The Heimskringla on King Eirik Eimune
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 4. The Town Of Oslo Burnt.
attestation: King Eirik set fire to Halvard's church and burnt the entire town of Oslo, but Thjostolf returned with assembled men the next morning.
"King Eirik set fire to Halvard's church, and to the town, which was entirely burnt. Thjostolf came soon after to the town with the men he had assembled"
attestation: Eirik could not land anywhere on the fjord's western side due to defending lendermen, losing five or six men at every attempted landing.
"he could not land anywhere on that side of the fjord, on account of the troops of the lendermen who came down against them; and wherever they attempted a landing, they left five or six men or more upon the strand."
attestation: King Eirik retreated southward to Denmark, with Inge pursuing and capturing ships; it was called the poorest expedition ever made with so great an armament.
"it was a common observation among people, that never was so poor an expedition made with so great an armament in another king's dominions."
attestation: Eirik was furious at Magnus for encouraging the disastrous expedition and vowed never again to be such friends with him.
"King Eirik was ill pleased at it, and thought King Magnus and his men had been making a fool of him by encouraging him to undertake this expedition, and he declared he would never again besuch friends with them as before."