the Danish King Svein's
son, married Ingegerd, a daughter of King Harald, and sister of King
Olaf of Norway. King Olaf Haraldson, who was called by some Olaf Kyrre,
but by many Olaf the Bonde, had a son by Thora, Joan's daughter, who was
called Magnus, and was one of the handsomest lads that could be seen,
and was promising in every respect. He was brought up in the king's
court.

6. MIRACLES OF KING OLAF THE SAINT.

King Olaf had a church of stone built in Nidaros, on the spot where King
Olaf's body had first been buried, and the altar was placed directly
over the spot where the king's grave had been. This church was
consecrated and called Christ Church; and King Olaf's shrine was removed
to it, and was placed before the altar, and many miracles took place
there. The following summer, on the same day of the year as the church
was consecrated, which was the day before Olafsmas, there was a great
assemblage of people, and then a blind man was restored to sight. And on
the mass-day itself, when the shrine and the holy relics were taken out
and carried, and the shrine itself, according to custom, was taken and
set down in the churchyard, a man who had long been dumb recovered his
speech again, and sang with flowing tongue praise-hymns to God, and to
the honour of King Olaf the Saint. The third miracle was of a woman
who had come from Svithjod, and had suffered much distress on this
pilgrimage from her blindness; but trusting in God's mercy, had come
travelling to this solemnity. She was led blind into the church to hear
mass this day; but before the service was ended she saw with both
eyes, and got her sight fully and clearly, although she had been blind
fourteen years. She returned with great joy, praising God and King Olaf
the Saint.

7. OF THE SHRINE OF KING OLAF THE SAINT.

There happened a circumstance in Nidaros, when King Olaf's coffin was
being carried about through the streets, that it became so heavy that
people could not lift it from the spot. Now when the coffin was set
down, the street was broken up to see what was under it at that spot,
and the body of a child was found which had been murdered and concealed
there. The body was carried away, the street put in order again as it
had been before, and the shrine carried on according to custom.

8. KING OLAF WAS BLESSED WITH PEACE.

In the days of King Olaf there were bountiful harvests in Norway and
many good things. In no man's life had