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 116 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA XI. King Magnus proceeded north to the merchant Chavtkr town (Nidaros), and on his arrival went straight to ,, ,^^', the kinof's house, and there took up his abode. He Hakon3 O ir» n t ' deatii. remained here the nrst part of the wmter, and kept seven long-ships in the open water of the river Nid, abreast of the king's house. Now when King Hakon heard that King Magnus was come to Drontheim, he came from the East over the Dovrefield, and thence down upon Drontheim to the merchant town, where he took up his abode in the house of Skule, opposite to Clement's church, which had formerly been the king's house. King Magnus was ill pleased with the great gifts which Hakon had given to the bonders to gain their favour, and thought it was so much given out of his own property. This irritated his mind ; and he thought he had suffered injustice from his relative in this respect, that he must now put up with less in- come than his father and his predecessors before him had enjoyed; and he gave Thorer the blame. When King Hakon and Thorer observed this, they were alarmed for what Magnus might do ; and they thought it suspicious that Magnus kept long-ships afloat rigged out, and with tents. The following spring, after Can- dlemas, King Magnus left the town in the night with his ships ; the tents uj), and lights burning in the tents. They brought up at Hafring *, remained there all night, and kindled a fire on the land. Then Hakon and the men in the town thought some treachery was on foot, and he let the trumpets call all the men to- gether out on the Ore, where the whole people of the town came to him, and the people were gathering together the whole night. When it was light in the morning. King Magnus saw the people from all dis- tricts gathered together on the Ore; and he sailed out of the fiord, and proceeded south to where the Gula-
 * A promontory about two miles north of the town.