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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 355 When King Swend had been three years in Norway saga vn. the news was received that a force was assembled in Chapter the western countries, under a chief who called him- Q f c ^ IL self Tryggve, and gave out that he was a son of Olaf Swend's Tryggvesson and Queen Gyda of England. Now when King Swend heard that foreign troops had come to the country, he ordered out the people on a levy in the north, and the most of the lendermen hastened to him ; but Einar Tambarskelver remained at home, and would not go out with King Swend. When King Swend's order came to Kalf Arneson at Egge, that he should go out on a levy with King Swend, he took a twenty-benched ship which he owned, went on board with his house-servants, and in all haste proceeded out of the fiord, without waiting for King Swend, sailed southwards to More, and continued his voyage south until he came to Gisko Island to his brother Thorberg. Then all the brothers, the sons of Arne, held a meeting, and consulted with each other. After this Kalf returned to the north again ; but when he came to Frekosund, King Swend was lying in the sound before him. When Kalf came rowing from the south into the sound they hailed each other, and the king's men ordered Kalf to bring up with his vessel, and follow the king for the defence of the country. Kalf replies, " I have done enough, if not too much, when I fought against my own countrymen to increase the power of the Canute family." There- upon Kalf rowed away to the north until he came home to Egge. None of these Arnesons appeared at this levy to accompany the king. He steered with his fleet southwards along the land ; but as he could not hear the least news of any fleet having come from the west, he steered south to Rogaland, and all the way to Agder : for many guessed that Tryggve would first make his attempt on Viken, because his fore- fathers had been there, and had most of their strength A A 2