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 302 CHKONICLE OF THE SAGA XVI. Chapter II. King Mag- nus goes to Denmark. Chapter III. Battle of Tunsberg. each of them retained the office and dignity he had held under King Inge. Erhng Skakke made himself ready to travel, fitted out ships, and had with him King Magnus, together with the household-men who were on the spot. In this expedition were the king's relatives, — Arne ; Ingerid, King Inge's mother, with her two sons ; besides John Kurteisa, a son of Sigurd Stork, and Erling's house- men, as well as those who had been Gregorius's house- men ; and they had in all ten ships. They went south to Denmark to King Waldemar and Buris Henriks- son. King Inge's brother. King Waldemar was King Magnus's blood-relation ; for Ingeborg mother of King Waldemar, and Malmfrid mother of Christina, King Magnus's mother, were cousins. The Danish king received them hospitably, and he and Erling had pri- vate meetings and consultations; and so much was known of their counsels, that King Waldemar was to aid King Magnus with such help as might be re- quired from his kingdom, to win and retain Norway. On the other hand, King Waldemar should get that domain in Norway which his ancestors Harald Gorms- son and Swend Forked-beard had possessed ; namely, the whole of Yiken as far north as Rygiarbit. This agreement was confirmed by oath and a fixed treaty. Then Erling and King Magnus made themselves ready to leave Denmark, and they sailed out of Skagen.* King Hakon went in spring, after the Easter week, north to Drontheim, and had with him the whole fleet that had belonged to King Inge. He held a Thing there in the merchant-town, and was chosen king of the whole country. Then he made Sigurd of Royr an earl, and gave him an earldom, and after- wards proceeded southwards with his followers all the way to Yiken. The king went to Tunsberg; but
 * Skagen — the Scaw.