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 KINGS OF NOKWAY. 333 Thou hast withstood the bravest, best, saga VII. Who e'er has gone to his long rest. At Stiklestad thou wast the head ; With flying banners onwards led Thy bonder troops, and still fought on, Until he fell — the much-mourned one." Sigvat also made these verses on Biorn : — " The marshal Biorn, too, I find, A great example leaves behind, How steady courage should stand proof, Though other servants stand aloof. To Russia first his steps he bent, To serve his master still intent; And now beside his king he fell, — A noble death for scalds to tell." Dag Ringson still kept up the battle, and made in Chapter the beginning so fierce an assault that the bonders Beginning gave way, and some betook themselves to flight. <£P a s, rni i Ringson s lhere a great number of the bonders fell, and these attack, lendermen, Erlend of Gerdi and Aslak of Finno ; and the banner also which they had stood under was cut down. This onset was particularly hot, and was called Dag's storm. But nowKalf Arneson, Harek of Thiotto, and Thorer Hund turned against Dag, with the array which had followed them, and then Dag was over- whelmed with numbers ; so he betook himself to flight with the men still left him. There was a valley through which the main body of the fugitives fled, and men lay scattered in heaps on both sides ; and many were se- verely wounded, and many so fatigued that they were fit for nothing. The bonders pursued only a short way ; for their leaders soon returned back to the field of battle, where they had their friends and relations to look after. Thorer Hund went to where King Olafs body lay, Chapter took care of it, laid it straight out on the ground, and k^? LI1 ' spread a cloak over it. He told since that when he °! af ' s wiped the blood from the face it was very beautiful; shown to and there was red in the cheeks, as if he only slept, Hu'nT and even much clearer than when he was in life. The