KINGS OF NORWAY. 225 well as from many other tilings, of which but a few saga xhl are set down here. King Harald took Thora, a daughter of Guttorm Graabardjto be his concubine; and they had a son, who was called Sigurd. He had also a son by Queen Ingigerd, who was called Inge. The one of Harald's daughters was called Brigetta, the other Maria. His daughter Brigetta was first married to the Swedish king Inge Halsteinsson, then to Magnus Heinricksson, and lastly to Birger Brose. There was a man, by name Sigurd, who was brought Chapter up in Norway, and was called Priest Adalbrekt's son. The be-' Si2:urd's mother was Thora, a dau2fhter of Saxe of fV"""/ of Yik, a sister of Sigrid, who was mother of King Olaf sicm- Magnusson, and of Kaare the king's brother who married Borghild, a daughter of Dag Eilifsson. Their sons were Sigurd of Ostvaat and Dag. Sigurd of Ost- vaat's sons were John of Ostvaat, Thorstein, and An- dreas the Deaf. John was married to Sigrid, a sister of King Inge and of Duke Skule. This Sigurd, in his childhood, was kept at his book, became a clerk, and was consecrated a deacon ; but as he ripened in years and strength he became a very clever man, stout, strong, distinguished for all perfections and exercises beyond any of his years, — indeed, beyond any man in Norway. Sigurd showed early traces of a haughty ungovernable spirit, and was therefore called Slembi- diakn.* He was as handsome a man as could be seen, with rather thin but beautiful hair. When it came to Sigurd's ears that his mother said King Mag- nus was his father, he laid aside all clerkship ; and as soon as he was old enough to be his o^vn master, he left the country. He was a long time on his travels, went to Palestine; was at the Jordan river; and visited
- Slembidiakn, or Slembidegn — the bad deacon.
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