“Only the value of the clothes or things which a man owned and used every day shall be paid. If food is burned it shall be paid. The value of costly things or wares shall not be paid. A man’s losses shall not be made good to him more than three times” (i. 460). We have in the following passage an early reference to the great fair of Novgorod:— “One summer Harald (Fairhair) called to him his dearest favourite, Hauk hábrök (= high-breech), and said: ‘Now I am free from all warfare and hostility in the land, and will lead a life of ease and pleasure. I will send you into Eastern lands this summer to buy for me some things that are costly and rare here.’ Hauk said he should be obeyed in this as in other things, and the king allowed his men to go to various countries. Hauk departed with one ship and a good body of followers, and arrived east to Hólmgard (= Novgorod) in the autumn as the fair began, and went into winter quarters. Thither had come many people from various lands, among them were the champions of King Eirek from Uppsalir, Björn blueside and Salgard serk (= shirt), overbearing and wronging everybody. One day Hauk walked through the town with his men to buy some costly things for his lord Harald, when he came to where a man of Gardariki was sitting; he saw a costly cloak all over adorned with gold. This he bought, left and went for the money. Before this, the same day, Björn had wanted to buy this cloak for the King of the Swedes, and its value was given. After Hauk had gone, the servant of Björn came and told the trader that Björn must, of course, get the cloak, but he said the matter was settled. The servant told Björn. Then Hauk came with the money for the cloak, paid all, and took it away” (Flateyjarbok, i. 577). ----- Footnote 167: Cf. also Ólaf Tryggvason, Fornmanna Sögur, i. Footnote 168: Cf. St. Olaf, c. 143. Footnote 169: Stigandi = the stepping one. Footnote 170: Cf. Hróa Thátt; Flateyjarbók, ii.; Landnamabók, iii. Footnote 171: Cf. Gretti’s Saga, c. 98. Footnote 172: Kufa, as we know, was situated on one of the branches of the Euphrates, south of Bagdad, and was for a while the seat of the Caliphs. Footnote 173: Among the English coins found in Sweden, and now in the royal collection in Stockholm, are of— Edward I. Ethelstan. Sihtric, of Northumberland. Coin with the name of St. Peter. Edgar. Edward II. Ethelred II. Knut. Harold I. Harthacnut. Edward Confessor. Harold II. King Sihtric, of Dublin, 989–1020. English coins found in Norway of—