He also enacted that if any one of the courtiers thought it contemptible to do allegiance to their chief, and omitted offering most respectful homage to its various goings and comings as it ran hither and thither, he should be punished with loss of his limbs.

Also Gunnar imposed on the nation a double tribute, one to be paid out of the autumn harvest, the other in the spring.

Thus he burst the bubble conceit of the Norwegians, to make them feel clearly how their pride was gone, when they saw it forced to do homage to a dog.
When he heard that the king's daughter was shut up in some distant hiding-place, Gunnar strained his wits in every nerve to track her out.

Hence, while he was himself conducting the search with others, his doubtful ear caught the distant sound of a subterranean hum.

Then he went on slowly, and recognized a human voice with greater certainty.