The reconstructed Nidaros, arisen anew like a phoenix from the ashes, provided us with comfortable winter quarters. Snug we may have been but under no illusions that peace might endure or be enjoyed. The festering hatred and resentment of the King of Sweden reached a pitch where his own courtiers dared not nominate King Olaf within his hearing.
The arrival in Svithjod of Einar Tambaskelfer at the court of the King of Sweden exacerbated his mood. On learning from him how King Olaf had settled on his tributary lands, he determined to act. Einar informed him that after the death of Svein, the population of Throndhjem preferred Olaf. The latter, he said, had gone to every district in the autumn, holding meetings known as Things, taking oaths of allegiance and revenue.
The King’s Hall in Nida
