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that fareth upon us. Or dost thou not see now whereto the bonder-
crowd hath gotten ?’
“The king answers: ‘They are not so near yet, as that it were not
better I had slept.’
“Then said Finn: ‘What didst thou dream, king, whereof thou
deemest it so mickle amiss, that thou shouldst not wake up of thyself ?”
“Then the king told his dream; he thought he saw a high ladder,
and that he walked up the same, up aloft so long, that he deemed he
saw the heavens open, and even thither the ladder reached: ‘ And I was
even then come to the topmost rung, when thou didst call me.’
“Finn answers: ‘To me nought seemeth the dream so good as thou
deemest it; for I am minded to think that this forebodeth thee for
fey, if that which came before thee were aught else than mere dream-
fooling.’”
Pace 97. The King knew Kalv Arnesson.
“Now when either host stood face to face and men knew each other,
the king said: ‘Why art thou there, Kalf; whereas we parted friends
south in Mere? It beseems thee but ill to be fighting against us, or to
shoot death-shot into our host, whereas here be thy four brethren ?’
“Kalf answers: ‘Much fareth otherwise now, king, than were best
beseeming. In such wise didst thou part from us, that need was to make
peace with them who were left behind; and now must each be whereas
he is set. But we two should yet make peace together, if I might rule.’
“Then said Finn : ‘That is a mark of Kalf, that if he speaketh well,
he is minded to do ill.”
“The king said: ‘Maybe, Kalf, that thou willest peace now; but
me-seemeth that nought peacefully now ye bonders are doing.’ Then
answered Thorgeir of Kvistead: ‘ Yeshall now havesuch peace as many
a man hath had afore of you, and now shall ye pay therefor.”
« Answered the king : ‘Thou needest not be so eager for our meeting
—for nowise shall victory over us be fated for thee to-day. Whereas
I have raised thee up to might from a little man.’” (Chapter 237.)
PaGE 99. On, on, King’s men.
“Therewith came Thorir Hund with his company, and went forth
before the banner, and cried out : ‘Forth, forth, Bonder-men !’ And the
bonder-men let out the war-whoop, and shot both arrows and spears.
And then the king’s men set up the war-whoop ; and when that was
over, they egged each other on as they had been taught to do before,
and said: ‘Forth, forth, Christ’s men, Cross-men, King’s men!’ And
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