Harold the Fairhaired woos Gyda, 52, 53--Harold's vow, 53--Herlaug and Rollaug, 54--Harold's policy toward the conquered kings, 54, 55--The feudal state, 55--Taxation and the peasants' loss of allodial rights, 55, 56--Haakon Grjotgardsson and Ragnvald, Earl of Möre, 56--Kveld-Ulf and his sons, 56, 57--Erik Eimundsson's invasion of Norway, 57--His meeting with King Harold, 58--The battle of Hafrs-Fjord, 59--Earl Ragnvald cuts King Harold's hair, 59--Harold marries Gyda, 59, 60--Harold's treachery to Thorolf Kveld-Ulf's son, 60-62--Kveld-Ulf's vengeance and migration to Iceland, 62, 63--Duke Rollo in Norway and France, 64, 65--Emigration of discontented magnates, 65, 66--Snefrid, 67--Queen Ragnhild, 68--Erik Blood-Axe's feuds with his brothers, 69-71--Guttorm Sindre, 71, 72--Birth of Haakon the Good, 72--Haakon is sent to Ethelstan, 72, 73--Death of Harold, 73. VI. ERIK BLOOD-AXE 74-86 Erik's meeting with Gunhild, 74-76--Erik kills his brothers, Sigfrid and Olaf, 76--Thorolf, Bald Grim's son, 77--Egil, Bald Grim's son, kills Baard, 78--Egil kills Berg-Anund, 79, 80--Egil's pole of dishonor, 80--Egil ransoms his head by a song, 81-85--Erik is exiled, 86. VII. HAAKON THE GOOD 87-101 Character of Haakon, 87--Proclaimed king of Norway, 88--Legislative reforms and restoration of allodium, 89--Signal fires, 90--First attempt to introduce Christianity, 90-92--Speech of Asbjörn of Medalhus, 92--The king eats horse-flesh, 92-94--The sons of Erik Blood-Axe make war upon Norway, 94, 95--Battles of Sotoness and Agvaldsness, 95, 96--Egil Woolsark, 96, 97--Battle of Fraedö, 96-98--Failure of attempt to Christianize the country, 98--Battle of Fitje (Eyvind Scald-Spoiler), 98-101--Death of Haakon the Good, 101. VIII. HAROLD GREYFELL AND HIS BROTHERS 102-114 Unpopularity of the sons of Erik, 102-104--Their characters, 104--Harold Greyfell and Eyvind Scald-Spoiler, 105--Treachery of Harold toward Earl Sigurd, 105, 106--Independence of Earl Haakon, 106, 107--Murder of Tryggve Olafsson, 107, 108--Birth of Olaf Tryggvesson, 108--Adventures of Aastrid and Thoralf Lousy-Beard, 108-110--Sigurd Sleva insults Aaluf, 111--Earl Haakon's intrigues in Denmark, 111, 112--Gold-Harold slays Harold Greyfell, 112--Expulsion of the sons of Erik, 113, 114. IX. EARL HAAKON 115-133