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 326 CHRONICLE OF THE saga vii. had built, on account of some manslaughter-mulct, — incurred in the course of his misdeeds, which he owed to the king. Thorstein, who was with the bonders' army, went forward in front of the line in which Thorer Hund stood, and said, " Here I will be, Thorer, in your ranks ; for I think if I and King Olaf meet, to be the first to drive a weapon at him, if I can get so near, to repay him for the robbery of the ship he took from me, which was the best that ever went on merchant voyage." Thorer and his men received Thorstein, and he went into their ranks. Chapter When the bonders' men and array were drawn up ^™ v e ; the lendermen addressed the men, and ordered them parationsof ^ take notice of the place to which each man belonged, sants P. ea " under which banner each should be, who there were in front of the banner, who were his side-men, and that they should be brisk and quick in taking up their places in the array ; for the army had still to go a long way, and the array might be broken in the course of march. Then they encouraged the people ; and Kalf invited all the men who had any injury to avenge on King Olaf, to place themselves under the banner which was advancing against King Olaf's own banner. They should remember the distress he had brought upon them ; and, he said, never was there a better opportu- nity to avenge their grievances, and to free themselves from the yoke and slavery he had imposed on them. " Let him," says he, " be held a useless coward who does not fight this day boldly : and they are not innocents who are opposed to you, but people who will not spare you if ye spare them." Kalf 's speech was received with loud applause, and shouts of encouragement were heard through the whole army. Chapter Thereafter the bonders' army advanced to Stiklestad, CCXXXVT " of the where King Olaf was already with his people. Kalf king's and an( j Harek went in front, at the head of the army