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REIGN OF KING OLAF THE SAINT. 119 ' but we expect that lie will soon come to us. Thou 'wouldst frighten us with thy God, who is both
- blind and deaf, and cannot even move about without
'being carried; but now I expect it will be but a ' short time before he meets his fate : for turn your ' eyes towards the east, — behold our God advancing ' in great light." ' The sun was rising, and all turned to look. At
- that moment Kolbein gave their God a stroke, so
' that he quite burst asunder ; and there ran out of 'him mice as big almost as cats, and reptiles and
- adders. The Bonders were so terrified that some
- fled to their ships; but when they sprang out upon
- them the ships filled with water, and could not get
' away. Others ran to their horses but could not
- find them. The king then ordered the Bonders to
- be called together, saying he wanted to speak with
- them, on which the Bonders came back, and the
- Thing was again seated.
- The king rose up and said, "I do not understand
- what your noise and running mean. You yourselves
- see what your God can do, — the idol you adorned
'with gold and silver, and brought meat and pro-
