nd, the people shot at them even when there were only two or three
together, from which the ill-will of the country people towards them
was evident. When they came to Tunsberg, King Valdemar summoned a
Hauga-thing; but nobody attended it from the country parts. Then
Valdemar spoke thus to his troops: "It is evident that all the
country-people are against us; and now we have two things to choose: the
one to go through the country, sword in hand, sparing neither man nor
beast; the other is to go back without effecting our object. And it
is more my inclination to go with the army to the East against the
heathens, of whom we have enough before us in the East country, than to
kill Christian people here, although they have well deserved it." All
the others had a greater desire for a foray; but the king ruled, and
they all returned back to Denmark without effecting their purpose. They
pillaged, however, all around in the distant islands, or where the
king was not in the neighbourhood. They then returned south to Denmark
without doing anything.

28. ERLING'S EXPEDITION TO JUTLAND.

As soon as Erling heard that a Danish force had come to Viken, he
ordered a levy through all the land, both of men and ships, so that
there was a great assemblage of men in arms; and with this force he
proceeded eastward along the coast. But when he came to Lidandisnes,
he heard that the Danish army had returned south to Denmark, after
plundering all around them in Viken. Then Erling gave all the people of
the levy permission to return home; but he himself and some lendermen,
with many vessels, sailed to Jutland after the Danes. When they came to
a place called Dyrsa, the Danes who had returned from the expedition lay
there with many ships. Erling gave them battle, and there was a fight,
in which the Danes soon fled with the loss of many people; and Erling
and his men plundered the ships and the town, and made a great booty,
with which they returned to Norway. Thereafter, for a time, there was
hostility between Norway and Denmark.

29. ERLING'S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK.

The princess Krisfin went south in autumn (A.D. 1165) to Denmark, to
visit her relation King Valdemar, who was her cousin. The king received
her kindly, and gave her fiefs in his kingdom, so that she could
support her household well. She often conversed with the king, who was
remarkably kind towards her. In the spring following (A.D. 1166) Kristin
sent to Erling, and beg