When Sigurd and Markus lost their ships in the Gaut river, and saw they
could get no hold on Erling, they went to the Uplands, and proceeded by
land north to Throndhjem. Sigurd was received there joyfully, and chosen
king at an Eyra-thing; and many gallant men, with their sons, attached
themselves to his party. They fitted out ships, rigged them for a
voyage, and proceeded when summer came southwards to More, and took up
all the royal revenues wheresoever they came. At this time the
following lendermen were appointed in Bergen for the defence of the
country:--Nikolas Sigurdson, Nokve Palson, and several military leaders;
as Thorolf Dryl, Thorbjorn Gjaldkere, and many others. As Markus and
Sigurd sailed south, they heard that Erling's men were numerous
in Bergen; and therefore they sailed outside the coast-rocks, and
southwards past Bergen. It was generally remarked, that Markus's men
always got a fair wind, wherever they wished to sail to.