17. FOURTEENTH BATTLE AND OLAF'S DREAM.

Thereafter King Olaf steered with his fleet westward to Karlsar, and

tarried there and had a fight. And while King Olaf was lying in Karlsa

river waiting a wind, and intending to sail up to Norvasund, and then on

to the land of Jerusalem, he dreamt a remarkable dream--that there came

to him a great and important man, but of a terrible appearance withal,

who spoke to him, and told him to give up his purpose of proceeding to

that land. "Return back to thy udal, for thou shalt be king over Norway

for ever." He interpreted this dream to mean that he should be king over

the country, and his posterity after him for a long time.

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