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 128 CHHONICLE OF THE SAGA VII. Chapter XCVII. Meeting of recon- ciliation between the kings, and their game at dice. Thereafter King Onund took a court, and chose chiefs to be around him ; and they had as many attendants in their suite as were thought necessary, so that he gave the whole assemblage of bonders leave to return home. After that embassadors went be- tween the two kings ; and at last they had a meeting, and came to an agreement, Olaf was to remain king over the country as long as he lived ; but should hold peace and be reconciled with King Olaf of Norway, and also with all who had taken part in this business. Onund should also be king, and have a part of the land, such as the father and son should agree upon ; but should be bound to support the bonders in case King Olaf did any thing which the bonders would not suffer. Thereafter embassadors were sent to Norway to Kino* Olaf, with the errand that he should come with his retinue to a meeting at Konghelle with the Swedish kings, and that the Swedish kings would there confirm their reconciliation. When King Olaf heard this message, he was willing, now as formerly, to enter into the agreement, and proceeded to the appointed place. There the Swedish kings also came; and the relations, when they met, bound themselves mutually to peace and agreement. Olaf the Swedish king was then remarkably mild in manner, and agree- able to talk with. Thorstein Frode relates of this meeting, that there was a farm in Hissing which had sometimes belonged to Norway, and sometimes to Gotland. The kings came to the agreement between themselves that they would cast lots by the dice to de- termine who should have this property, and that he who threw the highest should have the farm. The Swedish king threw two sixes, and said King Olaf need scarcely throw. He replied, while shaking the dice in his hand, " Although there be two sixes on the dice, it would be easy, sire, for God Almighty to let them