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When silence had been restored, Jarl Rongvold, who had whispered in the King's ear some earnest words, stood forth and said: "It is King Harald's will to give way to you in this matter for he does not wish to separate himself from your friendship." This brought the Thing to a close. Thereafter the two parties returned to their ships, intending to feast and pass the night in them.
She stretched her white throat in calling, but the wind was against her. "That is now impossible that Jarl Harald's son it should be," Tyrker said soothingly. "On a Viking voyage he is absent. Besides, out of breath it puts me fast to ride. Some one else have you mistaken. Three years it has been since you have seen " "Then I will go myself!"
But it is some comfort to add that Glumm and Kettle and I have slain, or rendered unfit to fight, twenty of Harald's men." In the midst of the murmur of congratulation with which this announcement was received, Erling observed that Hilda, who had been standing near the door, went out.
In many districts the kings had no warning of Harald's approach, and before they could collect an army they were vanquished. When their ruler was defeated, many of his subjects fled from the country, manned their ships and sailed away on viking expeditions. Others made peace with King Harald and became his men.
They saw no hope of making a lasting settlement there, and, moreover, Freydis who was very grasping, tried to deceive the other settlers and get more than her share of everything, so that Harald himself lost patience with her and threatened her. It happened that one of the men of the party, Olaf, was Harald's foster-brother.
All Harald's sympathies seem to have been Scottish, and he was born, bred, and brought up among Scotsmen, or Picts, probably in North Kildonan.
And indeed they grew richer, and more powerful too, than they had ever been before. It took King Harald ten long years to do as he had vowed, and make all Norway his own. During these years a great many new bands of vikings were formed, and led by their chief or king they left the country, not choosing to become King Harald's men.
They were the voices of the vikings calling aloud for the blood of him who had slain their chief. Without a word Sigurd Erikson crossed the room, and drew the heavy bar athwart the door. Then he turned upon Olaf. "Well do I discern," said he, "that you are of King Harald's race. It was ever so with your forefathers; thoughtless, fearless, ruthless!
"So," said Harald, knitting his brows suddenly, "we have two kings in the room, as it seems; and you dare choose another instead of me." "Not so, King Harald," Kolgrim answered, with all respect; "I chose between the jarl and my king. If there is peace between you and the jarl, I suppose we are all your men." Now Harald's face was growing black, and I could see that his anger was rising.
While the power of Erling's muscles restrained Glumm, the deep-toned impassioned earnestness of his voice held back Ulf, who had leaped up and drawn his sword; but it was with evident reluctance that he paused and listened. "Now hear me," cried Erling; "I and Glumm will go down and mingle with Harald's men.
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