; and it was resolved at the Thing that Ingigerd, the king's daughter, should be married to Olaf Haraldsson. The king left it to the earl to make the contract feast, and gave him full powers to conclude this marriage affair; and after this was settled at the Thing, they separated. When the earl returned homewards, he and the king's daughter Ingigerd had a meeting, at which they talked be- tween themselves over this matter. She sent Olaf a long cloak of fine linen richly embroidered with gold, and with silk points.* The earl returned to Gotland, anclBiorn with him ; and after staying with him a short fine linen (pelli), which was embroidered with gold.
 * Silki-rsemor appear to have been silk tassels or ties on the cloak of