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“That winter uphove the word of many men there in Thrandheim,
that King Olaf was a truly holy man, and that many tokens befell
at his holy relic. And then many began to make vows to King Olaf
about those matters whereon they had set their hearts. From such vows
many folk got bettering ; some the bettering of their health, some good
speed for journeys, or other such things as were looked upon as need-
ful.” (Chapter 204.)
“ Bishop Grimkel went to see Einar Thambarskelfir, and Einar gave
the bishop a hearty welcome, and they spoke about many matters,
and this withal, of the great tidings which had befallen in the land.
And in all their talk they were of one accord together. Sithence fared
the bishop up to Chippingham, and there all the folks gave him a good
welcome. He speered heedfully at all the wonders that were told of King
Olaf, and heard tell well thereof. Then the bishop sent word up to
Sticklestead to Thorgils, and Grim, his son, and summoned them down
to the town to meet him there. The father and son laid not that jour-
ney under their head, but fared down to the town to meet the bishop.
And they told him all those tokens, whereof they had knowledge, and
this withal, where they had bestowed the body of the king. Then the
bishop sent for Einar Thambarskelfr, and he also came to the town;
and he and Einar spake with the king and with Alfiva, praying that
the king would give leave to take King Olaf’s body out of the earth.
The king gave leave thereto, and bade the bishop go about that matter
as he would. There was then mickle throng of folk in the town. So the
bishop and Einar and other men with them fared thereto, whereas the
body of the king was buried, and let digging be done there, and the
chest was then come up well-nigh out of the earth. Many men urged
that the bishop should let the chest be buried in earth at Clement’s
Church, and so it was done. And when twelve months and five nights
were worn from the death of King Olaf, his holy relic was taken up,
and again the chest was well-nigh come up out of the earth, and then
the chest of King Olaf was as span-new as if it had been newly shaven.
. . . Then was the body of the king borne into Clement’s Church, and
laid out over the high altar. The chest was wrapt in pall, and hang-
ings of goodly web done around. And straightway many marvels befell
at the holy relic of King Olaf.” (Chapter 258.)
“There, in the sand-heap, where King Olaf had lain in earth, there
came up a fair well, and many folk gat healing of their ills of that water.
The well was built over, and that water hath ever since been heedfully
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