Gregorius rowed up the river, and let the ship drive down with the
stream against Thorliot. They shot at each other a while, until Thorliot
and his comrades jumped overboard; and some of them were killed, some
escaped to the land. Then Gregorius rowed to the piers, and let a
gangway be cast on shore at the very feet of Hakon's men. There the man
who carried his banner was slain, just as he was going to step on shore.
Gregorius ordered Hal, a son of Audun Halson, to take up the banner,
which he did, and bore the banner up to the pier. Gregorius followed
close after him, held his shield over his head, and protected him as
well as himself. As soon as Gregorius came upon the pier, and Hakon's
men knew him, they gave way, and made room for him on every side.
Afterwards more people landed from the ships, and then Gregorius made a
severe assault with his men; and Hakon's men first moved back, and then
ran up into the town. Gregorius pursued them eagerly, drove them twice
from the town, and killed many of them. By the report of all men, never
was there so glorious an affair as this of Gregorius; for Hakon had more
than 4000 men, and Gregorius not full 400. After the battle, Gregorius
said to Hal Audunson, "Many men, in my opinion, are more agile in battle
than ye Icelanders are, for ye are not so exercised as we Norwegians;
but none, I think, are so bold under arms as ye are." King Inge came up
soon after, and killed many of the men who had taken part with Hakon;
made some pay heavy fines, burnt the houses of some, and some he drove
out of the country, or treated otherwise very ill. Hakon fled at first
up to Gautland with all his men; but the winter after (A.D. 1159), he
proceeded by the upper road to Throndhjem, and came there before Easter.
The Throndhjem people received him well, for they had always served
under that shield. It is said that the Throndhjem people took Hakon
as king, on the terms that he should have from Inge the third part of
Norway as his paternal heritage. King Inge and Gregorius were in Viken,
and Gregorius wanted to make an expedition against the party in the
north; but it came to nothing that winter, as many dissuaded from it.