Birth and childhood of Olaf the Saint, 182, 183--Viking cruises, 183--Return to Norway, 184--He captures Earl Haakon, 185--His reception by Aastrid and Sigurd Syr, 186, 187--Family council, 187, 188--Support of the shire-kings, 188--The Trönders recognize Olaf as king, 189--Surprised by Earl Sweyn in Nidaros, 190--Battle of Nessje, 190, 192--Earl Sweyn's flight and death, 192--Quarrel with King Olaf the Swede, 193, 194--Björn Stallare's mission, 194-196--Speech of Thorgny the Lawman, 196, 197--Olaf marries Aastrid, 198--Conspiracy of the shire-kings and their punishments, 199--The play of the sons of Sigurd Syr, 199, 200--Rörek's hard fate, 201--His attempt to murder Olaf, 202--The attitude of the tribal aristocracy toward Olaf, 202, 203--Paganism _versus_ Christianity, 204, 205--"Where are my ancestors?" 205--Olaf's character and appearance, 205-207--Dale-Guldbrand, 207-210--Slaying of Aasbjörn Sigurdsson, 211--Knut the Mighty bribes the Norse chieftains, 212, 213--Anund Jacob refuses the bribe, 213, 214--Battle of Helge-aa, 214, 215--Death of Erling Skjalgsson, 216--Olaf goes to Russia, 217--Björn Stallare's confession, 218--Olaf returns to Norway, 218--His vision, 220, 221--Battle of Sticklestad, 221, 222--Thormod Kolbruna-Scald, 222-224--Burial of St. Olaf, 224. XIV. SWEYN ALFIFASSON 225-229 Alfifa and the Norse chiefs, 225--Unpopular and oppressive laws, 226--King Olaf canonized, 227--Tryggve Olafsson's defeat, 228--Einar Thambarskelver rebukes Alfifa, 228--Magnus Olafsson returns from Russia, 229--Expulsion of Sweyn, 229. XV. MAGNUS THE GOOD 230-250 Circumstances of Magnus' birth, 230--Magnus and Harthaknut, 231--Jealousies of the chieftains, 232--Magnus and Kalf Arnesson at Stiklestad, 233--Sighvat Scald's Lay of Candor, 234--Sweyn Estridsson rebels, 236, 237--Battle of Lyrskog's Heath, 237--Thorstein Side-Hall's son, 238--Einar Thambarskelver's disagreement and reconciliation with Magnus, 238, 239--Arrival of Harold Sigurdsson, 240--His adventures abroad, 240-242--Magnus' reception of Harold, 243--Harold's alliance with Sweyn Estridsson, 244--Agreement to share the government, 245--The peasant Toke's speech, 246, 247--Expeditions of Magnus against Sweyn Estridsson, 247, 247--Death of Magnus the Good, 249, 250. XVI. HAROLD HARD-RULER 251-272