Heimskringla, Haralds saga Sigurðssonar 66

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HSig ch. 66

Haralds saga Sigurðssonar 66 — ed. not skaldic

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Heimskringla Haralds saga Sigurðssonar

65 66 67

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Finnur jarl Árnason varð handtekinn í orustu sem fyrr var
ritað. Hann var leiddur til konungsins.

Haraldur konungur var þá allkátur og mælti: "Hér fundumst við
nú Finnur en næst í Noregi. Hefir hirðin sú hin danska eigi
staðið allfast fyrir þér og hafa Norðmenn illt að verki,
draga þig blindan eftir sér og vinna það til lífs þér."

Þá svarar jarl: "Mart verða Norðmenn illt að gera og það
verst allt er þú býður."

Þá mælti Haraldur konungur: "Viltu nú grið þóttú sért
ómaklegur?"

Þá svarar jarl: "Eigi af hundinum þínum."

Konungur mælti: "Viltu þá að Magnús frændi þinn gefi þér
grið?"

Magnús sonur Haralds konungs stýrði þá skipi.

Þá svarar jarl: "Hvað mun hvelpur sá ráða griðum?"

Þá hló konungur og þótti skemmtan að erta hann og mælti:
"Viltu taka grið af Þóru frændkonu þinni?"

Þá segir jarl: "Er hún hér?"

"Hér er hún," segir konungur.

Þá mælti Finnur jarl orðskræpi það er síðan er uppi haft,
hversu reiður hann var er hann fékk eigi stillt orðum sínum:
"Eigi er nú undarlegt að þú hafir vel bitist er merin hefir
fylgt þér."

Finni jarli voru gefin grið og hafði Haraldur konungur hann
með sér um hríð. Var Finnur heldur ókátur og ómjúkur í orðum.

Þá mælti Haraldur konungur: "Sé eg það Finnur að þú vilt nú
ekki þýðast við mig og við frændur þína. Vil eg nú gefa þér
orlof að fara til Sveins konungs þíns."

Jarl svarar: "Það vil eg þiggja og því þakksamlegar er eg kem
fyrr í brott héðan."

Síðan lét konungur flytja ferð jarls upp á land. Tóku
Hallandsfarar vel við honum. Haraldur konungur hélt þá liði
sínu norður í Noreg, fór fyrst inn til Óslóar, gaf þá
heimleyfi öllu liði sínu því er fara vildi.

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