two things; 'Either to submit to our will, or do
battle with us, and he who gets the victory to have the money; and thou
moreover shalt depart from thy ships and I will take them.' Now on
either hand the task seemed severe; Guthorm deemed it unseemly that he
should without rime or reason give up his ships & money, but natheless
was it ill fighting over against a King to whom was an host so large as
that which followed Margad. Grave also was the disparity betwixt the
crews thereof, inasmuch as to the King were sixteen long-ships & to
Guthorm only five. So Guthorm prayed the King grant him three nights'
truce in the which to confer with his men on this matter, for thought he
that he could soften the King within this time, and aided by the
pleading of his men could set the matter on a better footing with the
King, but never a bit did he get what he asked for. This was on the eve
of St. Olafmas.Sec. So Guthorm chose to die, the stout fellow he was, or
win the day, rather than suffer the shame and disgrace and mockery of
having lost so vast a deal.

And called he upon God and the sainted King Olaf, his kinsman, praying
for their help and support, and vowing to bestow on that holy man's
house a tithe of all the plunder which would fall to them an they gained
the victory. Thereafter did he array his host, and rank it against the
greater host, and he advanced on them and fought with them, and by God's
help and that of the holy King Olaf did he gain the victory. There fell
King Margad, and every man who was with him, young & old. After this
glorious victory Guthorm returned home joyfully with all the wealth he
had gotten from the strife; & from the silver which had changed hands
every tenth penny was set aside for the sainted King Olaf even as
Guthorm had vowed. A vast deal of money was there so that from the
silver caused Guthorm to be made a rood of his own stature, or of that
of the captain of his ship, and that holy symbol is seven ells in
height.

This cross did Guthorm give to the church of the holy St. Olaf, & thereSec.
has it remained ever since in testimony of ye victory of Guthorm and the
miracle of ye sainted King Olaf.

|| Now there was in Denmark a Count who was evil & envious, and he had a
Norwegian serving-woman and the stock of her was from Throndhjem. She
worshipped the holy King Olaf, and put staunch faith in his sanctity;
but the Count misdoubted all that had been told him of the miracles of
that holy man