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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 335 in the valley. Go after them with war-force, and let saga vn. no mother's son of them escape with life ; for that is what they intended for us if they had got the upper hand in the battle, and the same they would do now if they met us hereafter, and had better luck than we. It may also be that they will linger in the valley if they have nothing to be frightened for, and then they would not proceed very gently in the inhabited coun- try." The bonders made many words about this, urging the chiefs to advance directly, and kill those who had escaped. Now when the chiefs talked over this matter among themselves, they thought there was much truth in what the bonders said. They resolved, therefore, that Thorer Hund should undertake this expedition through Vaerdal, with 600 men of his own troops. Then, towards evening, he set out with his men ; and Thorer continued his march without halt until he came in the night to Suul, where he heard the news that Dag Kingson had come there in the evening, with many other flocks of the king's men, and had halted there until they took supper, but were afterwards gone up to the Fielde. Then Thorer said he did not care to pursue them up through the Fielde, and he returned down the valley again, and they did not kill many of them this time. The bonders then returned to their homes, and the following day Thorer, with his people, went to their ships. The part of the king's men who were still on their legs concealed themselves in the forests, and some got help from the people. Harald Si^urdsson * was severely wounded ; but Chapter Eognvald Brusesson brought him to a bonder's the 0fthe ' night after the battle, and the bonder took in Harald, kin s' s and healed his wound in secret, and afterwards gave Haraw' him his son to attend him. They went secretly over Sl s urdsson -
 * King Olaf s half-brother, the son of Sigurd Syr.