tensils. In autumn (A.D. 1017), as Gudleik
was returning from the east, he met a contrary wind, and lay for a long
time at the island Eyland. There came Thorgaut Skarde, who in autumn
had heard of Gudleik's course, in a long-ship against him, and gave him
battle. They fought long, and Gudleik and his people defended themselves
for a long time; but the numbers against them were great, and Gudleik
and many of his ship's crew fell, and a great many of them were wounded.
Thorgaut took all their goods, and King Olaf's, and he and his comrades
divided the booty among them equally; but he said the Swedish king ought
to have the precious articles of King Olaf, as these, he said, should
be considered as part of the scat due to him from Norway. Thereafter
Thorgaut proceeded east to Svithjod. These tidings were soon known; and
as Eyvind Urarhorn came soon after to Eyland, he heard the news, and
sailed east after Thorgaut and his troop, and overtook them among the
Swedish isles on the coast, and gave battle. There Thorgaut and the most
of his men were killed, and the rest sprang overboard. Eyvind took
all the goods and all the costly articles of King Olaf which they had
captured from Gudleik, and went with these back to Norway in autumn, and
delivered to King Olaf his precious wares. The king thanked him in the
most friendly way for his proceeding, and promised him anew his favour
and friendship. At this time Olaf had been three years king over Norway
(A.D. 1015-1017).

65. MEETING OF OLAF AND RAGNVALD.

The same summer (A.D. 1017) King Olaf ordered a levy, and went out
eastwards to the Gaut river, where he lay a great part of the summer.
Messages were passing between King Olaf, Earl Ragnvald, and the earl's
wife, Ingebjorg, the daughter of Trygve. She was very zealous about
giving King Olaf of Norway every kind of help, and made it a matter of
her deepest interest. For this there were two causes. She had a great
friendship for King Olaf; and also she could never forget that the
Swedish king had been one at the death of her brother, Olaf Trygvason;
and also that he, on that account only, had any presence to rule over
Norway. The earl, by her persuasion, turned much towards friendship with
King Olaf; and it proceeded so far that the earl and the king appointed
a meeting, and met at the Gaut river. They talked together of many
things, but especially of the Norwegian and Swedish kings' relations
with each other; both agreeing,