78. KING OLAF'S MARRIAGE.

King Olaf appointed a meeting with the relations of Jarnskegge, and

offered them the compensation or penalty for his bloodshed; for there

were many bold men who had an interest in that business. Jarnskegge had

a daughter called Gudrun; and at last it was agreed upon between the

parties that the king should take her in marriage. When the wedding day

came King Olaf and Gudrun went to bed together. As soon as Gudrun, the

first night they lay together, thought the king was asleep, she drew a

knife, with which she intended to run him through; but the king saw it,

took the knife from her, got out of bed, and went to his men, and told

them what had happened. Gudrun also took her clothes, and went away

along with all her men who had followed her thither. Gudrun never came

into the king's bed again.

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