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 26 CHRONICLE OF THE sAGAjx. Magnus and King Harald had gone northwards to Norway. Then Swend, with his troops, came south to Denmark, and took all the royal income that winter. Chapter Towards Spring King Magnus and his relation King Of the levy Harald ordered a levy in Norway. It happened once of the two ^j^g^^ ^]^g kin o;s lay all nio:ht in the same harbour, and kings. . . next day. King Harald being first ready, made sail. Towards evening he brought up in the harbour in which Magnus and his retinue had intended to pass the night. Harald laid his vessel in the royal ground, and there set up his tents. King Magnus got under sail later in the day, and came into the harbour just as King Harald had done pitching his tents. They saw then that King Harald had taken up the king's ground, and intended to lie there. After King Mag- nus had ordered the sails to be taken in, he said, vessel to lay out their oars, and some will open the hatches and bring up the arms and arm themselves ; for if they will not make way for us, we will fight them." Now when King Harald sees that King Magnus will give him battle, he says to his men, " Cut our land-fastenings, and back the ship out of the ground, for friend Magnus is in a passion." They did so, and laid the vessel out of the ground, and King Magnus laid his vessel in it. When they were now ready on both sides with their business. King Harald went with a few men on board of Kin 2^ Mas;- nus's ship. King Magnus received him in a friendly way, and bade him welcome. King Harald answered, ''I thought we were come among friends ; but just now I was in doubt if ye would have it so. But it is a truth that childhood is hasty, and I will only con- sider it as a childish freak." Then said King Magnus, " It is no childish whim, but a trait of my family, that I never forget what I have given, or what I have
 * ' The men will now get ready along both sides of the