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many wonders�察�tell him to make it clear sunshine to´morrow forenoon�察�and 

then we shall meet here again�察�and do one of two things��either agree with 

you about this business�察�or fight you。' And they separated for the day。; 

     Overnight the king instructed Kolbein the Strong�察�an immense fellow�察�

the same who killed Gunhild's two brothers�察�that he�察�Kolbein�察�must stand 

next   him   to´morrow�察  �people   must   go   down   to   where   the   ships   of   the 

Bonders lay�察�and punctually bore holes in every one of them�察�_item_�察�to 

the farms where their horses wore�察�and punctually unhalter the whole of 

them�察�and let them loose�此�all which was done。 Snorro continues�此�

     ;Now the king was in prayer all night�察�beseeching God of his goodness 

and mercy to release him from evil。 When mass was ended�察�and morning 

was    gray�察  �the  king   went    to  the  Thing。   When     he   came    thither�察 �some 

Bonders had already arrived�察�and they saw a great crowd coming along�察�

and   bearing   among   them   a   huge   man's   image�察  �glancing   with   gold   and 

silver。 When the Bonders who were at the Thing saw it�察�they started up�察�

and   bowed   themselves   down   before   the   ugly   idol。   Thereupon   it   was   set 

down upon the Thing field�察�and on the one side of it sat the Bonders�察�and 

on the other the King and his people。 

     ;Then Dale Gudbrand stood up and said�察�'Where now�察�king�察�is thy God�拭�

I think he will now carry his   head lower�察�and neither thou�察�nor the   man 

with the horn�察�sitting beside thee there�察�whom thou callest Bishop�察�are so 

bold to´day as on the former days。 For now our God�察�who rules over all�察�is 

come�察�and looks on you with an angry eye�察�and now I see well enough that 

you are terrified�察�and scarcely dare raise your eyes。 Throw away now all 



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your opposition�察�and believe in the God who has your fate wholly in his 

hands。' 

     ;The king now whispers to Kolbein the  Strong�察�without the  Bonders 

perceiving it�察�'If it come so in the course of my speech that the Bonders 

look another way than towards their idol�察�strike him as hard as thou canst 

with thy club。' 

     ;The king then stood up and spoke。 'Much hast thou talked to us this 

morning�察�and greatly hast thou wondered that thou canst not see our God�察�

but we expect that he will soon come to us。 Thou wouldst frighten us with 

thy God�察�who is both blind and deaf�察�and cannot even move about without 

being carried�察�but now I expect it will be but a short time before he meets 

his fate�此�for turn your eyes towards the east��behold our God advancing in 

great light。' 

     ;The sun was rising�察�and all turned to look。 At that moment Kolbein 

gave their God a stroke�察�so that he quite burst asunder�察�and there ran out of 

him mice as big almost as cats�察�and reptiles and adders。 The Bonders were 

so terrified that some fled to their ships�察�but when they sprang out upon 

them   the   ships   filled   with   water�察  �and   could   not   get   away。   Others   ran   to 

their horses�察�but could not find them。 The king then ordered the Bonders to 

be   called   together�察  �saying   he   wanted   to   speak   with   them�察  �on   which   the 

Bonders came back�察�and the Thing was again seated。 

     ;The king rose up and said�察�'I do not understand what your noise and 

running   mean。 You   yourselves   see   what   your   God   can   do��the   idol   you 

adorned with gold and silver�察�and brought meat and provisions to。 You see 

now that the protecting powers�察�who used and got good of all that�察�were 

the mice and adders�察�the reptiles and lizards�察�and surely they do ill who 

trust   to   such�察  �and   will   not   abandon   this   folly。   Take   now   your   gold   and 

ornaments that are lying strewed on the grass�察�and give them to your wives 

and daughters�察�but never hang them hereafter upon stocks and stones。 Here 

are two conditions between us to choose upon�此�either accept Christianity�察�

or   fight   this   very  day�察  �and   the   victory  be   to   them  to   whom  the   God   we 

worship gives it。' 

     ;Then   Dale   Gudbrand   stood   up   and   said�察  �'We   have   sustained   great 

damage upon our God�察�but since he will not help us�察�we will believe in the 



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God whom thou believest in。' 

     ;Then all received Christianity。 The Bishop baptized Gudbrand and his 

son。 King Olaf and Bishop Sigurd left behind them teachers�察�and they who 

met as enemies parted as friends。 And afterwards Gudbrand built a church 

in the valley。;��13�А�

     Olaf was by no means an unmerciful man��much the reverse where he 

saw good cause。 There was a wicked old King Raerik�察�for example�察�one of 

those five kinglets whom�察�with their bits of armaments�察�Olaf by stratagem 

had     surrounded      one    night�察  �and    at  once    bagged     and    subjected     when 

morning   rose�察  �all   of   them   consenting�察  �all   of   them   except   this   Raerik�察�

whom Olaf�察�as the readiest sure course�察�took home with him�察�blinded�察�and 

kept in his own house�察�finding there was no alternative but that or death to 

the obstinate old dog�察�who was a kind of distant cousin withal�察�and could 

not   conscientiously   be   killed。   Stone´blind   old   Raerik   was   not   always   in 

murderous   humor。   Indeed�察  �for   most   part   he   wore   a   placid�察  �conciliatory 

aspect�察  �and   said   shrewd   amusing   things�察  �but   had   thrice   over   tried�察  �with 

amazing   cunning   of   contrivance�察  �though   stone´blind�察  �to   thrust   a   dagger 

into   Olaf   and   the   last   time   had   all   but   succeeded。   So   that�察  �as   Olaf   still 

refused to have him killed�察�it had become a problem what was to be done 

with   him。   Olaf's   good   humor�察  �as   well   as   _his_   quiet�察  �ready   sense   and 

practicality�察�are manifested in his final settlement of this Raerik problem。 

Olaf's laugh�察�I can perceive�察�was not so loud as Tryggveson's but equally 

hearty�察�coming from the bright mind of him� �

     Besides   blind   Raerik�察  �Olaf   had   in   his   household   one   Thorarin�察          �an 

Icelander�察     �a  remarkably       ugly    man�察   �says    Snorro�察   �but    a  far´travelled�察�

shrewdly observant�察�loyal´minded�察�and good´humored person�察�whom Olaf 

liked   to   talk   with。   ;Remarkably   ugly�察─  �says   Snorro�察   �especially   in   his 

hands and feet�察�which were large and ill´shaped to a degree。; One morning 

Thorarin�察  �who�察  �with   other   trusted   ones�察  �slept   in   Olaf's   apartment�察  �was 

lazily dozing and yawning�察�and had stretched one of his feet out of the bed 

before   the   king   awoke。 The   foot   was   still   there   when   Olaf   did   open   his 

bright eyes�察�which instantly lighted on this foot。 

     ;Well�察  �here   is   a   foot�察─  �says   Olaf�察  �gayly�察   �which one   seldom  sees   the 

match   of�察  �I   durst   venture   there   is   not   another   so    ugly   in   this   city   of 



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Nidaros。; 

     ;Hah�察�king� ─�said Thorarin�察 �there are few things one cannot match if 

one seek long and take pains。 I would bet�察�with thy permission�察�King�察�to 

find an uglier。; 

     ;Done� ─�cried Olaf。 Upon which Thorarin stretched out the other foot。 

     ;A still uglier�察─�cried he�察 �for it has lost the little toe。; 

     ;Ho�察�ho� ─�said Olaf�察 �but it is I who have gained the bet。 The _less_ of 

an ugly thing the less ugly�察�not the more� ─�

     Loyal Thorarin respectfully submitted。 

     ;What is to be my penalty�察�then�拭�The king it is that must decide。; 

     ;To take me that wicked old Raerik to Leif Ericson in Greenland。; 

     Which the Icel

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