IGLADLYobeythecallofthestateandofourfriendship,inrejoicingthatyourvirtue,integrity,andenergy,already ...
Eyvindwenthome;butitisnottoldthatheevercamenearthekingagain.ENDNOTES:(1)MenjaandFenjawerestronggirls ...
KingOlafgavelifeandfreedomtoallthemenwhoaskeditandagreedtobecomeChristian.KingOlafsailedwithhisfleet ...
ThenThorbergwentandchippedtheplanksuntilthedeepnotcheswereallsmoothedandmadeevenwiththerest;andtheki ...
Andbravesalonethewoundsofallthewar.ThusmayanelephantinAfricwastes,Oppressedbyfrequentdarts,breakthos ...
ThishappenedfifteenyearsafterthedeathofHakon,Athelstan'sfoster-son,andthirteenyearsafterthatofSigurd ...
EarlHakonsailedthenwithhisfleetsouthwardsaroundStad;andwhenheheardthatKingRagnfredwithhisarmyhadgone ...
KingRagnfredandKingGudrod,bothsonsofGunhildandEirik,werenowtheonlysonsofGunhildremaininginlife.Sosay ...
Idle,givelifebyshame;andonhisbreastBearingaforestofspears,thoughspentwithtoilAndwornwithonset,fallsu ...
WhenEarlEirik,thesonofHakon,whoatthattimewasinRaumarike,heardthetidings,heimmediatelygatheredtroops, ...
EarlEirikthenlaidhimselfalongsideofVagn'sship,andtherewasabravedefence;butatlastthisshiptoowascleare ...
Thensaidtheking,"Thouarttoobraveafellow,Eyvind,tobringusanyfalsealarmofwar."Theothersallsaiditwasatr ...
Sundaycame,asbrilliantasiftherewerenosorrow,ordeath,orguiltintheworld;adayortwoofrainhadmadetheearth ...
Whenspring(A.D.998)cameKingOlafwentouttoViken,andwasonvisitstohisgreatfarms.HesentnoticeoverallViken ...
"OnLimfjord'sstrand,bythetide'sflow,SternFatehaslaidKingHaraldlow;Thegallantviking-cruiser--heWholov ...
OlafTrygvasonhadbeenfouryearsonthiscruise(A.D.985-988),fromthetimeheleftVindlandtillhecametotheScill ...
Oppressedbyfrequentdarts,breakthosethatfallReboundingfromhishornyhide,andshakeThosethatfindlodgment, ...
49.BIRTHOFOLAF,SONOFHARALDGRENSKE.ThishappenedthewinterafterthebattleoftheJomsborgvikingsatHjorungav ...
"Wewerebornonthesamenight,"saystheearl,"andthetimewillbeshortbetweenourdeaths."KingOlafwentawayinthe ...
EinarTambarskelver,oneofthesharpestofbowshooters,stoodbythemast,andshotwithhisbow.Einarshotanarrowat ...
Theysaunteredthroughthefragrantlanes,asiftheirloiteringwouldprolongthetimeandcheckthefiery-footedste ...
Thekingreplies,--"Whatthenisyouradvice,--ifIamneithertodividemykingdom,nortogetridofmyfrightanddange ...
"UponthethunderingcloudofshieldFlashedbrightthesword-stormo'erthefield;Andontheplate-mailrattledloud ...
ItissaidherethatKingOlafandEarlSigvaldehadseventysailofvessels:andonemore,whentheysailedfromthesouth ...
"Inthefirstplace,Imissgoingtochurchbysettingoutattwo,"saidRuth,alittlegravely."Onlyforonce.Surelyyou ...
Theearlanswers,"IhavelongknownthatyouhavehelpedGunhild'ssonswithyourforce,andabadreturnyouhavegotfor ...