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NOTES | 135
Jadar, and other kinsmen of theirs, Einar Thambarskelfir, Kalf Arni-
son, Thorir Hound, and Harek of Thiotta.” (Chapter 197.)
The King was greatly stirred by this news, but did not come to a
decision until one night when Olaf Trygvason appeared to him in a
dream, reproaching him for his faint-heartedness, and exhorting him
to risk all upon the great adventure. ‘And when the king awoke, he
thought he saw the countenance of the man as he went away. So thence-
forth he hardened his heart and made strong that mind alone of far-
ing back to Norway, even as he had been eagerest for all along ; and he
found that all his men would the rathest that he should do so. So he
talked it into his mind that the land would be easily won, since it lay
lordless, even as he had heard. And he was minded to think that if he
came thereto himself, many would be minded to give him help. And
when the king made clear this rede to his men, they all took it right
thankfully.” (Chapter 199.)
PacE 60. Trondelag.
Throndhjem.
PaGE 60. Rode then Bishop Sigurd.
“Then rode the bishop up to him and spoke to him, and asked whereof
he was thinking, seeing he was so hushed. For the king was ever glad
and of much speech with his men in the journey, and thus gladdened
all who were anigh him. Then answered the king with mickle care :
‘Wondrous things have been borne before me a while. I saw now over
Norway when I looked west over the bent of the mountain; and I called
to mind how that I had many a day been glad in that land. Then I had
a sight so that I saw over all Thrandheim, and then over all Norway ;
and the longer that sight was before my eye, then saw I ever the wider,
right until I saw over all the world, both land and sea. I knew clearly
those steads where I had been before and had seen; but even as clearly
saw I steads I had never seen before, some whereof I have heard tell
of, both dwelt and undwelt, as wide as is the world.’ The bishop said
that this was a vision of holy fashion and of right great mark.” (Chap-
tely2)04’)
PacE 63. Their treachery punish, burn their farmsteads.
“Finn Arnison answered the king’s speech and said: ‘I will tell thee,’
says he, ‘what would be done, if I should rule: we should fare the war-
- shield over all the peopled parts, rob all wealth and burn down the
abodes so throughly that never a cot should be left standing, and thus
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