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 118 CHRONICLE OF THE saga vii. preceding summer to marry his daughter Ingigerd to Noi^ King Jarisleif. King Olaf talked about the business S e of by w i tn Ingigerd, and told her it was his pleasure that Sweden. s h e should marry King Jarisleif. She replied, " If I marry King Jarisleif, I must have as my bride-gift the town and earldom of Ladoga." The Russian em- bassadors agreed to this, on the part of their sove- reign. Then said Ingigerd, " If I go east to Russia, I must choose the man in Sweden whom I think most suitable to accompany me ; and I must stipulate that he shall not have any less title, or in any respect less dignity, privilege, and consideration there, than he has here." This the king and the embassadors agreed to, and gave their hands upon it in confirm- ation of the condition. " And who," asked the king, " is the man thou wilt take with thee as thy attendant?" " That man," she replied, " is my relation Earl Rognvald." The king replies, " I have resolved to reward Earl Rognvald in a different manner for his treason against his master in going to Norway with my daughter, and giving her as a concubine to that fellow, who he knew was my greatest enemy. I shall hang him up this summer." Then Ingigerd begged her father to be true to the promise he had made her, and had confirmed by giv- ing his hand upon it. By her entreaties it was at last agreed that the king should promise to let Earl Rognvald go in peace from Sweden, but that he should never again appear in the king's presence, or come back to Sweden while Olaf reigned. Ingigerd then sent messengers to the earl to bring him these tidings, and to appoint a place of meeting. The earl imme- diately prepared for his journey; rode up to East Got- land ; procured there a vessel, and, with his retinue, joined Ingigerd, and they proceeded together eastward