Aasta was greatly shocked; composed herself however; married a new husband, Sigurd Syr, a kinglet, and a great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, a man of great wealth, prudence, and influence in those countries; in whose house, as favorite and well-beloved stepson, little Olaf was wholesomely and skilfully brought up.

In Sigurd's house he had, withal, a special tutor entertained for him, one Rane, known as Rane the Far-travelled, by whom he could be trained, from the earliest basis, in Norse accomplishments and arts.

New children came, one or two; but Olaf, from his mother, seems always to have known that he was the distinguished and royal article there.

One day his Foster-father, hurrying to leave home on business, hastily bade Olaf, no other being by, saddle his horse for him.

Olaf went out with the saddle, chose the biggest he-goat about, saddled that, and brought it to the door by way of horse.