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 178 CHRONICLE OF THE saga vii. enough to sit here on thy own property, and we thy relations shall so support thee that thou wilt never more come into such trouble." Asbiorn found this advice much to his mind ; and before they parted it was firmly determined that Asbiorn should remain on his farm, and not go back to the king or enter into his service. And he did so, and sat quietly at home on his farm. Chapter After King Olaf and Erlino' Skialgsson had this PYYl Y King oiaf meeting at Angvaldsnaes, new differences arose be- vTrs^id * ween them, and increased so much that they ended Vaiders in perfect enmity. In spring the king proceeded to guest -quarters in Hordaland, and went up also to Vors, because he heard there was but little of the true faith among the people there. He held a Thing with the bonders at a place called Vang, and a number of bonders came to it fully armed. The king ordered them to adopt Christianity ; but they challenged him to battle, and it proceeded so far that the men were drawn up on both sides. But when it came to the point such a fear entered into the blood of the bonders that none would advance or command, and they chose the part which was most to their advan- tage; namely, to obey the king and receive Chris- tianity : and before the king left them they were all baptized. One day it happened that the king was riding on his way a singing of psalms, and when he came right opposite some hills he halted and said, " Man after man shall relate these my words, that I think it not advisable for any king of Norway to travel hereafter between these hills." And it is a saying among the people that the most kings since that time have avoided it. The king proceeded to Osterfiord, and came to his ships, with which he went north to Sogn, and had his living in guest-quarters there in summer : when autumn approached he turned m towards the Fiord district, and went from thence to