Somewhat later than King Eystein, Gregorius Dagson also set out to the
eastward and came to his farm Bratsberg in Hofund; but King Eystein was
up in the fjord at Oslo, and had his ships drawn above two miles over
the frozen sea, for there was much ice at that time in Viken. King
Eystein went up to Hofund to take Gregorius; but he got news of what was
on foot, and escaped to Thelemark with ninety men, from thence over the
mountains, and came down in Hardanger; and at last to Studla in Etne, to
Erling Skakke's farm. Erling himself had gone north to Bergen; but
his wife Kristin, a daughter of King Sigurd, was at home, and offered
Gregorius all the assistance he wanted; and he was hospitably received.
He got a long-ship there which belonged to Erling, and everything else
he required. Gregorius thanked her kindly, and allowed that she had
behaved nobly, and as might have been expected of her. Gregorius then
proceeded to Bergen, where he met Erling, who thought also that his wife
had done well.