The same summer (A.D. 1017) King Olaf ordered a levy, and went out
eastwards to the Gaut river, where he lay a great part of the summer.
Messages were passing between King Olaf, Earl Ragnvald, and the earl's
wife, Ingebjorg, the daughter of Trygve. She was very zealous about
giving King Olaf of Norway every kind of help, and made it a matter of
her deepest interest. For this there were two causes. She had a great
friendship for King Olaf; and also she could never forget that the
Swedish king had been one at the death of her brother, Olaf Trygvason;
and also that he, on that account only, had any presence to rule over
Norway. The earl, by her persuasion, turned much towards friendship with
King Olaf; and it proceeded so far that the earl and the king appointed
a meeting, and met at the Gaut river. They talked together of many
things, but especially of the Norwegian and Swedish kings' relations
with each other; both agreeing, as was the truth also, that it was the
greatest loss, both to the people of Viken and of Gautland, that there
was no peace for trade between the two countries; and at last both
agreed upon a peace, and still-stand of arms between them until next
summer; and they parted with mutual gifts and friendly speeches.