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 108 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA X. Chapteh V. King Swend Ulfsson's death. than the law allowed, or former kings kept when they went in guest-quarters or feasts which the bonders had to provide for them, the king answered, "It does not happen that I rule the kingdom better, or produce greater respect for me than ye had for my father, although I have one half more people than he had. I do not by any means do it merely to plague you, or to make your condition harder than formerly." King Swend Ulfsson died ten years after the fall of both the Haralds.* After him his son, Harald Hein, was king for three years ; then Canute the Holy for seven years; afterwards Olaf, King Swend's third son, for eight years. Olaf the king of Norway was mar- ried to Ingigerd, a daughter of Swend the Danish king ; and Olaf the Danish King Swend's son married Ingerid, a daughter of King Harald, and sister of King Olaf of jN^orway. King Olaf Haraldsson was called by some Olaf Kyrre, but by many Olaf the Bonder, because he sat in peace, without strife within or with- out the country, and gave no reasonable cause for others to plunder in his dominions. He had a son by Thora, John's daughter, who was called Magnus, and was one of the handsomest lads that could be seen, and was promising in every respect. He was brought up in the king's court. King Olaf had a church of stone built in Mdaros, Miracles of ^u thc spot whcrc King Olaf 's body had first been t^e'iahit''^ buried; and the altar was placed directly over the spot where the king's grave had been. This church was consecrated, and called Christ Church ; and King Olaf 's shrine was removed to it, and was placed before the altar, and many miracles took place there. The following summer, on the same day of the year as the church was consecrated, which was the day before Chapter VI. wiiisson. The Norwegian King Harald, and the English King Harald God-