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earnest�察  �almost   sacred   tone�察  �devout   above   all。   Stickelstad�察  �a   small   poor 

hamlet still standing where the valley ends�察�was seen by Olaf�察�and tacitly 

by the Bonders as well�察�to be the natural place for offering battle。 There 

Olaf issued out from the hills one morning�此�drew himself up according to 

the best rules of Norse tactics�察�rules of little complexity�察�but perspicuously 

true to the facts。 I think he had a clear open ground still rather raised above 

the   plain   in   front�察  �he   could   see   how   the   Bonder   army  had   not   yet   quite 

arrived�察    �but   was    pouring      forward�察    �in  spontaneous       rows     or  groups�察�

copiously by every path。 This was thought to be the biggest army that ever 

met in Norway�察 �certainly not much fewer than a hundred times a hundred 

men�察─�according to Snorro�察�great Bonders several of them�察�small Bonders 

very many��all of willing mind�察�animated with a hot sense of intolerable 

injuries。 ;King Olaf had punished great and small with equal rigor�察─�says 

Snorro�察 �which appeared to the chief people of the country too severe�察�and 

animosity rose to the  highest   when they  lost   relatives by  the  King's   just 

sentence�察     �although    they   were    in   reality   guilty。  He   again    would     rather 

renounce his dignity than omit righteous judgment。 The accusation against 

him�察  �of   being   stingy   with   his   money�察  �was   not   just�察  �for   he   was   a   most 

generous   man   towards   his   friends。   But   that   alone   was   the   cause   of   the 

discontent   raised   against   him�察  �that   he   appeared   hard   and   severe   in   his 

retributions。   Besides�察  �King   Knut   offered   large   sums   of   money�察  �and   the 



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great   chiefs   were     corrupted   by   this�察  �and   by   his  offering   them   greater 

dignities than they had possessed before。; On these grounds�察�against the 

intolerable man�察�great and small were now pouring along by every path。 

     Olaf perceived it would still be some time before the Bonder army was 

in   rank。   His   own   Dag   of   Sweden�察  �too�察  �was   not   yet   come   up�察  �he   was   to 

have   the   right   banner�察  �King   Olaf's   own   being   the   middle   or   grand   one�察�

some   other     person    the   third   or  left   banner。   All   which  being   perfectly 

ranked and settled�察�according to the best rules�察�and waiting only the arrival 

of Dag�察�Olaf bade his men sit down�察�and freshen themselves with a little 

rest。 There were religious services gone through�此�a matins´worship such as 

there have been few�察�sternly earnest to the heart of it�察�and deep as death 

and eternity�察�at least on Olaf's own part。 For the rest Thormod sang a stave 

of   the   fiercest   Skaldic   poetry   that   was   in   him�察  �all   the   army   straightway 

sang it in chorus with fiery mind。 The Bonder of the nearest farm came up�察�

to tell Olaf that he also wished to fight for him ;Thanks to thee�察�but don't�察─�

said Olaf�察 �stay at home rather�察�that the wounded may have some shelter。; 

To this Bonder�察�Olaf delivered all the money he had�察�with solemn order to 

lay out the whole of it in masses and prayers for the souls of such of his 

enemies   as   fell。   ;Such   of   thy   enemies�察  �King�拭─   �Yes�察  �surely�察─  �said   Olaf�察�

;my friends will all either conquer�察�or go whither I also am going。; 

     At last the Bonder army too was got ranked�察�three commanders�察�one of 

them with a kind of loose chief command�察�having settled to take charge of 

it�察  �and   began   to   shake   itself   towards   actual   advance。   Olaf�察  �in   the   mean 

while�察�had laid his head on the knees of Finn Arneson�察�his trustiest man�察�

and fallen fast asleep。 Finn's brother�察�Kalf Arneson�察�once a warm friend of 

Olaf�察�was chief of the three commanders on the opposite side。 Finn and he 

addressed angry speech to one another from the opposite ranks�察�when they 

came   near   enough。   Finn�察  �seeing   the   enemy   fairly   approach�察  �stirred   Olaf 

from his sleep。 ;Oh�察�why hast thou wakened me from such a dream�拭─�said 

Olaf�察  �in   a   deeply   solemn   tone。   ;What   dream   was   it�察  �then�拭─  �asked   Finn。 

;Idreamt that there rose a ladder here reaching up to very Heaven�察─�said 

Olaf�察 �I had climbed and climbed�察�and got to the very last step�察�and should 

have entered there hadst thou given me another moment。; ;King�察�I doubt 

thou art _fey_�察�I do not quite like that dream。; 



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     The actual fight began about one of the clock in a most bright last day 

of July�察�and was very fierce and hot�察�especially on the part of Olaf's men�察�

who shook the others back a little�察�though fierce enough they too�察�and had 

Dag been on the ground�察�which he wasn't yet�察�it was thought victory might 

have been won。 Soon after battle joined�察�the sky grew of a ghastly brass or 

copper color�察�darker and darker�察�till thick night involved all things�察�and did 

not    clear  away     again   till  battle  was   near   ending。    Dag�察   �with   his   four 

hundred�察  �arrived   in   the   darkness�察  �and   made   a   furious   charge�察  �what   was 

afterwards�察�in the speech of the people�察�called ;Dag's storm。; Which had 

nearly   prevailed�察  �but   could   not   quite�察  �victory   again   inclining   to   the   so 

vastly larger party。 It is uncertain still how the matter would have gone�察�for 

Olaf   himself   was   now   fighting   with   his   own       hand�察  �and    doing    deadly 

execution on his busiest enemies to right and to left。 But one of these chief 

rebels�察�Thorer  Hund   ��thought   to   have learnt   magic  from  the   Laplanders�察�

whom he long traded with�察�and made money by���察�mysteriously would not 

fall   for  Olaf's   best   strokes。    Best   strokes    brought    only   dust   from    the 

��enchanted�� deer´skin coat of the fellow�察�to Olaf's surprise��when another 

of the rebel chiefs rushed forward�察�struck Olaf with his battle´axe�察�a wild 

slashing wound�察�and miserably broke his thigh�察�so that he staggered or was 

supported back to the nearest stone�察�and there sat down�察�lamentably calling 

on God to help him in this bad hour。 Another rebel of note ��the name of 

him long memorable in Norway�� slashed or stabbed Olaf a second time�察�as 

did then a third。 Upon which the noble Olaf sank dead�察�and forever quitted 

this doghole of a world��little worthy of such men as Olaf one sometimes 

thinks。 But   that   too is   a   mistake�察�and   even   an important   one�察 �should   we 

persist in it。 

     With Olaf's death the sky cleared again。 Battle�察�now near done�察�ended 

with complete victory to the rebels�察�and next to no pursuit or result�察�except 

the death of Olaf everybody hastening home�察�as soon as the big Duel had 

decided itself。   Olaf's   body  was   secretly  carried�察  �after   dark�察  �to   some   out´ 

house on the farm near the spot�察�whither a poor blind beggar�察�creeping in 

for   shelter   that   very   evening�察  �was   miraculously   restored   to   sight。   And�察�

truly with a notable�察�almost miraculous�察�speed�察�the feelings of all Norway 

for King Olaf changed themselves�察�and were turned upside down�察 �within 



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a   year�察─  �or   almost    within    a  day。   Superlative     example     of   _Extinctus 

amabitur      idem。_    Not    ;Olaf   the   Thick´set;    any   longer�察   �but  ;Olaf    the 

Blessed; or Saint�察�now clearly in Heaven�察�such the name and character of 

him from that time to this。 Two churches dedicated to him ��out of four that 

once stood�� stand in London at this moment。 And the miracles that have 

been done there�察�not to speak of No

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