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 364 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA VIII. journey to Norway. Chapter VI. Death of King Ca- nute the Great and his son Swend. throughout the whole land, and the country people were rejoiced at his arrival. King Swend, Canute's son, went to Denmark, as before related, and took part in the government with his brother Hardacanute. In the same autumn King Canute the Great died in England*, the 13th Novem- ber, forty years old, and was buried at Winchester. He had been king of Denmark for twenty-seven years, and over Denmark and England together twenty-four years, and also over Norway for seven years. King Canute's son Harald was then made king in England. The same winter King Swend, Alfifa's son, died in Denmark. Thiodolf the scald made these lines con- cerning King Magnus : — " Through Sweden's dirty roads the throng Followed the king in spearmen strong. Swend Alfi flies, in truth afraid, And partly by his men betrayed : Flying to Denmark o'er the sea, He leaves the land quite clear to thee." Biorn Gulbraascald composed the following lines concerning Kalf Arneson : — " By thee the kings got each his own, — Magnus by thee got Norway's throne ; And Swend in Denmark got a seat, When out of Norway he was beat. Kalf ! it was you who showed the way To our young king, the battle-lover, — From Russia to his father's sway You showed the way, and brought him over." King Magnus ruled over Norway this winter, and Hardacanute over Denmark. vii. tR The following spring the kings on both sides ordered Fealty be- out a levy, and the news was that they would have a tweenKing ■,, r Harda- battle at the (jotha river ; but when the two armies nndKing a PP™ached each other, the lendermen in the one army Magnus. nearly twenty years over all England.
 * In the year 1036, according to the Saxon Chronicle, after reigning