that there will be soon very many ness-kings (petty kings).It is unclear to what degree the letter indulges in flattery of the peoples' bloodline or simply to deter rival claimants.
On the night before the trial a Smith named Sigar of Brabant in Earl Skule Bardsson's Retinue offered Dagfinn a special herb supposed to help the burn.
In combination with Haakon's offer of Atonement (probably involving financial compensation) for the death of one of the Earl's kinsmen, Gunnolf, Skule agreed to a truce.
Haakon was supposed to married Bardsson's daughter but he was delayed due to strife in the bay and sent Dagfinn as a messenger to the Earl to inform him.
In 1225 he sailed to Haakon and asked to join him on his march to Värmland, but the king instructed him to stay behind and ensure his son Sigurd would inherit the throne if he did not return.