KINGS OF NORWAY. 347 strife against King Olaf, and congratulated himself saga vn. upon it. He remembered that King Canute had pro- mised him the earldom over Norway, and at the same time remembered that King Canute had not kept his promise. He was accordingly the first great person who looked upon King Olaf as a saint.* Finn Arneson remained but a short time at Egge Chapter with his brother Kalf ; for he was in the highest degree of the sons ill-pleased that Kalf had been in the battle against of Arne - King Olaf, and always made his brother the bitterest reproaches on this account. Thorberg Arneson was much more temperate in his discourse than Finn ; but yet he hastened away, and went home to his farm. Kalf gave the two brothers a good long-ship, with full rigging and other necessaries, and a good retinue. Therefore they went home to their farms, and sat quietly at home. Arne Arneson lay long ill of his wounds, but got well at last without injury of any limb, and in winter he proceeded south to his farm. All the brothers made their peace with King Swend, and sat themselves quietly down in their homes. The summer after there was much talk about Chatter King Olaf 's sanctity, and there was a great alteration BishoJ 11 ' in the expressions of all people concerning him. Sigurd's There were many who now believed that King Olaf & must be a saint, even among those who had persecuted him with the greatest animosity, and would never in their conversation allow truth or justice in his favour. People began then to turn their reproaches against the men who had principally excited opposition to the king; and on this account Bishop Sigurd in parti- cular was accused. He got so many enemies, that he found it most advisable to go over to England to King Canute. Then the Drontheim people sent men
- These shrewd sly hits at Saint Olaf s saintship, and the honesty
of the great people of the time, are very characteristic of Snorro Sturleson — a man far in advance of his age.
