was
proclaimed king. Then he went north across the fjords, and most people
supported his cause. So says Ivar Ingemundson:--

"On Harald's fall
The bondes all,
In Hord and Sogn,
Took Magnus' son.
The Things swore too
They would be true
To this new head
In Harald's stead."

King Harald was buried in the old Christ church.

SAGA OF SIGURD, INGE, AND EYSTEIN, THE SONS OF HARALD

PRELIMINARY REMARKS.

Sigurd died A.D. 1155, Eystein 1157, and Inge 1161.

Other literature is "Morkinskinna" and "Fagrskinna."

Sigurd Slembe is the subject of a drama by Bjornstjerne Bjornson,
translated into English by William Morton Payne, and published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1888.

Skalds quoted are: Kolle, Einar Skulason, and Thorbjorn Skakkaskald.

1. HISTORY OF KINGS SIGURD AND INGE.

Queen Ingerid, and with her the lendermen and the court which had been
with King Harald, resolved to send a fast-sailing vessel to Throndhjem
to make known King Harald's death, and also to desire the Throndhjem
people to take King Harald's son Sigurd for king. He was then in the
north, and was fostered by Sadagyrd Bardson. Queen Ingerid herself
proceeded eastward immediately to Viken. Inge was the name of her son by
King Harald, and he was then fostered by Amunde Gyrdson, a grandson of
Logberse. When they came to Viken a Borgar-thing was immediately called
together, at which Inge, who was in the second year of his age, was
chosen king. This resolution was supported by Amunde and Thjostolf
Alason, together with many other great chiefs. Now when the tidings came
north to Throndhjem that King Harald was murdered, the Throndhjem people
took Sigurd, King Harald's son, to be the king; and this resolution was
supported by Ottar Birting, Peter Saudaulfson, the brothers Guthorm
of Reine, and Ottar Balle, sons of Asolf and many other great chiefs.
Afterwards the whole nation almost submitted to the brothers, and
principally because their father was considered holy; and the country
took the oath to them, that the kingly power should not go to any other
man as long as any of King Harald's sons were alive.

2. OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN.

Sigurd Slembe sailed north around Stad; and when he came to North More,
he found that letters and full powers had arrived before him from the
leaders who had given in their allegiance to Harald's sons; so that
there he got no welcome or help. As Sigurd h