King Magnus lay at the shore and had set up tents upon the land. There
he invited his relation, King Harald, to be his guest at table; and
Harald went to the entertainment with sixty of his men and was feasted
excellently. Towards the end of the day King Magnus went into the tent
where Harald sat and with him went men carrying parcels consisting of
clothes and arms. Then the king went to the man who sat lowest and gave
him a good sword, to the next a shield, to the next a kirtle, and so
on,--clothes, or weapons, or gold; to all he gave one or the other
valuable gift, and the more costly to the more distinguished men among
them. Then he placed himself before his relation Harald, holding two
sticks in his hand, and said, "Which of these two sticks wilt thou have,
my friend?"