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have help of him. The king asked what was his name and kindred,
and whence of lands.
“He answers: ‘I have kindred in Iamtland and Helsingland; I am
called Arnliot Gellini; and that most I can to tell thee, that I gave
some furtherance to those men of thine whom thou sentest to Iamtland
to crave scat there; and I handed over to them a silver dish which I
sent thee for a token that I was willing to be thy friend.’
‘Then asked the king if Arnliot were a man christened or not. But
he said this of his troth, that he trowed in his might and main. ‘ And
that belief has served me full well hitherto; but now I am minded
rather to trow in thee, O king.’
“The king answered: ‘If thou wilt trow in me, then thou shalt be-
lieve in what I teach thee. Thou shalt believe this, that Jesus Christ has
created heaven and earth and all men, and that to him shall fare after
death all those who are good, and who believe aright.’
“ Arnliot answered: ‘I have heard tell of the White-Christ, but I
am not well learned in his doings, nor where he ruleth; so I will now
believe all that thou hast to tell me, and I will leave all my matter in
thine hand.”
“Then Arnliot was christened, and the king taught him as much of
the faith as he deemed was most needful, and arrayed him to the van-
ward battle-array, and before his own banner. There, too, were Gowk-
Thorir and Afrafasti and their fellows.”
PaGE 95. THE BATTLE OF STIKLESTAD.
The story of the King’s dream before the battle is thus related in
Chapter 226 of the O. H. Saga:
“But when King Olaf had done arraying his host, then were the
bonders come nowhere nigh as yet. Then said the king that the whole
host should sit down and rest them. And King Olaf himself sat him
down, and all his host, and they lay at their ease. He leaned back and
laid his head on the knee of Finn Arnison. Then sleep ran over him,
and that was for a while.
“Then they saw the heap of the bonders, how their host sought on to
meet them, and had set up its banners; and the greatest multitude of
men was that. Then Finn roused the king, and told him the bonders
were making for them. And when the king awoke, he said: ‘Why didst
thou wake me, Finn, nor leave me to have my dream out?’
“Finn answered: ‘Thou wouldst not be dreaming such, as that it
should not be more due for thee to wake, and be ready for the host
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