a
half-district in the Throndhjem land. Of this Stein Herdison speaks in
his song about Ulf.

39. OF THE BUILDING OF CHURCHES AND HOUSES.

King Magnus Olafson built Olaf's church in the town (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
construct 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 sandhill 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 difficult 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.

40. BEGINNING OF HAKON IVARSON'S STORY.

There was a man called Ivar the White, who was a brave lenderman
dwelling 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 Norway for beauty, strength and perfection of figure. In his
very youth he had been sent out on war expeditions, where he acquired
great honour and consideration, and became afterwards one of the most
celebrated men.

41. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.

Einar Tambaskelfer was the most powerful lenderman in the Throndhjem
land. There was but little friendship between him and King Harald,
although Einar retained all the fiefs he had held while Magnus the Good
lived. Einar had many large estates, and was married to Bergliot, a
daughter of Earl Hakon, as related above. Their son Eindride was grown
up, and married to Sigrid, a daughter of Ketil Kalf and Gunhild, King
Harald's sister's daughter. Eindride had inherited the beauty of his
mother's father, Earl Hakon, and his sons; and in size and strength
he took after his father, Einar, and also in all bodily perfections by
which Einar had been distinguished above other men. He was, also, as
w