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 174 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA XII. remains, King Eystein, a way of determining the case which I am more used to, and which I shall now apply." He then retired to his ships, had the tents taken down, laid his whole fleet out at the holm, and held a Thing of his people ; and told them that early in the morning they should land at He void, and give battle to King Eystein. But in the evening, as King Sigurd sat at his table in his ship taking his repast, before he was aware of it a man cast himself on the floor of the forehold, and at the king's feet. This was Sigurd Hranesson, who begged the king to take what course with regard to him the king himself thought proper, for he would not be the cause of any unhappy divi- sion between the brothers. Then came Bishop Magne and Queen Malmfrid, and many other great personages, and entreated forgiveness for Sigurd Hranesson ; and at their entreaty the king raised him up, took him by the hand and placed him among his men, and took him along with himself to the south part of the country. In autumn the king gave Sigurd Hranesson leave to go north to his farm, gave him an employment, and was always afterwards his friend. After this day, however, the brothers were never much together, and there was no cordiality or cheerfulness among them. Chapter In thc thirteenth year of the government of the XXII • Of King brothers. King Olaf Magnusson fell into a sickness oiaf's which ended in his death. He was buried in Christ dcatn. church in Nidaros, and many were in great grief at his death. King Oiaf's mother was Sigrid, a daughter of Saxe of Vik, a sister of Kare Ostraad, who was called the king's foster-father, and who was a great and popular man. Saxe had another daughter called Thora, who had a son called Sigurd Slembidegn, who afterwards gave himself out for a son of King Magnus Barefoot. Kare the king's foster-father was married to Borghild, a daughter of Dag Eilifsson ; and their