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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 105 again in Iceland in Breida fiord. Thorgils Arason saga vn. was the first man of any consequence who came to him. Thorarin brings him the king's salutation, message, and tokens, with which was the desire about King Raerek' s reception. Thorgils received these in a friendly way, and invited King Raerek to his house, where he staid all winter. But he did not like being there, and begged that Thorgils would let him go to Gudmund; saying he had heard some time or other that there, in Gudmund' s house, was the most sump- tuous way of living in Iceland, and that it was in- tended he should be in Gudmund's hands. Thorgils let him have his desire, and conducted him with some men to Gudmund at Modrovold. Gudmund received Raerek kindly on account of the king's message, and he staid there the next winter. He did not like being there either; and then Gudmund gave him a habita- tion upon a small farm called Kalfskind, where there were but few neighbours. There Raerek passed the third winter, and said that since he had laid down his kingdom he thought himself most comfortably situated here ; for here he was most respected by all. The summer after Raerek fell sick, and died ; and it is said he is the only king whose bones rest in Iceland. Thorarin Nefiolfsson was afterwards for a long time upon voyages ; but sometimes he was with King Olaf. The summer that Thorarin went with Raerek to Chapter Iceland, Hialte Skeggeson went also to Iceland, and j^^f J King Olaf gave him many friendly gifts with him uifreks- when they parted. The same summer Eyvind Urar- horn went on an expedition to the West sea, and came in autumn to Ireland, to the Irish king Konofoger. In autumn Einar earl of Orkney and this Irish king met in Ulfreks-fiord*, and there was a great battle, in land, and is supposed by antiquaries to be either Dundalk bay or Strangford bay.
 * Ulfreks-fiord must, according to the Orkneyinga Saga, be in Ire-