Now as Jon and his troop had broken the one wing of King Inge's array,
many of those who were nearest to him fled, by which the whole array was
dispersed, and fell into disorder. But Hakon and his men went briskly
forwards; and now it was near daybreak. An assault was made against King
Inge's banner, and in this conflict King Inge fell; but his brother
Orm continued the battle, while many of the army fled up into the
town. Twice Orm went to the town after the king's fall to encourage
the people, and both times returned, and went out again upon the ice to
continue the battle. Hakon's men attacked the wing of the array which
Simon Skalp led; and in that assault fell of King Inge's men his
brother-in-law, Gudbrand Skafhogson. Simon Skalp and Halvard Hikre went
against each other with their troops, and fought while they drew aside
past Thraelaberg; and in this conflict both Simon and Halvard fell. Orm,
the king's brother, gained great reputation in this battle; but he
at last fled. Orm the winter before had been contracted with Ragna, a
daughter of Nikolas Mase, who had been married before to King Eystein
Haraldson; and the wedding was fixed for the Sunday after Saint
Blasius's mass, which was on a Friday. Orm fled east to Svithjod, where
his brother Magnus was then king; and their brother Ragnvald was an
earl there at that time. They were the sons of Queen Ingerid and Henrik
Halte, who was a son of the Danish king Svein Sveinson. The princess
Kristin took care of King Inge's body, which was laid on the stone wall
of Halvard's church, on the south side without the choir. He had then
been king for twenty-three years (A.D. 1137-1161). In this battle many
fell on both sides, but principally of King Inge's men. Of King Hakon's
people fell Arne Frirekson. Hakon's men took all the feast and victuals
prepared for the wedding, and a great booty besides.