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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 309 war-horns, and that the ships should be attacked saga xvi. which had not lost their men ; saying that they would never have such another opportunity of avenging King Inge. Thereupon they all raised a war-shout, encouraged each other, and rushed to the assault. In this tumult King Hakon received his death-wound. When his men knew he had fallen they rowed with all their might against the enemy, threw away their shields, slashed with both hands, and cared not for life. This heat and recklessness, however, proved soon a great loss to them ; for Erling's men saw the unprotected parts of their bodies, and where their blows would have effect. The greater part of Hakon's men who remained fell here ; and it was principally owing to the want of numbers, as they were not enough to defend, themselves. They could not get quarter, also, excepting those whom the chiefs took under their protection and bound themselves to pay ransom for. The following of Hakon's people fell : Sigurd Kapa, Sigurd Hiupa, and Rognvald Kunta; but some ships' crews got way, rowed into the fiords, and thus saved their lives. Hakon's body was carried to Raumsdal, and buried there; but afterwards his brother. King Sverrer, had the body transported north to the merchant town Nidaros, and laid in the stone-wall of Christ church south of the choir. Earl Si^rurd, Eindrid Uno-e, Onund Simunsson, Chapter Frederik Keina, and other chiefs kept the troop to- Flight of gether, left the ships in Raumsdal, and went up to *^jy.^^5^ the Uplands. King Magnus and his father Erling Hakon'^s sailed with their troops north to Nidaros in Dron- ™^"* theim, and subdued the country as they went along. Erling called together an Ore-thing, at which King Magnus was proclaimed king of all Norway. Erling, however, remained there but a short time ; for he thought the Drontheim people were not well affected X 3