Finn ARNESSON, EARL OF HALLAND

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#14, St. Olaf's Saga Parts 4-8
#14, Saga of Harald Hardrade
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                   Fin was King Harald Hardrade's lenderman at  Austrat in Yrjar.

Fin and all of his brothers, except Kalf, were great friends of Harald.

Harald came to Fin and asked him to effect a reoncilation with the bondes and Hakon Ivarson over Einar Tamberskelfer's and Eindride Einarson's murders.  Fin agreed on the condition that, if he succeeded, Harald would allow Kalf to return the country and regain all of his former holdings and power.

Fin was able to bring about the reconcilation by agreeing that King Magnus' daughter, Ragnhild would marry Hakon.  However, Ragnhild would not marry a man who had no title and Harald would not make Hakon a jarl because he already had one.  Both Hakon and Fin felt that Harald had broken his word.

After a while, Hakon and Svein had a falling out.  Hakon then returned to Norway.  Orm was dead at this time and Harald made Hakon his jarl. Then Hakon was able to marry Ragnhild.

Then Harald let Kalf Arneson come back into the country and made him his lenderman with all of his forrmer holdings and power.

The following summer, Kalf was killed, by the Danish, in battle.  Fin thought that Harald had deliberately put Kalf in the front of the battle, without adequate, timely, help, so that he would be killed. Fin became so angry that he left Norway and went to Denmark where he entered into King Svein's service.  Svein made Fin the Jarl of Halland.

Fin fought with Svein at the Battle of Nis River.  He was captured, but Harald spared his life and let him go.
Levde på Harald Hardrådes tid og var bror til Kalv Arnesson.