thou wilt succeed
in it if any man can, and bring about a reconciliation; and then choose
whatever favour from us thou wilt."

Fin says, "Hold thou thy word, king, and I will choose my petition.
I will desire to have peace and safe residence in the country for my
brother Kalf, and all his estates restored; and also that he receive all
the dignity and power he had when he left the country."

The king assented to all that Fin laid down, and it was confirmed by
witnesses and shake of hand.

Then said Fin, "What shall I offer Hakon, who rules most among
his relations in the land, to induce him to agree to a treaty and
reconciliation with thee?"

The king replies, "Thou shalt first hear what Hakon on his part requires
for making an agreement; then promote my interest as thou art best able;
and deny him nothing in the end short of the kingdom."

Then King Harald proceeded southwards to More, and drew together men in
considerable numbers.

47. OF FIN ARNASON'S JOURNEY.

Fin Arnason proceeded to the town and had with him his house-servants,
nearly eighty men. When he came into the town he held a Thing with the
town's people. Fin spoke long and ably at the Thing; and told the town's
people, and bondes, above all things not to have a hatred against their
king, or to drive him away. He reminded them of how much evil they had
suffered by acting thus against King Olaf the Saint; and added, that
the king was willing to pay penalty for this murder, according to the
judgment of understanding and good men. The effect of Fin's speech was
that the bondes promised to wait quietly until the messengers came back
whom Bergliot had sent to the Uplands to her relative, Hakon Ivarson.
Fin then went out to Orkadal with the men who had accompanied him to
the town. From thence he went up to Dovrefield, and eastwards over the
mountains. He went first to his son-in-law, Earl Orm, who was married to
Sigrid, Fin's daughter, and told him his business.

48. OF FIN AND HAKON IVARSON.

Then Fin and Earl Orm appointed a meeting with Hakon Ivarson; and when
they met Fin explained his errand to Hakon, and the offer which
King Harald made him. It was soon seen, from Hakon's speech, that he
considered it to be his great duty to avenge the death of his relative,
Eindride; and added, that word was come to him from Throndhjem, from
which he might expect help in making head against the king. Then Fin
represented to Hakon how much better it wo