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 38 CimONICLE OF THE SAGA IX. Chaptkr XXXIX. Of the building of churches and houses. Chapter XL. Beginning of Ilakon Ivarsson's story. dren were, Jan Sta3rke of Rosvold, and Brigita mother of Sauda Ulf, who was father of Peter Byrde-Swend, grandfather of Swend and Ulf Flys. Jan Stserke's son was Erlind Himalde, father of Archbishop Eystem and his brothers. King Harald gave Ulf the marshal the rights of a lenderman, and a hef of twelve marks income, besides a half-district in the Drontheim land. Of this Stein Herdissesson speaks in his song about Ulf. King Magnus Olafsson built Olaf 's church in the to^vn (Nidaros), on the spot where Olaf 's body was set down for the night, and which, at that time, was above the town. He also had the king's house built there. The church was not quite finished when the king died ; but King Harald had what was wanting completed. There, beside the house, he began to con- struct a stone hall, but it was not finished when he died. King Harald had the church called Mary Church built from the foundations up, at the sand- hill close to the spot where the king's holy remains were concealed in the earth the first winter after his fall. It was a large temple, and so strongly built with lime that it was difiicult to break it when the archbishop Eystein had it pulled down. Olaf 's holy remains were kept in Olaf's church while Mary church was building. King Harald had the king's house erected below Mary Kirk, at the side of the river, where it now is ; and he had the house in which he had made the great hall consecrated, and called Gregorius Church. There was a man called Ivar Huide, who was a brave lenderman dwelHng in the Uplands, and was a daughter's son of Earl Hakon the Great. Ivar was the handsomest man that could be seen. Ivar's son was called Hakon ; and of him it was said that he was distinguished above all men then in NorAvay for beauty, strength, and perfection of figure. In his