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 220 SAGA VII. Chapter CXLIX. Finn Arneson's expedition to Halo- gal and. CHRONICLE OF THE part, said he would accept the terms offered. « I have no wish," says he, " to fly from my property and seek foreign masters ; but, on the contrary, will always consider it an honour to follow King Olaf, and be where he is." Then says Kalf, " I will make no oath to King Olaf, but will be with him always, so long as I retain my fiefs and dignities, and so long as the king will be my friend ; and my opinion is that we should all do the same." Finn says, " We will venture to let King Olaf himself determine in this matter." Arne Arneson says, " I was resolved to follow thee, brother Thorberg, even if thou hadst given battle to King Olaf, and I shall certainly not leave thee for listening to better counsel ; so I intend to follow thee and Finn, and accept the conditions ye have taken." Thereupon the brothers Thorberg, Finn, and Arne, went on board a vessel, rowed into the fiord, and waited upon the king. The agreement went accordingly into fulfilment, so that the brothers gave their oaths to the king. Then Thorberg endeavoured to make peace for Stein with the king ; but the king replied that Stein might for hirn depart in safety, and go where he pleased, but " in my house he can never be again." Then Thorberg and his brothers went back to their men. Kalf went to Egge, and Finn to the king ; and Thorberg, with the other men, went south to their homes. Stein went with Erling's sons ; but early in the spring he went west to England into the service of Canute the Great, and was long with him, and was treated with great distinction. Now when Finn Arneson had been a short time with King Olaf, the king called him to a conference, along with some other persons he usually held con- sultation with ; and in this conference the king spoke to this effect : — " The decision remains fixed in my mind that in spring I should raise the whole country