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Fiorde district, for the purpose of collecting men. When Erling's death was reported, the news came also that there was a levy raising in Agder, Hordaland, and Rogaland. Forces were raised and a great army assembled, under Erling's sons, to pursue King Olaf.

When King Olaf retired from the battle with Erling, he went northward through the sounds, and it was late in the day. It is related that the king then made the following verses:—

Afterwards the king sailed with his fleet along the land northwards, and got certain tidings of the bonders assembling an army. There were many chiefs and lendermen at this time with King Olaf, and all the sons of Arne. Of this Biorn Guldbraascald speaks in the poem he composed about Kalf Arneson:—

King Olaf continued his voyage until he came