Heimskringla; Or

Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway

Name: Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
Author: Snorri Sturluson, 1179?-1241

作者：Snorri Sturluson, 1179?-1241
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HEIMSKRINGLA
OR
THE CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF NORWAY
By Snorri Sturlason
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE:
PREFACE OF SNORRE STURLASON.
OF THE PRIEST ARE FRODE
HALFDAN THE BLACK SAGA.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. HALFDAN FIGHTS WITH GANDALF AND SIGTRYG.
2. BATTLE BETWEEN HALFDAN AND EYSTEIN.
3. HALFDAN'S MARRIAGE
4. HALFDAN'S STRIFE WITH GANDALF'S SONS.
5. HALFDAN'S MARRIAGE WITH HJORT'S DAUGHTER.
6. OF RAGNHILD'S DREAM.
7. OF HALFDAN'S DREAM.
ENDNOTES:
8. HALFDAN'S MEAT VANISHES AT A FEAST
9. HALFDAN S DEATH.
HARALD HARFAGER'S SAGA.
1. HARALD'S STRIFE WITH HAKE AND HIS FATHER GANDALF.
2. KING HARALD OVERCOMES FIVE KINGS.
3. OF GYDA, DAUGHTER OF EIRIE.
4. KING HARALD'S VOW.
5. THE BATTLE IN ORKADAL.
6. KING HARALD S LAWS FOR LAND PROPERTY.
7. BATTLE IN GAULARDAL.
8. HARALD SEIZES NAUMUDAL DISTRICT.
9. KING HARALD'S HOME AFFAIRS.
10. BATTLE AT SOLSKEL
11. FALL OF KINGS ARNVID AND AUDBJORN.
12. KING VEMUND BURNT TO DEATH.
13. DEATH OF EARLS HAKON, AND ATLE MJOVE.
14. HARALD AND THE SWEDISH KING EIRIK.
15. HARALD AT A FEAST OF THE PEASANT AKE.
16. HARALD'S JOURNEY TO TUNSBERG.
17. THE BATTLE IN GAUTLAND.
18. HRANE GAUZKE'S DEATH.
19. BATTLE IN HAFERSFJORD.
20. HARALD SUPREME SOVEREIGN IN NORWAY.
21. HARALD'S MARRIAGE AND HIS CHILDREN.
22. KING HARALD'S VOYAGE TO THE WEST.
23. HARALD HAS HIS HAIR CLIPPED.
24. ROLF GANGER DRIVEN INTO BANISHMENT.
25. OF THE FIN SVASE AND KING HARALD.
26. OF THJODOLF OF HVIN, THE SKALD.
Then Thjodolf replies:--
27. OF EARL TORFEINAR'S OBTAINING ORKNEY.
28. KING EIRIK EYMUNDSON'S DEATH.
29. GUTHORM'S DEATH IN TUNSBERG.
30. EARL RAGNVALD BURNT IN HIS HOUSE.
31. HALFDAN HALEG'S DEATH.
32. HARALD AND EINAR RECONCILED.
33. DEATH OF GUTHORM AND HALFDAN THE WHITE.
34. MARRIAGE OF EIRIK.
35. HARALD DIVIDES HIS KINGDOM.
36. DEATH OF RAGNVALD RETTILBEINE.
37. DEATH OF GUDROD LJOME.
38. KING BJORN KAUPMAN'S DEATH.
39. RECONCILIATION OF THE KINGS.
40. BIRTH OF HAKON THE GOOD.
41. KING ATHELSTAN'S MESSAGE
42. HAUK'S JOURNEY TO ENGLAND.
43. HAKON, THE FOSTER-SON OF ATHELSTAN, IS BAPTIZED.
44. EIRIK BROUGHT TO THE SOVEREIGNTY.
45. KING HARALD'S DEATH.
46. THE DEATH OF OLAF AND OF SIGROD.
HAKON THE GOOD'S SAGA.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. HAKON CHOSEN KING.
2. KING HAKON'S PROGRESS THROUGH THE COUNTRY.
3. EIRIK'S DEPARTURE FROM THE COUNTRY.
4. EIRIK'S DEATH.
5. GUNHILD AND HER SONS.
6. BATTLE IN JUTLAND.
7. BATTLE IN EYRARSUND (THE SOUND).
8. KING HAKON'S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK.
9. OF KING TRYGVE.
10. OF GUNHILD S SONS.
11. KING HAKON AS A LAW-GIVER.
12. THE BIRTH OF EARL HAKON THE GREAT.
13. OF EYSTEIN THE BAD.
14. JAMTALAND AND HELSINGJALAND.
15. HAKON SPREADS CHRISTIANITY.
16. ABOUT SACRIFICES.
17. THE FROSTA-THING.
18. KING HAKON OFFERS SACRIFICES.
19. FEAST OF THE SACRIFICE AT MORE.
20. BATTLE AT OGVALDSNES.
21. KING HAKON'S LAWS.
22. CONCERNING EIRIK'S SONS.
23. OF EGIL ULSERK.
24. BATTLE AT FREDARBERG.
25. OF KING GAMLE.
26. KING GAMLE AND ULSERK FALL.
27. EGIL ULSERK'S BURIAL-GROUND.
28. NEWS OF WAR COMES TO KING HAKON.
29. THE ARMAMENT OF EIRIK'S SONS.
30. KING HAKON'S BATTLE ARRAY.
31. FALL OF SKREYJA AND ASKMAN.
32. HAKON'S DEATH.
SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS
1. GOVERNMENT OF THE SONS OF EIRIK.
2. CHRISTIANITY OF GUNHILD'S SONS.
3. COUNCILS BY GUNHILD AND HER SONS.
4. GUNHILD'S SONS AND GRJOTGARD.
5. SIGURD BURNT IN A HOUSE IN STJORADAL
6. HISTORY OF HAKON, SIGURD'S SON.
And he also says:--
And Einar tells also how Earl Hakon avenged his father's murderer:--
7. OF HARALD GRAFELD.
8. EARL EIRIK'S BIRTH.
9. KING TRYGVE OLAFSON'S MURDER.
10. KING GUDROD'S FALL.
11. OF HARALD GRENSKE.
12. EARL HAKON'S FEUDS.
13. OF EARL HAKON AND GUNHILD'S SONS.
14. SIGURD SLEFA'S MURDER.
15. GRJOTGARD'S FALL.
16. KING ERLING'S FALL.
17. THE SEASONS IN NORWAY AT THIS TIME.
18. THE ICELANDERS AND EYVIND THE SKALD.
KING OLAF TRYGVASON'S SAGA.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. OLAF TRYGVASON'S BIRTH.
2. OF GUNHILD S SONS.
3. ASTRID'S JOURNEY.
4. HAKON'S EMBASSY TO SWEDEN.
5. OF SIGURD EIRIKSON.
6. OLAF IS SET FREE IN EISTLAND.
7. KLERKON KILLED BY OLAF.
8. OF HAKON EARL OF HLADER.
9. OF GOLD HARALD.
10. COUNCILS HELD BY HAKON AND HARALD.
11. HARALD GORMSON'S MESSAGE TO NORWAY.
12. TREACHERY OF HARALD AND HAKON.
13. DEATH OF HARALD GRAFELD.
There fell Harald Grafeld. So says Glum Geirason:--
14. GOLD HARALD'S DEATH.
15. DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY.
16. GUNHILD'S SONS LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
17. HAKON'S BATTLE WITH RAGNFRED.
18. BATTLE BETWEEN HAKON AND RAGNFRED.
19. EARL HAKON'S MARRIAGE.
20. DEATH OF SKOPTE.
21. OLAF TRYGVASON'S JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA.
22. OLAF TRYGVASON'S MARRIAGE.
23. EARL HAKON PAYS NO SCAT.
24. HARALD OPPOSES CHRISTIANITY.
25. OLAF TRYGVASON'S WAR EXPEDITION.
26. OTTA AND HAKON IN BATTLE.
27. HARALD AND HAKON ARE BAPTIZED.
28. HAKON RENOUNCES CHRISTIANITY.
29. THE EMPEROR OTTA RETURNS HOME.
30. OLAF'S JOURNEY FROM VINDLAND.
31. KING OLAF'S FORAYS.
32. KING OLAF IS BAPTIZED.
33. OLAF MARRIES GYDA.
He said, "I am called Ole; and I am a stranger here."
Gyda replies, "Wilt thou have me if I choose thee?"
34. KING OLAF AND ALFVINE'S DUEL.
35. KING OLAF GETS HIS DOG VIGE.
36. HARALD GORMSON SAILS AGAINST ICELAND.
37. HARALD SENDS A WARLOCK TO ICELAND.
38. HARALD GORMSON'S DEATH.
39. VOW OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS.
40. EIRIK AND HAKON MAKE A WAR LEVY.
41. EXPEDITION OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS.
42. OF THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS.
43. BATTLE WITH THE JOMSBORG VIKINGS.
Eyvind Skaldaspiller says also in the "Haleygja-tal":--
44. EARL SIGVALDE'S FLIGHT.
45. BUE THROWS HIMSELF OVERBOARD.
46. VIKINGS BOUND TOGETHER IN ONE CHAIN.
47. DEATH OF GISSUR OF VALDERS.
They answered, "A man called Gissur."
48. KING HARALD GRENSKE'S DEATH.
49. BIRTH OF OLAF, SON OF HARALD GRENSKE.
50. ABOUT EARL HAKON.
51. THORER KLAKKA'S JOURNEY.
52. OLAF TRYGVASON COMES TO NORWAY.
53. EARL HAKON'S FLIGHT.
54. ERLEND'S DEATH.
55. EARL HAKON'S DEATH.
56. EARL HAKON'S HEAD.
57. OLAF TRYGVASON ELECTED KING.
And again,--
58. LODIN'S MARRIAGE
59. OLAF BAPTIZES THE COUNTRY OF VIKEN.
60. OF THE HORDALAND PEOPLE.
61. ROGALAND BAPTIZED.
62. ERLING SKJALGSON'S WOOING.
The king replies, "What do you propose for obtaining this agreement?"
63. HORDALAND BAPTIZED.
64. ERLING SKJALGSON'S WEDDING.
65. RAUMSDAL AND FJORD-DISTRICTS BAPTIZED.
66. OLAF PROPOSES MARRIAGE TO QUEEN SIGRID.
67. OLAF HARALDSON BAPTIZED.
68. MEETING OF OLAF AND SIGRID.
69. THE BURNING OF WARLOCKS.
70. EYVIND KELDA'S DEATH.
71. OLAF AND ODIN'S APPARITION.
72. THE THING IN THRONDHJEM.
73. JARNSKEGGE OR IRON BEARD.
74. THE FEAST AT HLADER.
75. OF THE THING IN THRONDHJEM.
76. THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE BAPTIZED.
77. A TOWN IN THE THRONDHJEM COUNTRY.
78. KING OLAF'S MARRIAGE.
79. BUILDING OF THE SHIP CRANE.
80. THANGBRAND THE PRIEST GOES TO ICELAND.
81. OF SIGURD AND HAUK.
82. OF HAREK OF THJOTTA.
83. EYVIND KINRIFA'S DEATH.
84. HALOGALAND MADE CHRISTIAN.
85. THORER HJORT'S DEATH.
86. KING OLAF'S VOYAGE TO GODEY.
87. OF RAUD'S BEING TORTURED.
88. OF THE ICELANDERS.
89. BAPTISM OF THE ICELANDERS.
90. HALFRED VANDREDASKALD BAPTIZED.
Afterwards the king said, "Wilt thou enter into my service?"
91. THANGBRAND RETURNS FROM ICELAND.
92. OF KING OLAF'S FEATS.
93. BAPTISM OF LEIF EIRIKSON.
94. FALL OF KING GUDROD.
95. BUILDING OF THE SHIP LONG SERPENT.
Thorberg says, "I will tell you, king, who did it. I did it myself."
96. EARL EIRIK, THE SON OF HAKON.
97. EIRIK'S FORAY ON THE BALTIC COASTS.
98. KING SVEIN'S MARRIAGE.
99. KING BURIZLEIF'S MARRIAGE.
100. OLAF GETS THYRE IN MARRIAGE.
101. OLAF'S LEVY FOR WAR.
102. CREW ON BOARD OF THE LONG SERPENT.
103. ICELAND BAPTIZED.
104. GREENLAND BAPTIZED
105. RAGNVALD SENDS MESSENGERS TO OLAF.
106. OLAF SENDS EXPEDITION TO VINDLAND.
107. OLAF'S EXPEDITION VINDLAND.
108. CONSPIRACY AGAINST KING OLAF.
109. EARL SIGVALDE'S TREACHEROUS PLANS.
110. KING OLAF'S VOYAGE FROM VINDLAND.
111. CONSULTATION OF THE KINGS.
112. OF KING OLAF'S PEOPLE.
113. OLAF'S SHIPS PREPARED FOR BATTLE.
Says Ulf, "Defend thou the quarterdeck as I shall the forecastle."
114. OF KING OLAF.
115. THE BATTLE BEGINS.
And Halfred also sings thus:--
116. FLIGHT OF SVEIN AND OLAF THE SWEDE.
117. OF EARL EIRIK.
118. OF EINAR TAMBARSKELVER.
119. OLAF GIVES HIS MEN SHARP SWORDS.
120. THE SERPENT BOARDED.
121. THE SERPENT'S DECKS CLEARED.
122. REPORT AMONG THE PEOPLE.
123. OF EARL EIRIK, THE SON OF HAKON.
SAGA OF OLAF HARALDSON. (1)
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. OF SAINT OLAF'S BRINGING UP.
2. OF OLAF AND KING SIGURD SYR.
3. OF RING OLAF'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
4. KING OLAF'S WAR EXPEDITION.
5. OLAF'S FIRST BATTLE.
6. FORAY IN SVITHJOD.
7. THE SECOND BATTLE.
8. THE THIRD BATTLE.
9. THE FOURTH BATTLE IN SUDERVIK.
10. THE FIFTH BATTLE IN FRIESLAND.
11. DEATH OF KING SVEIN FORKED BEARD.
12. THE SIXTH BATTLE.
And he also composed these:--
Sigvat also relates as follows:--
13. THE SEVENTH BATTLE.
And Ottar sings of this battle thus:--
14. EIGHTH AND NINTH BATTLES OF OLAF.
Sigvat reckons this King Olaf's eighth battle:--
15. THE TENTH BATTLE.
16. ELEVENTH, TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH BATTLES.
Next he fought westward on Fetlafjord, as Sigvat tells:--
17. FOURTEENTH BATTLE AND OLAF'S DREAM.
18. FIFTEENTH BATTLE.
And also Sigvat says:--
19. OF THE EARLS OF ROUEN.
20. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
21. OF ERLING SKIALGSON.
22. OF THE HERSE ERLING SKIALGSON.
23. OF EARL EIRIK.
24. THE MURDER OF EDMUND.
25. OLAF AND ETHELRED'S SONS.
26. BATTLE OF KING OLAF.
27. OLAF'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
And further he says:--
28. HAKON TAKEN PRISONER BY OLAF.
29. HAKON'S DEPARTURE FROM NORWAY.
30. ASTA RECEIVES HER SON OLAF.
31. KING SIGURD'S DRESS.
32. OF THE FEAST.
33. CONVERSATION OF OLAF AND SIGURD.
34. KINGS IN THE UPLAND DISTRICTS.
35. OLAF GETS THE TITLE OF KING FROM THE THING.
36. KING OLAF TRAVELS IN THE UPLANDS.
37. LEVY AGAINST OLAF IN THRONDHJEM.
38. OLAF'S PROGRESS IN THRONDHJEM.
39. OF EARL SVEIN'S PROCEEDINGS.
40. EARL SVEIN'S AND EINAR'S CONSULTATIONS.
41. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD.
42. OF EARL SVEIN.
43. OF KING OLAF.
44. OF EARL SVEIN'S FORCES.
45. KING OLAF S FORCES.
46. KING OLAF'S SPEECH.
47. OF THE BATTLE AT NESJAR.
48. EARL SVEIN'S FLIGHT.
And also these lines:--
49. EARL SVEIN LEAVES THE COUNTRY.
50. OLAF'S AND SIGURD'S CONSULTATION.
And also these:--
51. OF KING OLAF.
52. PLAN OF SVEIN AND THE SWEDISH KING.
53. EARL SVEIN'S DEATH.
54. OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE.
55. OF KING OLAF'S HOUSEHOLD.
56. OF KING OLAF'S HABITS.
57. KING OLAF'S MESSENGERS.
58. OLAF AND ERLING RECONCILED.
59. EILIF OF GAUTLAND'S MURDER.
60. THE HISTORY OF EYVIND URARHORN.
61. THRAND WHITE'S MURDER.
62. CHRISTIANITY PROCLAIMED IN VIKEN.
63. HROE'S FALL.
64. FALL OF GUDLEIK AND THORGAUT.
65. MEETING OF OLAF AND RAGNVALD.
66. KING OLAF THE SWEDE.
67. ACCOUNT OF THEIR RECONCILIATION.
68. JOURNEY OF BJORN THE MARSHAL.
69. CONVERSATION OF BJORN AND INGEBJORG.
70. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD.
While they were riding up to Gautland, Sigvat made these verses:--
71. HJALTE SKEGGJASON WHILE HE WAS IN SVITHIOD.
72. OLAF'S JOURNEY TO THE UPLANDS.
73. TREACHERY OF THE UPLAND KINGS.
74. MUTILATING OF THE UPLAND KINGS.
75. KING OLAF'S HALF-BROTHERS.
Then the king says to Harald, "And what wouldst thou like best to have?"
76. THE DIVISION OF THE COUNTRY.
77. OF THE LAGMAN THORGNY.
78. MEETING OF RAGNVALD AND INGEGERD.
79. RAGNVALD AND THORGNY.
80. OF THE UPSALA THING.
81. THORGNY'S SPEECH.
82. OF KING HROREK'S TREACHERY.
83. OF LITTLE FIN.
84. MURDER OF OLAF'S COURT-MEN.
85. OF HROREK'S ASSAULT.
86. KING HROREK'S JOURNEY TO ICELAND.
Thorarin replies, "I have never been in Greenland."
87. BATTLE IN ULFREKS-FJORD.
88. OLAF PREPARES FOR HIS BRIDAL JOURNEY.
89. OF THE SWEDISH KING'S CHILDREN.
90. OF THE SWEDISH KING OLAF'S HUNTING.
91. OLAF THE NORWAY KING'S COUNSELS.
92. SIGVAT THE SKALD'S JOURNEY EASTWARDS.
Then they went through the Eid forest, and Sigvat sang:--
Afterwards Sigvat told of his journey, and sang these verses:--
And when he came into conversation with the king he sang:--
93. RAGNVALD AND ASTRA'S JOURNEY.
94. OF KING OLAF'S MARRIAGE.
95. THE AGREEMENT BROKEN BY OLAF.
96. HISTORY OF THE LAGMAN EMUND.
The king asks, "What is thy appeal case?"
They answered, "It is, sire, as you say."
The king--"Speak freely, Freyvid, what you will."
97. MEETING OF RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE KINGS, AND THEIR GAME AT DICE.
98. OF OLAF OF NORWAY, AFTER THE MEETING.
99. HISTORY OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY.
100. OF THE EARLS EINAR AND BRUSE.
101. OF THORKEL AMUNDASON.
102. THE AGREEMENT OF THE EARLS.
103. EYVIND URARHORN'S MURDER.
104. EARL EINAR'S MURDER.
105. AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING OLAF AND EARL BRUSE.
106. THE EARL'S AGREEMENT TO THE KING'S TERMS.
107. EARL THORFIN'S DEPARTURE, AND RECONCILIATION WITH THORKEL.
108. EARL BRUSE'S DEPARTURE.
109. OF THE EARLS THORFIN AND BRUSE.
110. OF HAREK OF THJOTTA.
111. OF THE PEOPLE OF HALOGALAND.
112. OF ASMUND GRANKELSON.
113. OF THE SACRIFICES OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE.
114. OF THE SACRIFICES BY THE PEOPLE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE THRONDHJEM DISTRICT.
115. MURDER OF OLVER OF EGGJA.
116. OF THE SONS OF ARNE.
117. KING OLAF'S JOURNEY TO THE UPLANDS.
118. THE STORY OF DALE-GUDBRAND.
119. DALE-GUDBRAND IS BAPTIZED.
120. HEDEMARK BAPTIZED.
121. RECONCILIATION OF THE KING AND EINAR.
122. RECONCILIATION OF THE KING AND ERLING.
123. HERE BEGINS THE STORY OF ASBJORN SELSBANE.
Thorer: "How near is thy relationship to Erling?"
Asbjorn: "My mother is his sister."
He replied, "Corn and malt."
124. MURDER OF THORER SEL.
125. OF SKJALG, THE SON OF ERLING SKJALGSON.
126. OF THORARIN NEFIULFSON.
The king says, "Why is he not put to death?"
The king answers, "Put him in irons then, and kill him in the morning."
The king said, "Do thou take care, Thorarin, that he do not escape."
127. ERLING'S RECONCILIATION WITH KING OLAF.
The king replies, "You will determine."
128. OF THORER HUND AND ASBJORN SELSBANE.
129. KING OLAF BAPTIZES IN VORS AND VALDERS.
130. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
131. THE BIRTH OF KING MAGNUS.
The king--"What meanest thou?"
132. THE MURDER OF ASBJORN SELSBANE.
133. OF KING OLAF.
134. KING OLAF'S MESSAGE TO ICELAND, AND THE COUNSELS OF THE ICELANDERS.
135. THE ANSWER OF THE ICELANDERS.
136. OF THE PEOPLE OF THE FAREY ISLANDS.
137. OF THE MARRIAGE OF KETIL AND OF THORD TO THE KING'S SISTERS.
138. OF THE ICELANDERS.
139. HERE BEGINS THE STORY OF CANUTE THE GREAT.
140. CANUTE'S MESSAGE TO KING OLAF.
141. KING OLAF'S ALLIANCE WITH ONUND THE KING OF SVITHJOD.
142. KING CANUTE'S AMBASSADORS TO ONUND OF SVITHJOD.
143. THE EXPEDITION TO BJARMALAND.
144. MEETING OF KING OLAF AND KING ONUND.
145. THORALF'S MURDER.
146. OF THE ICELANDERS.
147. OF THE JAMTALAND PEOPLE.
148. STEIN'S STORY.
149. FIN ARNASON'S EXPEDITION TO HALOGALAND.
Thorer says, "This is a heavy money mulct."
Thorer replies, "It is my liquor."
150. DISPUTE BETWEEN HAREK AND ASMUND.
151. THOROD'S STORY.
152. KING OLAF'S LEVY OF MEN.
153. KARL MORSKE'S STORY.
154. KING OLAF'S EXPEDITION WITH HIS LEVY.
155. OF KING OLAF AND KING ONUND.
156. OF KING CANUTE THE GREAT.
157. OF KING CANUTE'S SHIP THE DRAGON.
158. HARDAKNUT TAKEN TO BE KING IN DENMARK.
159. FORAY IN SCANIA.
160. BATTLE IN HELGA RIVER.
Thord Sjarekson also sang these lines in his death song of King Olaf:--
161. KING OLAF AND KING ONUND'S PLANS.
162. OF KING CANUTE AND EARL ULF.
163. OF THE EARL'S MURDER.
The king said, "Hast thou killed the earl?"
The king said, "Hast thou killed the earl?"
164. OF KING OLAF AND THE SWEDES.
165. OF EGIL AND TOFE.
166. TREACHERY TOWARDS KING OLAF.
167. KING OLAF'S CONSULTATIONS.
168. HAREK OF THJOTTA'S VOYAGE.
Harek made this song as he sailed northward round the isle of Vedrey:--
169. KING OLAF'S COURSE FROM SVITHJOD.
170. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD.
171. OF ERLING SKJALGSON AND HIS SONS.
172. OF KING OLAF'S PRESENTS AT YULE.
173. OF BJORN THE BAILIFF.
174. OF RAUD'S SONS.
175. THORER'S DEATH.
The king: "Is he then a thief, or a robber?"
The king asks, "What proof hast thou of the truth of this?"
The king asked, "How old a man art thou, Thorer?"
He answered, "I am eighteen years old."
Thorer said, "Take care, for I have a boil upon my arm."
176. THE FALL OF GRJOTGARD.
177. KING OLAF SENDS FOR HIS SHIPS AND GOODS.
178. KING OLAF'S COUNSELS.
179. HAREK OF THJOTTA BURNS GRANKEL AND HIS MEN.
180. KING CANUTE'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
181. OF KING CANUTE.
182. OF THORARIN LOFTUNGA.
183. OF THE MESSENGERS SENT BY KING OLAF FOR HIS SHIPS.
184. OF KING OLAF IN HIS PROCEEDINGS.
185. OF KING OLAF'S VOYAGE.
186. OF ERLING SKJALGSON'S FALL.
Which Erling with the king is waging."
Then said the king, "Wilt thou enter into my service, Erling?"
187. OF THE INSURRECTION OF AGDER DISTRICT.
188. DEATH OF ASLAK FITIASKALLE.
189. CLEARING OF THE URD.
190. OLAF'S PROPHECIES.
191. KING OLAF PROCEEDS TO RUSSIA.
192. CAUSES OF THE REVOLT AGAINST KING OLAF.
And he also says:--
193. OF JOKUL BARDSON.
194. OF KALF ARNASON.
195. OF THE DEATH OF EARL HAKON.
196. OF BJORN THE MARSHAL.
197. BJORN THE MARSHAL'S JOURNEY.
198. OF KING OLAF.
199. OF KING OLAF'S DREAM.
200. OF KING OLAF'S HEALING POWERS.
201. KING OLAF BURNS THE WOOD SHAVINGS ON HIS HAND FOR HIS SABBATH BREACH.
202. OF KING OLAF.
203. OF KING OLAF'S JOURNEY FROM RUSSIA.
204. OF THE LENDERMEN IN NORWAY.
205. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
206. OF THE CHIEF PEOPLE IN NORWAY.
207. OF HARALD SIGURDSON'S PROCEEDINGS.
208. OF KING OLAF'S PROCEEDINGS IN SVITHJOD.
209. KING OLAF ADVANCES TO JARNBERALAND.
210. OF DAG HRINGSON.
211. OF KING OLAF'S JOURNEY.
212. OF VAGABOND-MEN.
213. OF KING OLAF'S VISION.
214. OF THE MIRACLE ON THE CORN LAND.
215. OF THE BAPTISM OF THE VAGABOND FOREST-MEN.
216. KING OLAF'S SPEECH.
217. KING OLAF'S COUNSEL.
218. OF KING OLAF'S SKALDS.
Then Gissur sang:--
And Thorfin Mun made another song, viz.:--
And Thorrood sang:--
219. OF KING OLAF'S GIFTS FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO SHOULD BE SLAIN.
220. OF THORMOD KOLBRUNARSKALD.
221. KING OLAF COMES TO STIKLESTAD.
222. OF THORGILS HALMASON.
223. OLAF'S SPEECH.
224. OF THORD FOLASON.
225. OF KING OLAF'S ARMOUR.
226. KING OLAF'S DREAM.
227. OF ARNLJOT GELLINE'S BAPTISM.
228. CONCERNING THE ARMY COLLECTED IN NORWAY.
229. OF BISHOP SIGURD.
230. BISHOP SIGURD'S SPEECH.
231. OF THE LENDERMEN.
232. KALF ARNASON'S SPEECH.
233. HOW THE LENDERMEN SET UP THEIR BANNERS.
234. OF THORSTEIN KNARRARSMID.
235. OF THE PREPARATIONS OF THE BONDES.
236. OF THE KING'S AND THE BONDES' ARMIES.
237. MEETING OF THE KING AND THE BONDES.
238. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE OF STIKLESTAD.
239. THORGEIR OF KVISTSTAD'S FALL.
240. KING OLAF'S FALL.
Sigvat also made these verses on Bjorn:--
241. BEGINNING OF DAG HRINGSON'S ATTACK.
242. KING OLAF'S MIRACLE SHOWN TO THORER HUND.
243. OF KALF ARNASON'S BROTHERS.
244. OF THE BONDES OF VERADAL.
245. OF THE KING'S BROTHER, HARALD SIGURDSON.
246. OF THORMOD KOLBRUNARSKALD.
Thormod asks. "What is thy name?"
Thormod: "Wast thou in the battle, too?"
Thormod replied, "I was with them who had the best."
247. THORMOD'S DEATH.
248. OF SOME CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE BATTLE.
And he composed these:--
249. A MIRACLE ON A BLIND MAN.
250. OF THORER HUND.
251. OF KING OLAF'S BODY.
252. OF THE BEGINNING OF KING SVEIN ALFIFASON'S GOVERNMENT.
253. OF KING SVEIN'S LAWS.
254. OF KING OLAF'S SANCTITY.
255. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
256. OF THE SONS OF ARNE.
257. BISHOP SIGURD'S FLIGHT.
258. KING OLAF THE SAINT'S REMAINS DISINTERRED.
259. OF KING OLAF'S MIRACLES.
260. OF KING OLAF'S AGE AND REIGN.
261. OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE.
262. OF KING SVEIN'S LEVY.
263. KING TRYGVE OLAFSON'S FALL.
This battle is also told of in the ballad about King Svein, thus:--
264. OF THE COUNSELS OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON.
265. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER AND KALF ARNASON'S JOURNEY.
SAGA OF MAGNUS THE GOOD.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. MAGNUS OLAFSON'S JOURNEY FROM THE WEST.
In spring Magnus sailed from the East to Svithjod. So says Arnor:--
Thiodolf the skald also says in his song of Magnus:--
2. MAGNUS'S EXPEDITION FROM SVITHJOD.
3. MAGNUS MADE KING.
4. KING SVEIN'S FLIGHT.
5. KING MAGNUS'S JOURNEY TO NORWAY.
6. DEATH OF KING CANUTE THE GREAT AND HIS SON SVEIN.
7. RECONCILIATION BETWEEN HARDAKNUT AND KING MAGNUS.
8. OF QUEEN ASTRID.
9. OF SIGVAT THE SKALD.
Sigvat was ill at ease in his home. One day he went out and sang:--
10. OF KING MAGNUS'S FIRST ARRIVAL IN SVITHJOD.
11. KING OLAF'S SHRINE.
12. OF THORER HUND.
13. OF THE MURDER OF HAREK OF THJOTTA.
14. OF THORGEIR FLEK.
15. KALF ARNASON FLIES THE COUNTRY
Kalf replied, "That is really not my duty."
The king: "And where wast thou, Kalf?"
Kalf: "Here where I am now standing."
16. OF THE THREATS OF THE BONDES.
17. OF THE FREE-SPEAKING SONG ("BERSOGLISVISUR").
In this song are also these verses:--
This verse is the last:--
18. OF THE ENGLISH KINGS.
19. OF KING MAGNUS OLAFSON.
20. KING MAGNUS'S ARMAMENT.
21. KING MAGNUS COMES TO DENMARK.
22. KING MAGNUS CHOSEN KING OF DENMARK.
23. OF SVEIN ULFSON.
24. SVEIN ULFSON CREATED AN EARL.
25. KING MAGNUS'S FORAY.
26. SVEIN RECEIVES THE TITLE OF KING.
27. OF KING MAGNUS'S MILITARY FORCE.
28. OF KING OLAF'S MIRACLE.
29. BATTLE OF HLYRSKOG HEATH.
30. BATTLE AT RE.
31. BATTLE AT AROS.
Magnus took seven ships from Svein's people. So says Thiodolf:--
He also sings:--
32. SVEIN'S FLIGHT.
33. BURNING IN FYEN.
34. BATTLE AT HELGANES
When kings for land and power fight."
And Arnor says:--
And he also sang:--
35. OF KING MAGNUS'S CAMPAIGN.
36. OF KING MAGNUS'S BATTLES.
And Arnor says:--
King Magnus had three battles with Svein Ulfson. So says Thiodolf:--
37. OF KING MAGNUS, AND THORFIN AND RAGNVALD, EARLS OF ORKNEY.
38. OF KING MAGNUS'S LETTER TO ENGLAND.
39. KING EDWARD'S ANSWER TO KING MAGNUS'S LETTER.
SAGA OF HARALD HARDRADE.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. HARALD ESCAPES FROM THE BATTLE OF STIKLESTAD.
2. HARALD'S JOURNEY TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
3. OF HARALD.
4. OF HARALD AND GYRGER CASTING LOTS.
5. HARALD'S EXPEDITION IN THE LAND OF THE SARACENS (SERKLAND).
So says also Illuge Bryndala-skald:--
6. BATTLE IN SICILY.
7. BATTLE AT ANOTHER CASTLE.
8. BATTLE AT A THIRD CASTLE.
9. OF ULF AND HALDOR.
10. BATTLE AT A FOURTH CASTLE.
11. OF HARALD.
12. HARALD'S EXPEDITION TO PALESTINE.
13. HARALD PUT IN PRISON.
14. KING OLAF'S MIRACLE AND BLINDING THE GREEK EMPEROR.
So says Thiodolf, the skald, also:--
15. HARALD'S JOURNEY FROM CONSTANTINOPLE.
16. OF KING HARALD.
17. KING HARALD'S MARRIAGE.
18. THE LEAGUE BETWEEN KING HARALD AND SVEIN ULFSON.
19. KING HARALD'S FORAY.
20. KING MAGNUS'S LEVY.
21. TREATY BETWEEN HARALD AND MAGNUS.
22. TREATY BETWEEN HARALD AND SVEIN BROKEN.
23. KING MAGNUS GIVES HARALD HALF OF NORWAY.
Harald replies, "The one nearest me."
24. HARALD GIVES MAGNUS THE HALF OF HIS TREASURES.
25. OF KING MAGNUS.
26. OF SVEIN ULFSON.
27. OF THE LEVY OF THE TWO KINGS.
28. KING MAGNUS THE GOOD'S DEATH.
29. KING MAGNUS'S FUNERAL.
30. OF SVEIN ULFSON.
31. OF KING HARALD SIGURDSON.
32. OF THORKEL GEYSA'S DAUGHTERS.
33. MARRIAGES AND CHILDREN OF HARALD HARDRADE.
34. OF THE ARMAMENTS OF SVEIN ULFSON AND HARALD.
He also sang these verses:--
35. HARALD'S ESCAPE INTO THE JUTLAND SEA.
36. OF HARALD.
37. OF HALDOR SNORRASON.
38. OF ULF USPAKSON.
39. OF THE BUILDING OF CHURCHES AND HOUSES.
40. BEGINNING OF HAKON IVARSON'S STORY.
41. OF EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
42. OF EARL ORM.
43. HARALD'S PRIDE.
44. OF THE QUARREL OF KING HARALD AND EINAR TAMBASKELFER.
45. THE FALL OF EINAR AND EINDRIDE.
46. OF KING HARALD AND FIN ARNASON.
47. OF FIN ARNASON'S JOURNEY.
48. OF FIN AND HAKON IVARSON.
49. OF THE COURTSHIP OF HAKON IVARSON.
50. HAKON'S JOURNEY TO DENMARK.
51. MURDER OF ASMUND.
52. HAKON IVARSON'S MARRIAGE.
53. RECONCILIATION OF KING HARALD AND KALF.
54. FALL OF KALF ARNASON.
55. FIN ARNASON'S EXPEDITION OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
56. OF GUTHORM GUNHILDSON.
57. GUTHORM'S JUNCTION WITH THE IRISH KING MARGAD.
58. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF IN DENMARK.
59. KING OLAF'S MIRACLE ON A CRIPPLE.
60. KING HARALD'S FORAY IN DENMARK.
61. KING HARALD HAD A SHIP BUILT.
62. KING HARALD'S CHALLENGE.
63. OF KING HARALD'S FLEET.
64. OF KING SVEIN'S ARMAMENT.
65. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE OF NIS-RIVER.
66. KING SVEIN'S FLIGHT.
Karl answered, "The Northmen gained."
Then said Vandrad, "Frightened he is not; but he is not lucky."
67. OF KING HARALD.
68. FIN ARNASON GETS QUARTER.
The earl replies, "Not from thee, thou dog."
The king: "Wilt thou, then, if thy relation Magnus gives thee quarter?"
The earl replies, "Can the whelp rule over life and quarter?"
The earl: "Is she here?"
69. OF KING SVEIN.
70. OF THE TALK OF THE COURT-MEN.
71. OF THE ATTEMPT TO TAKE EARL HAKON.
72. OF EARL HAKON.
73. AGREEMENT BETWEEN KING HARALD AND KING SVEIN.
74. KING HARALD'S BATTLE WITH EARL HAKON.
75. DEATH OF HAL, THE MURDERER OF KODRAN.
76. OF KING HARALD.
77. OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.
78. OF HARALD GODWINSON.
79. KING EDWARD'S DEATH.
80. HARALD GODWINSON MADE KING OF ENGLAND.
81. EARL TOSTE'S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK.
82. EARL TOSTE'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
83. GYRD'S DREAMS.
84. THORD'S DREAM.
85. KING HARALD'S DREAM.
86. BATTLE AT SCARBOROUGH.
87. OF HARALD'S ORDER OF BATTLE.
88. THE BATTLE AT THE HUMBER.
89. OF EARL TOSTE.
90. OF KING HARALD'S LANDING.
91. OF EARL TOSTE'S COUNSEL.
92. OF KING HARALD'S ARMY.
93. OF KING HARALD GODWINSON.
94. OF THE TROOP OF THE NOBILITY.
One of the horsemen said, "Is Earl Toste in this army?"
The earl answered, "It is not to be denied that ye will find him here."
The earl replied, "That was King Harald Godwinson."
It is said that Harald made these verses at this time:--
Thereupon Thiodolf sang:--
95. OF THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
96. FALL OF KING HARALD.
97. SKIRMISH OF ORRE.
98. OF STYRKAR THE MARSHAL.
Styrkar replies, "If I were a Northman, what wouldst thou do?"
99. OF WILLIAM THE BASTARD.
100. FALL OF KING HARALD GODWINSON.
101. EARL VALTHIOF'S DEATH.
102. OF OLAF HARALDSON'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
103. OF KING HARALD SIGURDSON.
104. KING HARALD AND KING OLAF COMPARED.
105. KING MAGNUS'S DEATH.
So says also Stein Herdison in his song of Olaf:--
SAGA OF OLAF KYRRE.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. OLAF'S PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
2. OF KING OLAF'S MANNER OF LIVING.
3. FASHION OF KING OLAF'S COURT.
4. ARRANGEMENT OF KING OLAF'S COURT.
5. KING SVEIN ULFSON'S DEATH.
6. MIRACLES OF KING OLAF THE SAINT.
7. OF THE SHRINE OF KING OLAF THE SAINT.
8. KING OLAF WAS BLESSED WITH PEACE.
9. MEETING OF OLAF KYRRE AND CANUTE THE SAINT.
10. A BONDE WHO UNDERSTOOD THE LANGUAGE OF BIRDS.
They replied, "We would not like to do him such harm."
He replies, "Sire, you own it, and take rent for it."
The bonde replies, "Now I suspect it is true what they say."
The peasant--"It is likely that either they or I have misunderstood--"
The bonde replied in a song:--
The king said, "What is this, bonde! Wilt thou call me a thief?"
11. OF KING OLAF KYRRE'S DEATH.
MAGNUS BAREFOOT'S SAGA.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING MAGNUS AND HIS COUSIN HAKON.
2. HAKON'S DEATH.
3. OF A FORAY IN HALLAND.
4. OF THORER OF STEIG.
5. OF THORER'S ADVENTURES.
6. DEATH OF THORER AND EGIL.
7. OF THE PUNISHMENT OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE.
8. OF THE BONDE SVEINKE, AND SIGURD ULSTRENG.
The king replied, "Let him then go forth immediately."
9. KING MAGNUS MAKES WAR ON THE SOUTHERN HEBUDES.
10. OF LAGMAN, KING GUDROD'S SON.
11. OF THE FALL OF EARL HUGE THE BRAVE.
There was also sung the following verse about it:--
12. DEATH OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY.
13. QUARRELS OF KING MAGNUS AND KING INGE.
14. OF THE NORTHMEN.
15. KING MAGNUS AND GIPARDE.
Then a skald who followed the king replied:--
16. BATTLE OF FOXERNE.
The king said, "What would you do with it?"
17. MEETING OF THE KINGS AT THE GAUT RIVER.
18. KING MAGNUS'S MARRIAGE.
He also composed the following:--
19. OF THE QUARREL OF KING MAGNUS AND SKOPTE.
20. FIN SKOPTASON'S PROCEEDINGS.
21. OGMUND SKOPTASON'S PROCEEDINGS.
22. SKOPTE OGMUNDSON'S VOYAGE ABROAD.
23. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF THE SAINT AT A FIRE.
24. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF ON A LAME WOMAN.
25. WAR IN IRELAND.
26. KING MAGNUS'S FORAY ON THE LAND.
27. FALL OF KING MAGNUS.
28. OF KING MAGNUS AND VIDKUN JONSON.
SAGA OF SIGURD THE CRUSADER AND HIS BROTHERS EYSTEIN AND OLAF.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF KING MAGNUS'S SONS.
2. OF THE EARLS OF ORKNEY.
3. KING SIGURD'S JOURNEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
4. OF KING SIGURD'S JOURNEY.
5. LISBON TAKEN.
And also this verse:--
6. BATTLE IN THE ISLAND FORMINTERRA.
And also thus:--
And also Thorarin Stutfeld says:--
7. OF THE BATTLES OF IVIZA AND MINORCA.
8. DUKE ROGER MADE A KING.
9. OF KING ROGER.
10. KING SIGURD'S EXPEDITION TO PALESTINE.
And again he made these lines:--
11. SIDON TAKEN.
Einar Skulason also tells of it:--
12. SIGURD'S EXPEDITION TO CONSTANTINOPLE.
13. SIGURD AND THE EMPEROR OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
14. KING SIGURD THE CRUSADER'S RETURN HOME.
15. EYSTEIN'S DOINGS IN THE MEANTIME.
16. OF KING EYSTEIN.
17. OF KING EYSTEIN'S PERFECTIONS.
18. OF IVAR INGIMUNDSON.
He replied, "I cannot tell thee what it is."
To this he replied, "No."
To this he also replied, "No."
The king: "Would you like to go to other chiefs or to other men?"
To this he answered, "No."
He replied, "For that I have no desire."
He replied, "This I will do, sire, and return thanks for this inquiry."
19. OF KING SIGURD.
20. OF KING SIGURD'S DREAM.
To this also the king said "No."
21. OF KING SIGURD'S MARRIAGE.
22. OF THE CASES BEFORE THE THING.
23. OF KING OLAF'S DEATH.
24. MAGNUS THE BLIND; HIS BIRTH.
25. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE TWO KINGS.
26. OF KING SIGURD'S SICKNESS.
27. OF KING EYSTEIN'S DEATH.
28. BAPTIZING THE PEOPLE OF SMALAND.
29. OF THORARIN STUTFELD.
Then the fellow came forward and said:--
30. OF SIGURD AND OTTAR BIRTING.
31. OF KING SIGURD'S DREAM.
32. OF ASLAK HANE.
The king replies, "What do you mean, Aslak? what do you think it is?"
Aslak: "I think it is flesh-meat; and I would it were not so."
The king: "But if it be so, Aslak?"
33. OF A WOMAN BROUGHT TO THE KING.
The king said, "If it be not the custom I will make it the custom."
34. HARALD GILLE COMES TO NORWAY.
35. RACE BETWEEN MAGNUS AND HARALD GILLE.
Magnus replied, "Thou hadst the start at first."
36. OF SIGURD'S SWIMMING.
Then said Sigurd Sigurdson, "Shall we let the king kill this man?"
Somebody said, "No one has any wish to interfere."
37. OF HARALD AND SVEIN RIMHILDSON.
38. OF KING OLAF'S MIRACLE.
39. KING OLAF'S MIRACLE WITH A PRISONER.
He replied, "Sir, who are you?"
40. KING SIGURD MARRIES CECILIA.
41. IMPROVEMENT OF KONUNGAHELLA.
42. KING SIGURD'S DEATH.
SAGA OF MAGNUS THE BLIND AND OF HARALD GILLE.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS
1. MAGNUS AND HARALD PROCLAIMED KINGS.
2. OF THE FORCES OF HARALD AND MAGNUS.
3. BATTLE AT FYRILEIF.
4. DEATH OF ASBJORN AND OF NEREID.
5. OF THE COUNSELS PROPOSED.
6. OF HARALD'S FORCE.
7. KING MAGNUS TAKEN PRISONER.
8. KING MAGNUS MUTILATED.
9. WONDERFUL OMENS IN KONUNGAHELLA.
10. THE RISE OF WAR IN KONUNGAHELLA.
11. THE SECOND BATTLE.
12. OF MAGNUS THE BLIND.
And again, thus:--
13. OF KING HARALD GILLE AND BISHOP MAGNUS.
Then said the king, "Are you ready, bishop, for your voyage?"
Then said the queen, "Farewell, bishop! and a happy voyage."
She replies, "Sire, what have I to give him?"
The king: "Thou hast the cushion under thee."
14. BEGINNING OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN.
15. SIGURD IN ICELAND.
16. OF SIGURD SLEMBE.
17. TREACHERY TOWARDS KING HARALD.
18. MURDER OF KING HARALD.
SAGA OF SIGURD, INGE, AND EYSTEIN, THE SONS OF HARALD
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
Other literature is "Morkinskinna" and "Fagrskinna."
1. HISTORY OF KINGS SIGURD AND INGE.
2. OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN.
And also this:--
Was no such fame in battle given."
3. KING EIRIK'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
4. THE TOWN OF OSLO BURNT.
5. OF SIGURD SLEMBIDJAKN.
6. THE MURDER OF BEINTEIN.
7. OF SIGURD'S SLEMBE'S CAMPAIGN.
8. OF KING INGE'S LETTER TO KING SIGURD.
9. OTTAR BIRTING'S SPEECH.
10. FALL OF MAGNUS THE BLIND.
11. SIGURD SLEMBE TAKEN PRISONER.
12. TORTURE OF SIGURD SLEMBE.
13. EYSTEIN HARALDSON COMES TO NORWAY.
14. MURDER OF OTTAR BIRTING.
15. BEGINNING OF KING EYSTEIN.
16. BEGINNING OF ORM THE KING-BROTHER.
17. JOURNEY OF ERLING SKAKKE AND EARL RAGNVALD.
18. BIRTH OF HAKON HERDEBREID.
19. EYSTEIN AND THE PEASANTS OF HISING ISLE.
And further:--
20. WAR EXPEDITION OF KING HARALDSON.
He fought next at Pilavik, and gained the victory. So says Einar:--
21. OF HARALD'S SONS.
22. HABITS AND MANNERS OF HARALD'S SONS.
23. CARDINAL NIKOLAS COMES TO THE COUNTRY.
24. MIRACLE OF KING OLAF.
25. MIRACLES OF KING OLAF ON RICHARD.
26. KING INGE AND SIGURD HOLD A THING.
27. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON.
28. OF KING SIGURD'S FALL.
29. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON.
30. RECONCILIATION OF EYSTEIN AND INGE.
31. OF EYSTEIN AND INGE.
32. KING EYSTEIN'S DEATH.
The king replied, "I do not know if thou are not sire here."
Simon replied, "That is as it may happen."
SAGA OF HAKON HERDEBREID (HAKON THE BROAD-SHOULDERED) (1)
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. BEGINNING OF HAKON HERDEBREID.
2. OF GREGORIUS DAGSON.
3. KING HAKON'S FLIGHT.
4. FALL OF GYRD AND HAVARD.
5. OF THE CONSULTATIONS OF KING INGE.
6. ERLING'S SPEECH.
7. OF HAKON'S FLEET.
8. SIGURD OF REYR'S SPEECH.
9. OF KING INGE'S MEN.
10. BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
11. KING HAKON'S FLIGHT.
12. THE CONFLICT UPON THE PIERS.
13. MUNAN'S DEATH.
14. OF THE FALL OF GREGORIUS DAGSON.
15. KING INGE HEARS OF GREGORIUS'S FALL.
16. OF KING INGE.
17. KING INGE'S SPEECH.
18. KING INGE'S FALL.
19. OF KING HAKON AND QUEEN KRISTIN.
20. OF OLAF'S MIRACLE.
21. OLAF'S MIRACLE IN FAVOUR OF THE VARINGS.
MAGNUS ERLINGSON'S SAGA.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS.
1. OF MAGNUS ERLINGSON'S BEGINNING.
2. KING MAGNUS GOES TO DENMARK.
3. BATTLE OF TUNSBERG.
Thorbjorn Skakkaskald also said:--
4. OF ERLING AND HAKON.
5. OF ERLING'S PEOPLE.
6. OF ERLING SKAKKE.
7. FALL OF KING HAKON.
8. FLIGHT OF THE CHIEFS OF HAKON'S MEN.
9. OF KING SIGURD'S BEGINNING.
10. EARL SIGURD'S CONDEMNATION.
11. OF ERLING.
12. ERLING GETS NEWS OF EARL SIGURD.
13. OF EARL SIGURD'S BATTLE ARRAY.
14. EARL SIGURD'S FALL.
15. MARKUS OF SKOG, AND SIGURD SIGURDSON.
16. BEGINNING OF ARCHBISHOP EYSTEIN.
17. OF MARKUS AND KING SIGURD.
18. MARKUS AND KING SIGURD KILLED.
19. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF HISING ISLE.
20. DEATH OF FRIREK KEINA AND BJARNE.
21. CONFERENCE BETWEEN ERLING AND EYSTEIN.
22. KING MAGNUS'S CONSECRATION.
23. KING VALDEMAR'S EMBASSY.
24. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF VIKEN.
25. LETTERS OF THE THRONDHJEM PEOPLE.
26. ERLING AND THE PEOPLE OF THRONDHJEM.
27. KING VALDEMAR'S EXPEDITION TO NORWAY.
28. ERLING'S EXPEDITION TO JUTLAND.
29. ERLING'S EXPEDITION TO DENMARK.
The king looked at him, and said, "Art thou here, Erling?"
30. KING VALDEMAR AND ERLING.
31. BEGINNING OF OLAF.
32. OF ERLING.
33. BATTLE AT RYDIOKUL.
34. BATTLE AT STANGAR.
35. HARALD'S DEATH.
36. EYSTEIN EYSTEINSON AND THE BIRKEBEINS.
37. BIRKEBEINS, KING EYSTEIN, AND SKAKKE.
38. OF NIKOLAS.
39. OF EIRIK AND NIKOLAS.
40. THE FALL OF NIKOLAS.
41. EYSTEIN PROCLAIMED KING.
42. THE FALL OF KING EYSTEIN.
43. OF THE BIRKEBEINS.
44. OF KING MAGNUS ERLINGSON.