r after it (A.D. 1034) he passed in the
south parts of the country.

264. OF THE COUNSELS OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON.

Einar Tambaskelfer and Kalf Arnason had this winter meetings and
consultations between themselves in the merchant town (1). Then there
came a messenger from King Canute to Kalf Arnason, with a message to
send him three dozen axes, which must be chosen and good. Kalf replies,
"I will send no axes to King Canute. Tell him I will bring his son Svein
so many, that he shall not think he is in want of any."

ENDNOTES: (1) Nidaros, or Throndhjem, is usually called merely the
merchant town.--L.

265. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON'S JOURNEY.

Early in spring (A.D. 1034) Einar Tambaskelfer and Kalf Arnason made
themselves ready for a journey, with a great retinue of the best and
most select men that could be found in the Throndhjem country. They
went in spring eastward over the ridge of the country to Jamtaland,
from thence to Helsingjaland, and came to Svithjod, where they procured
ships, with which in summer they proceeded east to Russia, and came in
autumn to Ladoga. They sent men up to Novgorod to King Jarisleif, with
the errand that they offered Magnus, the son of King Olaf the Saint,
to take him with them, follow him to Norway, and give him assistance
to attain his father's heritage and be made king over the country. When
this message came to King Jarisleif he held a consultation with the
queen and some chiefs, and they all resolved unanimously to send a
message to the Northmen, and ask them to come to King Jarisleif and
Magnus; for which journey safe conduct was given them. When they came to
Novgorod it was settled among them that the Northmen who had come there
should become Magnus's men, and be his subjects; and to this Kalf and
the other men who had been against King Olaf at Stiklestad were solemnly
bound by oath. On the other hand, King Magnus promised them, under oath,
secure peace and full reconciliation; and that he would be true and
faithful to them all when he got the dominions and kingdom of Norway. He
was to become Kalf Arnason's foster-son; and Kalf should be bound to do
all that Magnus might think necessary for extending his dominion, and
making it more independent than formerly.

SAGA OF MAGNUS THE GOOD.

PRELIMINARY REMARKS.

Magnus reigned from A.D. 1035 to 1047, when he died. During the last
year of his reign his half-brother Hara