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favor from the Norse people by the kind of management they ultimately 

came to show。 

     Olaf     on   news     of  this   change�察    �and    such    uncertainty     prevailing 

everywhere   in   Norway   as   to   the   future   course   of   things�察  �whether   Svein 

would come�察�as was rumored of at last�察�and be able to maintain himself if 

he did��thought there might be something in it of a chance for himself and 

his rights。 And�察�after lengthened hesitation�察�much prayer�察�pious invocation�察�

and consideration�察�decided to go and try it。 The final grain that had turned 

the   balance�察   �it  appears�察   �was   a  half´waking      morning     dream�察   �or  almost 

ocular vision he had of his glorious cousin Olaf Tryggveson�察�who severely 

admonished�察�exhorted�察�and encouraged him�察�and disappeared grandly�察�just 

in the instant of Olaf's awakening�察�so that Olaf almost fancied he had seen 

the very figure of him�察�as it melted into air。 ;Let us on�察�let us on� ─�thought 

Olaf always after that。 He left his son�察�not in Russia�察�but in Sweden with 

the Queen�察�who proved very good and carefully helpful in wise ways to 

him��in   Russia   Olaf   had   now   nothing   more   to   do   but   give   his   grateful 

adieus�察�and get ready。 His march towards Sweden�察�and from that towards 

Norway       and    the   passes    of   the   mountains�察     �down     Vaerdal�察   �towards 

Stickelstad�察�and the crisis that awaited�察�is beautifully depicted by Snorro。 It 

has�察�all of it�察�the description ��and we see clearly�察�the fact itself had���察�a kind 

of   pathetic   grandeur�察  �simplicity�察  �and   rude   nobleness�察  �something   Epic   or 

Homeric�察  �without   the   metre   or   the   singing   of   Homer�察  �but   with   all   the 

sincerity�察  �rugged   truth   to   nature�察  �and   much   more   of   piety�察  �devoutness�察�



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reverence for what is forever High in this Universe�察�than meets us in those 

old Greek Ballad´mongers。 Singularly visual all of it�察�too�察�brought home in 

every particular to one's imagination�察�so that it stands out almost as a thing 

one actually saw。 

     Olaf had   about   three thousand   men   with him�察�gathered   mostly  as   he 

fared along through Norway。 Four hundred�察�raised by one Dag�察�a kinsman 

whom he had found in Sweden and persuaded to come with him�察�marched 

usually     in  a  separate    body�察   �and   were�察   �or  might    have    been�察   �rather   an 

important element。 Learning that the Bonders were all arming�察�especially 

in   Trondhjem   country�察  �Olaf   streamed   down   towards   them   in   the   closest 

order     he  could。    By    no  means     very    close�察  �subsistence     even    for   three 

thousand being difficult in such a country。 His speech was almost always 

free and cheerful�察�though his thoughts always naturally were of a high and 

earnest�察  �almost   sacred   tone�察  �devout   above   all。   Stickelstad�察  �a   small   poor 

hamlet still standing where the valley ends�察�was seen by Olaf�察�and tacitly 

by the Bonders as well�察�to be the natural place for offering battle。 There 

Olaf issued out from the hills one morning�此�drew himself up according to 

the best rules of Norse tactics�察�rules of little complexity�察�but perspicuously 

true to the facts。 I think he had a clear open ground still rather raised above 

the   plain   in   front�察  �he   could   see   how   the   Bonder   army  had   not   yet   quite 

arrived�察    �but   was    pouring      forward�察    �in  spontaneous       rows     or  groups�察�

copiously by every path。 This was thought to be the biggest army that ever 

met in Norway�察 �certainly not much fewer than a hundred times a hundred 

men�察─�according to Snorro�察�great Bonders several of them�察�small Bonders 

very many��all of willing mind�察�animated with a hot sense of intolerable 

injuries。 ;King Olaf had punished great and small with equal rigor�察─�says 

Snorro�察 �which appeared to the chief people of the country too severe�察�and 

animosity rose to the  highest   when they  lost   relatives by  the  King's   just 

sentence�察     �although    they   were    in   reality   guilty。  He   again    would     rather 

renounce his dignity than omit righteous judgment。 The accusation against 

him�察  �of   being   stingy   with   his   money�察  �was   not   just�察  �for   he   was   a   most 

generous   man   towards   his   friends。   But   that   alone   was   the   cause   of   the 

discontent   raised   against   him�察  �that   he   appeared   hard   and   severe   in   his 

retributions。   Besides�察  �King   Knut   offered   large   sums   of   money�察  �and   the 



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great   chiefs   were     corrupted   by   this�察  �and   by   his  offering   them   greater 

dignities than they had possessed before。; On these grounds�察�against the 

intolerable man�察�great and small were now pouring along by every path。 

     Olaf perceived it would still be some time before the Bonder army was 

in   rank。   His   own   Dag   of   Sweden�察  �too�察  �was   not   yet   come   up�察  �he   was   to 

have   the   right   banner�察  �King   Olaf's   own   being   the   middle   or   grand   one�察�

some   other     person    the   third   or  left   banner。   All   which  being   perfectly 

ranked and settled�察�according to the best rules�察�and waiting only the arrival 

of Dag�察�Olaf bade his men sit down�察�and freshen themselves with a little 

rest。 There were religious services gone through�此�a matins´worship such as 

there have been few�察�sternly earnest to the heart of it�察�and deep as death 

and eternity�察�at least on Olaf's own part。 For the rest Thormod sang a stave 

of   the   fiercest   Skaldic   poetry   that   was   in   him�察  �all   the   army   straightway 

sang it in chorus with fiery mind。 The Bonder of the nearest farm came up�察�

to tell Olaf that he also wished to fight for him ;Thanks to thee�察�but don't�察─�

said Olaf�察 �stay at home rather�察�that the wounded may have some shelter。; 

To this Bonder�察�Olaf delivered all the money he had�察�with solemn order to 

lay out the whole of it in masses and prayers for the souls of such of his 

enemies   as   fell。   ;Such   of   thy   enemies�察  �King�拭─   �Yes�察  �surely�察─  �said   Olaf�察�

;my friends will all either conquer�察�or go whither I also am going。; 

     At last the Bonder army too was got ranked�察�three commanders�察�one of 

them with a kind of loose chief command�察�having settled to take charge of 

it�察  �and   began   to   shake   itself   towards   actual   advance。   Olaf�察  �in   the   mean 

while�察�had laid his head on the knees of Finn Arneson�察�his trustiest man�察�

and fallen fast asleep。 Finn's brother�察�Kalf Arneson�察�once a warm friend of 

Olaf�察�was chief of the three commanders on the opposite side。 Finn and he 

addressed angry speech to one another from the opposite ranks�察�when they 

came   near   enough。   Finn�察  �seeing   the   enemy   fairly   approach�察  �stirred   Olaf 

from his sleep。 ;Oh�察�why hast thou wakened me from such a dream�拭─�said 

Olaf�察  �in   a   deeply   solemn   tone。   ;What   dream   was   it�察  �then�拭─  �asked   Finn。 

;Idreamt that there rose a ladder here reaching up to very Heaven�察─�said 

Olaf�察 �I had climbed and climbed�察�and got to the very last step�察�and should 

have entered there hadst thou given me another moment。; ;King�察�I doubt 

thou art _fey_�察�I do not quite like that dream。; 



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     The actual fight began about one of the clock in a most bright last day 

of July�察�and was very fierce and hot�察�especially on the part of Olaf's men�察�

who shook the others back a little�察�though fierce enough they too�察�and had 

Dag been on the ground�察�which he wasn't yet�察�it was thought victory might 

have been won。 Soon after battle joined�察�the sky grew of a ghastly brass or 

copper color�察�darker and darker�察�till thick night involved all things�察�and did 

not    clear  away     again   till  battle  was   near   ending。    Dag�察   �with   his   four 

hundred�察  �arrived   in   the   darkness�察  �and   made   a   furious   charge�察  �what   was 

afterwards�察�in the speech of the people�察�called ;Dag's storm。; Which had 

nearly   prevailed�察  �but   could   not   quite�察  �victory   again   inclining   to   the   so 

vastly larger party。 It is uncertain still how the matter would have gone�察�for 

Olaf   himself   was   now   fighting   with   his   own       hand�察  �and    doing    deadly 

execution on his busiest enemies to right and to left。 But one of these chief 

rebels�察�Thorer  Hund   ��thought   to   have learnt   magic  from  the   Laplanders�察�

whom he long traded with�察�and made money by���察�mysteriously would not 

fall   for  Olaf's   best   strokes。    Best   strokes    br
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