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212。　OF　VAGABOND…MEN。

There　were　two　men；　the　one　called　Gauka…Thorer；　the　other　Afrafaste；　who　were　vagabonds　and　great　robbers；　and　had　a　company　of　thirty　men　such　as　themselves。　　These　two　men　were　larger　and　stronger　than　other　men；　and　they　wanted　neither　courage　nor　impudence。　　These　men　heard　speak　of　the　army　that　was　crossing　the　country；　and　said　among　themselves　it　would　be　a　clever　counsel　to　go　to　the　king；　follow　him　to　his　country；　and　go　with　him　into　a　regular　battle；　and　try　themselves　in　this　work；　for　they　had　never　been　in　any　battle　in　which　people　were　regularly　drawn　up　in　line；　and　they　were　curious　to　see　the　king's　order　of　battle。　　This　counsel　was　approved　of　by　their　comrades；　and　accordingly　they　went　to　the　road　on　which　King　Olaf　was　to　pass。　　When　they　came　there　they　presented　themselves　to　the　king；　with　their　followers；　fully　armed。　　They　saluted　him；　and　he　asked　what　people　they　were。　　They　told　their　names；　and　said　they　were　natives　of　the　place；　and　told　their　errand；　and　that　they　wished　to　go　with　the　king。　　The　king　said；　it　appeared　to　him　there　was　good　help　in　such　folks。　　〃And　I　have　a　great　inclination；〃　said　he；　〃to　take　such；　but　are　ye　Christian　men？〃

Gauka…Thorer　replies；　that　he　is　neither　Christian　nor　heathen。　〃I　and　my　comrades　have　no　faith　but　on　ourselves；　our　strength；　and　the　luck　of　victory；　and　with　this　faith　we　slip　through　sufficiently　well。〃

The　king　replies；　〃A　great　pity　it　is　that　such　brave　slaughtering　fellows　did　not　believe　in　Christ　their　Creator。〃

Thorer　replies；　〃Is　there　any　Christian　man；　king；　in　thy　following；　who　stands　so　high　in　the　air　as　we　two　brothers？〃

The　king　told　them　to　let　themselves　be　baptized；　and　to　accept　the　true　faith。　　〃Follow　me　then；　and　I　will　advance　you　to　great　dignities；　but　if　ye　will　not　do　so；　return　to　your　former　vocation。〃

Afrafaste　said　he　would　not　take　on　Christianity；　and　he　turned　away。

Then　said　Gauka…Thorer；　〃It　is　a　great　shame　that　the　king　drives　us　thus　away　from　his　army；　and　I　never　before　came　where　I　was　not　received　into　the　company　of　other　people；　and　I　shall　never　return　back　on　this　account。〃　　They　joined　accordingly　the　rear　with　other　forest…men；　and　followed　the　troops。　　Thereafter　the　king　proceeded　west　up　to　the　keel…ridge　of　the　country。



213。　OF　KING　OLAF'S　VISION。

Now　when　King　Olaf；　coming　from　the　east；　went　over　the　keel…　ridge　and　descended　on　the　west　side　of　the　mountain；　where　it　declines　towards　the　sea；　he　could　see　from　thence　far　over　the　country。　　Many　people　rode　before　the　king　and　many　after；　and　he　himself　rode　so　that　there　was　a　free　space　around　him。　　He　was　silent；　and　nobody　spoke　to　him；　and　thus　he　rode　a　great　part　of　the　day　without　looking　much　about　him。　　Then　the　bishop　rode　up　to　him；　asked　him　why　he　was　so　silent；　and　what　he　was　thinking　of；　for；　in　general；　he　was　very　cheerful；　and　very　talkative　on　a　journey　to　his　men；　so　that　all　who　were　near　him　were　merry。　The　king　replied；　full　of　thought；　〃Wonderful　things　have　come　into　my　mind　a　while　ago。　　As　I　just　now　looked　over　Norway；　out　to　the　west　from　the　mountains；　it　came　into　my　mind　how　many　happy　days　I　have　had　in　that　land。　　It　appeared　to　me　at　first　as　if　I　saw　over　all　the　Throndhjem　country；　and　then　over　all　Norway；　and　the　longer　this　vision　was　before　my　eyes　the　farther；　methought；　I　saw；　until　I　looked　over　the　whole　wide　world；　both　land　and　sea。　　Well　I　know　the　places　at　which　I　have　been　in　former　days；　some　even　which　I　have　only　heard　speak　of；　and　some　I　saw　of　which　I　had　never　heard；　both　inhabited　and　uninhabited；　in　this　wide　world。〃　　The　bishop　replied　that　this　was　a　holy　vision；　and　very　remarkable。



214。　OF　THE　MIRACLE　ON　THE　CORN　LAND。

When　the　king　had　come　lower　down　on　the　mountain；　there　lay　a　farm　before　him　called　Sula；　on　the　highest　part　of　Veradal　district；　and　as　they　came　nearer　to　the　house　the　corn…land　appeared　on　both　sides　of　the　path。　　The　king　told　his　people　to　proceed　carefully；　and　not　destroy　the　corn　to　the　bondes。　　The　people　observed　this　when　the　king　was　near；　but　the　crowd　behind　paid　no　attention　to　it；　and　the　people　ran　over　the　corn；　so　that　it　was　trodden　flat　to　the　earth。　　There　dwelt　a　bonde　there　called　Thorgeir　Flek；　who　had　two　sons　nearly　grown　up。　　Thorgeir　received　the　king　and　his　people　well；　and　offered　all　the　assistance　in　his　power。　　The　king　was　pleased　with　his　offer；　and　asked　Thorgeir　what　was　the　news　of　the　country；　and　if　any　forces　were　assembled　against　him。　　Thorgeir　says　that　a　great　army　was　drawn　together　in　the　Throndhjem　country；　and　that　there　were　some　lendermen　both　from　the　south　of　the　country；　and　from　Halogaland　in　the　north；　〃but　I　do　not　know；〃　says　he。　〃if　they　are　intended　against　you；　or　going　elsewhere。〃　　Then　he　complained　to　the　king　of　the　damage　and　waste　done　him　by　the　people　breaking　and　treading　down　all　his　corn　fields。　　The　king　said　it　was　ill　done　to　bring　upon　him　any　loss。　　Then　the　king　rode　to　where　the　corn　had　stood；　and　saw　it　was　laid　flat　on　the　earth；　and　he　rode　round　the　field；　and　said；　〃I　expect；　bonde；　that　God　will　repair　thy　loss；　so　that　the　field；　within　a　week；　will　be　better；〃　and　it　proved　the　best　of　the　corn；　as　the　king　had　said。　　The　king　remained　all　night　there；　and　in　the　morning　he　made　himself　ready；　and　told　Thorgeir　the　bonde　to　accompany　him　and　Thorgear　offered　his　two　sons　also　for　the　journey；　and　although　the　king　said　that　he　did　not　want　them　with　him；　the　lads　would　go。　　As　they　would　not　stay　behind；　the　king's　court…　men　were　about　binding　them；　but　the　king　seeing　it　said；　〃Let　them　come　with　us；　the　lads　will　come　safe　back　again。〃　　And　it　was　with　the　lads　as　the　king　foretold。



215。　OF　THE　BAPTISM　OF　THE　VAGABOND　FOREST…MEN。

Thereafter　the　army　advanced　to　Staf；　and　when　the　king　reached　Staf's　moor　he　halted。　　There　he　got　the　certain　information　that　the　bondes　were　advancing　with　an　army　against　him；　and　that　he　might　soon　expect　to　have　a　battle　with　them。　　He　mustered　his　force　here；　and；　after　reckoning　them　up；　found　there　were　in　the　army　900　heathen　men；　and　when　he　came　to　know　it　he　ordered　them　to　allow　themselves　to　be　baptized；　saying　that　he　would　have　no　heathens　with　him　in　battle。　　〃We　must　not；〃　says　he；　〃put　our　confidence　in　numbers；　but　in　God　alone　must　we　trust；　for　through　his　power　and　favour　we　must　be　victorious；　and　I　will　not　mix　heathen　people　with　my　own。〃　　When　the　heathens　heard　this；　they　held　a　council　among　themselves；　and　at　last　400　men　agreed　to　be　baptized；　but　500　men　refused　to　adopt　Christianity；　and　that　body　returned　home　to　their　land。　　Then　the　brothers　Gauka…Thorer　and　Afrafaste　presented　themselves　to　the　king；　and　offered　again　to　follow　him。　　The　king　asked　if　they　had　now　taken　baptism。　　Gauka…Thorer　replied　that　they　had　not。　　Then　the　king　ordered　them　to　accept　baptism　and　the　true　faith；　or　otherwise　to　go　away。　　They　stepped　aside　to　talk　with　each　other　on　what　resolution　they　should　take。　　Afrafaste　said；　〃To　give　my　opinion；　I　will　not　turn　back；　but　go　into　the　battle；　and　take　a　part　on　the　one　side　or　the　other；　and　I　don't　care　much　in　which　army　I　am。〃　　Gauka…Thorer　replies；　〃If　I　go　into　battle　I　will　give　my　help　to　the　king；　for　he　has　most　need　of　help。　　And　if　I　must　believe　in　a　God；　why　not　in　the　white　Christ　as　well　as　in　any　other？　　Now　it　is　my　advice；　therefore；　that　we　let　ourselves　be　baptized；　since　the　king　insists　so　much　upon　it；　and　then　go　into　the　battle　with　him。〃　　They　all　agreed　to　this；　and　went　to　the　king；　and　said　they　would　receive　baptism。　　Then　they　were　baptized　by　a　priest；　and　the　baptism　was　confirmed　by　the　bishop。　　The　king　then　took　them　into　the　troop　of　his　court…men；　and　said　they　should　fight　under　his　banner　in　the　battle。



216。　KING　OLAF'S　SPEECH。

King　Olaf　got　certain　intelligence　now　that　it　would　be　but　a　short　time　until　he　had　a　battle　with　the　bondes；　and　after　he　had　mustered　his　men；　and　reckoned　up　the　force；　he　had　more　than　3000　men；　which　appears　to　be　a　great　army　in　one　field。　　Then　the　king　made　the　following　speech　to　the　people：　〃We　have　a　great　army；　and　excellent　troops；　and　now　I　will　tell　you；　my　men；　how　I　will　have　our　force　drawn　up。　　I　will　let　my　banner　go　forward　in　the　middle　of　the　army；　and　my…court…men；　and　pursuivants　shall　follow　it；　together　with　the　war　forces　that　joined　us　from　the　Uplands；　and　also　those　who　may　come　to　us　here　in　the　Throndhjem　land。　　On　the　right　hand　of　my　banner　shall　be　Dag　Hringson；　with　all　the　men　he　brought　to　our　aid；　and　he　shall　have　the　second　banner。　　And　on　the　left　hand　of　our　line　shall　the　men　be　whom　the　Swedish　king　gave　us；　together　with　all　the　people　who　came　to　us　in　Sweden；　and　they　shall　have　the　third　banner。　　I　will　also　have　the　people　divide　themselves　into　distinct　flocks　or　parcels；　so　that　relations　and　acquaintances　should　be　together；　for　thus　they　defend　each　other　best；　and　know　each　other。　　We　will　have　all　our　men　distinguished　by　a　mark；　so　as　to　be　a　field…token　upon　their　helmets　and　shields；　by　painting　the　holy　cross　thereupon　with　white　colour。　　When　we　come　into　battle　we　sha