86 CHRONICLE OF THE SAGA IX. in a council, to send a message to King Harald, and deliver up the castle into his power. All this was soon settled ; so that on Sunday the king proceeded with the whole army to the castle, and appointed a Thing of the people without the castle, at which the people of the castle were to be present. At this Thing all the people accepted the condition of sub- mitting to Harald, and gave him, as hostages, the children of the most considerable persons ; for Earl Toste was well acquainted with all the people of that town. In the evening the king returned down to his ships, after this victory achieved with his own force, and was very merry. A Thing was appointed within the castle early on Monday morning, and then King Harald was to name officers to rule over the town, to give out laws, and bestow fiefs. The same evening, after sunset, King Harald Godwinsson came from the south to the castle with a numerous army, and rode into the city with the good- will and consent of the people of the castle. All the gates and walls were beset so that the Northmen could receive no intelli- gence, and the army remained all night in the town. On Monday, when King Harald Sigurdsson had xc. taken breakfast, he ordered the trumpets to sound Harald?? for goiug ou shorc. The army accordingly got ready, landing. ^^^^ YiQ divldcd the men into the parties who should go, and who should stay behind. In every division he allowed two men to land, and one to remain behind. Earl Toste and his retinue prepared to land with King Harald; and, for watching the ships, remained behind the king's son Olaf ; the earls of Orkney, Paul and Erlend ; and also Eystein Orre, a son of Thorberg Arneson, who was the most able and best beloved by the king of all the lendermen, and to whom the king had promised his daughter Maria. The weather was uncommonly fine, and it was hot sunshine. The men therefore laid aside their armour, and went on CHAlTEa
