heimskringla-第193章

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　wept　bitterly；　moaned；　and　prayed　with　a　sore　heart　that　the　dear　King　Olaf　would　help　him。　　Now　when　this　wounded　priest　was　sleeping　after　midnight；　he　thought　he　saw　a　gallant　man　coming　to　him；　who　spoke　these　words；　〃Thou　art　ill　off；　friend　Richard；　and　thy　strength　is　little。〃　　He　thought　he　replied　to　this　assentingly。　　Then　the　man　accosted　him　again；　〃Thou　requirest　compassion？〃　　The　priest　replies；　〃I　need　the　compassion　of　Almighty　God　and　the　holy　King　Olaf。〃　　He　answered；　〃Thou　shalt　get　it。〃　　Thereupon　he　pulled　the　tongue…　stump　so　hard　that　it　gave　the　priest　pain；　then　he　stroked　with　his　hands　his　eyes；　and　legs；　and　other　wounded　members。　　Then　the　priest　asked　who　he　was。　　He　looked　at　him；　and　said；　〃Olaf；　come　here　from　Throndhjem；〃　and　then　disappeared。　　But　the　priest　awoke　altogether　sound；　and　thus　he　spoke：　〃Happy　am　I；　and　thanks　be　to　the　Almighty　God　and　the　holy　King　Olaf；　who　have　restored　me！〃　　Dreadfully　mishandled　as　he　had　been；　yet　so　quickly　was　he　restored　from　his　misfortune　that　he　scarcely　thought　he　had　been　wounded　or　sick。　　His　tongue　was　entire；　both　his　eyes　were　in　their　places；　and　were　clear…sighted；　his　broken　legs　and　every　other　wound　were　healed；　or　were　free　from　pain；　and；　in　short；　he　had　got　perfect　health。　　But　as　a　proof　that　his　eyes　had　been　punched　out；　there　remained　a　white　scar　on　each　eyelid；　in　order　that　this　dear　king's　excellence　might　be　manifest　on　the　man　who　had　been　so　dreadfully　misused。



26。　KING　INGE　AND　SIGURD　HOLD　A　THING。

King　Eystein　and　King　Sigurd　had　quarrelled；　because　King　Sigurd　had　killed　King　Eystein's　court…man　Harald；　the　Viken　man；　who　owned　a　house　in　Bergen；　and　also　the　priest　Jon　Tapard；　a　son　of　Bjarne　Sigurdson。　　On　account　of　this　affair；　a　conference　to　settle　it　was　appointed　in　winter　in　the　Uplands。　　The　two　sat　together　in　the　conference　for　a　long　time；　and　so　much　was　known　of　their　conference　that　all　three　brothers　were　to　meet　the　following　summer　in　Bergen。　　It　was　added；　that　their　conference　was　to　the　effect　that　King　Inge　should　have　two　or　three　farms；　and　as　much　income　as　would　keep　thirty　men　beside　him；　as　he　had　not　health　to　be　a　king。　　When　King　Inge　and　Gregorius　heard　this　report；　they　came　to　Bergen　with　many　followers。　　King　Sigurd　arrived　there　a　little　later；　and　was　not　nearly　so　strong　in　men。　　Sigurd　and　Inge　had　then　been　nineteen　years　kings　of　Norway　（A。D。　1155）。　　King　Eystein　came　later　still　from　the　south　than　the　other　two　from　the　north。　　Then　King　Inge　ordered　the　Thing　to　be　called　together　on　the　holm　by　the　sound　of　trumpet；　and　Sigurd　and　Inge　came　to　it　with　a　great　many　people。　Gregorius　had　two　long…ships；　and　at　the　least　ninety　men；　whom　he　kept　in　provisions。　　He　kept　his　house…men　better　than　other　lendermen；　for　he　never　took　part　in　any　entertainment　where　each　guest　brings　his　liquor；　without　having　all　his　house…men　to　drink　with　him。　　He　went　now　to　the　Thing　in　a　gold…mounted　helmet；　and　all　his　men　had　helmets　on。　　Then　King　Inge　stood　up；　and　told　the　assembly　what　he　had　heard；　how　his　brothers　were　going　to　use　him；　and　depose　him　from　his　kingdom；　and　asked　for　their　assistance。　　The　assembled　people　made　a　good　return　to　his　speech；　and　declared　they　would　follow　him。



27。　OF　GREGORIUS　DAGSON。

Then　King　Sigurd　stood　up　and　said　it　was　a　false　accusation　that　King　Inge　had　made　against　him　and　his　brother；　and　insisted　that　Gregorius　had　invented　it；　and　insinuated　that　it　would　not　be　long；　if　he　had　his　will；　before　they　should　meet　so　that　the　golden　helmet　should　be　doffed；　and　ended　his　speech　by　hinting　that　they　could　not　both　live。　　Gregorius　replied；　that　Sigurd　need　not　long　so　much　for　this；　as　he　was　ready　now；　if　it　must　be　so。　　A　few　days　after；　one　of　Gregorius's　house…men　was　killed　out　upon　the　street；　and　it　was　Sigurd's　house…men　who　killed　him。　　Gregorius　would　then　have　fallen　upon　King　Sigurd　and　his　people；　but　King　Inge；　and　many　others；　kept　him　back。　　But　one　evening；　just　as　Queen　Ingerid；　King　Inge's　mother；　was　coming　from　vespers；　she　came　past　where　Sigurd　Skrudhyrna；　a　courtman　of　King　Inge；　lay　murdered。　　He　was　then　an　old　man；　and　had　served　many　kings。　　King　Sigurd's　courtmen；　Halyard　Gunnarson；　and　Sigurd；　a　son　of　Eystein　Trafale；　had　killed　him；　and　people　suspected　it　was　done　by　order　of　King　Sigurd。　　She　went　immediately　to　King　Inge；　and　told　him　he　would　be　a　little　king　if　he　took　no　concern；　but　allowed　his　court…men　to　be　killed；　the　one　after　the　other；　like　swine。　　The　king　was　angry　at　her　speech；　and　while　they　were　scolding　about　it；　came　Gregorius　in　helmet　and　armour；　and　told　the　king　not　to　be　angry；　for　she　was　only　saying　the　truth。　　〃And　I　am　now；〃　says　he；　〃come　to　thy　assistance；　if　thou　wilt　attack　King　Sigurd；　and　here　we　are；　above　100　men　in　helmets　and　armour；　and　with　them　we　will　attack　where　others　think　the　attack　may　be　worst。〃　　But　the　most　dissuaded　from　this　course；　thinking　that　Sigurd　would　pay　the　mulct　for　the　slaughter　done。　　Now　when　Gregorius　saw　that　there　would　be　no　assault；　he　accosted　King　Inge　thus：　〃Thou　wilt　frighten　thy　men　from　thee　in　this　way；　for　first　they　lately　killed　my　house…man；　and　now　thy　court…man；　and　afterwards　they　will　chase　me；　or　some　other　of　thy　lendermen　whom　thou　wouldst　feel　the　loss　of；　when　they　see　that　thou　art　indifferent　about　such　things；　and　at　last；　after　thy　friends　are　killed；　they　will　take　the　royal　dignity　from　thee。　　Whatever　thy　other　lendermen　may　do；　I　will　not　stay　here　longer　to　be　slaughtered　like　an　ox；　but　Sigurd　the　king　and　I　have　a　business　to　settle　with　each　other　to…night；　in　whatever　way　it　may　turn　out。　　It　is　true　that　there　is　but　little　help　in　thee　on　account　of　thy　ill　health；　but　I　should　think　thy　will　should　not　be　less　to　hold　thy　hand　over　thy　friends；　and　I　am　now　quite　ready　to　go　from　hence　to　meet　Sigurd；　and　my　banner　is　flying　in　the　yard。〃

Then　King　Inge　stood　up；　and　called　for　his　arms；　and　ordered　every　man　who　wished　to　follow　him　to　get　ready；　declaring　it　was　of　no　use　to　try　to　dissuade　him；　for　he　had　long　enough　avoided　this；　but　now　steel　must　determine　between　them。



28。　OF　KING　SIGURD'S　FALL。

King　Sigurd　sat　and　drank　in　Sigrid　Saeta's　house　ready　for　battle；　although　people　thought　it　would　not　come　to　an　assault　at　all。　　Then　came　King　Inge　with　his　men　down　the　road　from　the　smithy　shops；　against　the　house。　　Arne；　the　king's　brother…in…　law；　came　out　from　the　Sand…bridge；　Aslak　Erlendson　from　his　own　house；　and　Gregorius　from　the　street　where　all　thought　the　assault　would　be　worst。　　King　Sigurd　and　his　men　made　many　shots　from　the　holes　in　the　loft；　broke　down　the　fireplaces；　and　threw　stones　on　them。　　Gregorius　and　his　men　cut　down　the　gates　of　the　yard；　and　there　in　the　port　fell　Einar；　a　son　of　Laxapaul；　who　was　of　Sigurd's　people；　together　with　Halvard　Gunnarson；　who　was　shot　in　a　loft；　and　nobody　lamented　his　death。　　They　hewed　down　the　houses；　and　many　of　King　Sigurd's　men　left　him；　and　surrendered　for　quarter。　　Then　King　Sigurd　went　up　into　a　loft；　and　desired　to　be　heard。　　He　had　a　gilt　shield；　by　which　they　knew　him；　but　they　would　not　listen　to　him；　and　shot　arrows　at　him　as　thick　as　snow　in　a　snow…shower；　so　that　he　could　not　stay　there。　　As　his　men　had　now　left　him；　and　the　houses　were　being　hewn　down；　he　went　out　from　thence；　and　with　him　his　court…man　Thord　Husfreyja　from　Viken。　　They　wanted　to　come　where　King　Inge　was　to　be　found；　and　Sigurd　called　to　his　brother　King　Inge；　and　begged　him　to　grant　him　life　and　safety；　but　both　Thord　and　Sigurd　were　instantly　killed；　and　Thord　fell　with　great　glory。　King　Sigurd　was　interred　in　the　old　Christ　church　out　on　the　holm。　　King　Inge　gave　Gregorius　the　ship　King　Sigurd　had　owned。　There　fell　many　of　King　Sigurd's　and　King　Inge's　men；　although　I　only　name　a　few；　but　of　Gregorius's　men　there　fell　four；　and　also　some　who　belonged　to　no　party；　but　were　shot　on　the　piers；　or　out　in　the　ships。　　It　was　fought　on　a　Friday；　and　fourteen　days　before　Saint　John　the　Baptist's　day　（June　10；　1155）。　　Two　or　three　days　after　King　Eystein　came　from　the　eastward　with　thirty　ships；　and　had　along　with　him　his　brother's　son　Hakon；　a　s