Thus it was done ; and though the earl 's wife was eager to keep her daughter with her yet a while , she was fain to yield , as the wife of Iarlaid vowed that not a rood of land should the earl have , unless he did her bidding . But if he would give his daughter to Manus , she would bestow on him the third part of her own kingdom , with much treasure beside . This she did , not from love to Manus , but because she wished to destroy him . So they were married , and rode back with the wife of Iarlaid to her own palace . And that night , while he was sleeping , there came a wise man , who was his father 's friend , and awoke him saying : ` Danger lies very close to you , Manus , son of Oireal . You hold yourself favoured because you have as a bride the daughter of a mighty earl ; but do you know what bride the wife of Iarlaid sought for her own son ? It was no worldly wife she found for him , but the swift March wind , and never can you prevail against her . ' ` Is it thus ? ' answered Manu . And at the first streak of dawn he went to the chamber where the queen lay in the midst of her maidens . ' I have come , ' he said , ` for the third part of the kingdom , and for the treasure which you promised me . ' But the wife of Iarlaid laughed as she heard him . ` Not a clod shall you have here , ' spake she . ` You must go to the Old Bergen for that . Mayhap under its stones and rough mountains you may find a treasure ! ' ` Then give me your son 's six foster brothers as well as my own , ' answered he . And the queen gave them to him , and they set out for Old Bergen . A year passed by , and found them still in that wild land , hunting the reindeer , and digging pits for the mountain sheep to fall into . For a time Manus and his companions lived merrily , but at length Manus grew weary of the strange country , and they all took ship for the land of Lochlann . The wind was fierce and cold , and long was the voyage ; but , one spring day , they sailed into the harbour that lay beneath the castle of Iarlaid .
The queen looked from her window and beheld him mounting the hill , XXXXX the twelve foster brothers behind him .
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