Then King Hakon took possession of the whole country, and distributed
all the offices among his own friends, both in the towns and in the
country. King Hakon and his men had a meeting in Halvard's church, where
they had a private conference concerning the management of the country.
Kristin the princess gave the priest who kept the church keys a large
sum of money to conceal one of her men in the church, so that she might
know what Hakon and his counsellors intended. When she learnt what they
had said, she sent a man to Bergen to her husband Erling Skakke, with
the message that he should never trust Hakon or his men.