greeting, which he accepted warmly.

Sit down, said the King, and drink with us, and so Audunn did. Then
King Haraldr asked: What reward did King Sveinn give you for the
bear?

Audunn answered: This, my Lord, that he accepted him from me.

I would have given you that, said the King, but what else did he
give you?

Audunn said: He gave me silver to make a pilgrimage to Rome, but
King Haraldr said:

King Sveinn gives many people silver for pilgrimages and for other
things, even if they do not bring him valuable gifts. What more did
he do for you?

He offered to make me his cup-bearer and to give me great honours.

That was a good offer, said the King, but he must have given you
still more.

Audunn said: He gave me a merchantman with a cargo of wares most
profitable for the Norway trade.

That was generous, said the King, but I would have rewarded you as
well as that. Did he give you anything else?

Audunn said: He gave me a leather purse full of silver, and said