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 KINGS OF NORWAY. 27 not given. If this trifle had been settled against my saga^ix. will, there would soon have followed some other dis- cord like it. In all particulars I will hold the agree- ment between us ; but in the same way we will have all that belongs to us by that right." King Harald coolly replied, that it is an old custom for the wisest to give way; and returned to his ship. From such circumstances it was found difficult to preserve good understanding between the kings. King Magnus's men said he was in the right ; but others, less wise, thought there was some slight put upon Harald in the business. King Harald's men, besides, insisted that the agreement was only that King Magnus should have the preference of the harbour-ground when they arrived together, but that King Harald was not bound to draw out of his place when he came first. They observed, also, that King Harald had conducted himself well and wisely in the matter. Those who viewed the business in the worst light insisted that King Magnus wanted to break the agreement, and that he had done King Harald injustice, and put an affront on him. Such disputes were talked over so long among foolish people, that the spirit of disagreeing affected the kings themselves. Many other things also occurred, in which the kings appeared determined to have each his own way ; but of these little will be set do^vn here. The kings Magnus and Harald sailed with their Chapter fleet south to Denmark ; and when Swend heard of King their approach, he fled away east to Scania. Mas^nus Magnus 1 TT 1 1 • 1 • V^ 11 • *^^ Good's and Harald remamed m Denmark late m summer, death. and subdued the whole country. In autumn they were in Jutland. One night, as King Magnus lay in his bed, it appeared to him in a dream that he was in the same place as his father Saint Olaf, and that he spoke to him thus : " Wilt thou choose, my son, to follow me, or to become a mighty king, and have long