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him�察   �and�察  �after  some    reflection�察   �accepted    Christian    baptism    from    the 

venerable man。 In Snorro the story is involved in miracle�察�rumor�察�and fable�察�



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but   the   fact   itself   seems   certain�察  �and   is   very  interesting�察  �the   great�察  �wild�察�

noble soul of fierce Olaf opening to this wonderful gospel of tidings from 

beyond the world�察�tidings which infinitely transcended all else he had ever 

heard or dreamt of� �It seems certain he was baptized here�察�date not fixable�察�

shortly   before   poor   heart´broken   Dunstan's   death�察  �or   shortly   after�察  �most 

English      churches�察   �monasteries      especially�察   �lying    burnt�察  �under    continual 

visitation   of   the   Danes。   Olaf   such   baptism  notwithstanding�察 �did   not   quit 

his viking profession�察�indeed�察�what other was there for him in the world as 

yet�拭�

     We mentioned his occasional copartneries with Svein of the Double´ 

beard�察�now become King of Denmark�察�but the greatest of these�察�and   the 

alone     interesting    at  this  time�察  �is  their   joint  invasion     of  England�察    �and 

Tryggveson's exploits and fortunes there some   years after that adventure 

of baptism in the Scilly Isles。 Svein and he ;were above a year in England 

together�察─�this time�此�they steered up the Thames with three hundred ships 

and many fighters�察�siege�察�or at least furious assault�察�of London was their 

first or main enterprise�察�but it did not succeed。 The Saxon Chronicle gives 

date to   it�察�A。D。  994�察 �and names   expressly�察 �as   Svein's   co´partner�察  �Olaus�察�

king of Norway�察�which he was as yet far from being�察�but in regard to the 

Year of Grace the Saxon Chronicle is to be held indisputable�察�and�察�indeed�察�

has the field to itself in this matter。 Famed Olaf Tryggveson�察�seen visibly 

at the siege of London�察�year 994�察�it throws a kind of momentary light to us 

over   that   disastrous   whirlpool   of   miseries   and   confusions�察  �all   dark   and 

painful     to  the  fancy   otherwise�      �This   big   voyage     and   furious    siege   of 

London is Svein Double´beard's first real attempt to fulfil that vow of his 

at Father Blue´tooth's   ;funeral   ale�察─  �and   conquer   England��which   it   is   a 

pity   he   could   not   yet   do。   Had   London   now   fallen   to   him�察  �it   is   pretty 

evident all England must have followed�察�and poor England�察�with Svein as 

king over it�察  �been delivered from  immeasurable woes�察�which   had to last 

some two´and´twenty years farther�察�before this result could be arrived at。 

But   finding   London   impregnable   for   the   moment   ��no   ship   able   to   get 

athwart the bridge�察�and many  Danes perishing in the attempt to do it by 

swimming���察�Svein   and Olaf turned   to other   enterprises�察  �all England   in   a 

manner   lying   open   to   them�察  �turn   which   way  they   liked。 They  burnt   and 



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plundered over Kent�察�over Hampshire�察�Sussex�察�they stormed far and wide�察�

world   lying   all   before   them  where   to   choose。 Wretched   Ethelred�察  �as   the 

one invention he could fall upon�察�offered them Danegelt ��16��000 pounds 

of silver this year�察�but it rose in other years as high as 48��000 pounds���察�the 

desperate Ethelred�察�a clear method of quenching fire by pouring oil on it� �

Svein and Olaf accepted�察�withdrew to Southampton��Olaf at least did��till 

the money was got ready。 Strange to think of�察�fierce Svein of the Double´ 

beard�察�and conquest of England by him�察�this had at last become the one 

salutary   result    which   remained      for   that  distracted�察  �down´trodden�察     �now 

utterly chaotic and anarchic country。 A conquering Svein�察�followed by an 

ably   and   earnestly   administrative�察  �as   well   as   conquering�察  �Knut   ��whom 

Dahlmann        compares     to   Charlemagne���察      �were    thus   by   the  mysterious 

destinies appointed the effective saviors of England。 

     Tryggveson�察�on this occasion�察�was a good while at Southampton�察�and 

roamed extensively about�察�easily victorious over everything�察�if resistance 

were attempted�察�but finding little or none�察�and acting now in a peaceable 

or even friendly capacity。 In the Southampton country he came in contact 

with the then Bishop of Winchester�察�afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury�察�

excellent Elphegus�察�still dimly decipherable to us as a man of great natural 

discernment�察     �piety�察  �and   inborn   veracity�察   �a  hero´soul�察   �probably    of  real 

brotherhood with Olaf's own。 He even made court visits to King Ethelred�察�

one visit to him at Andover of a very serious nature。 By Elphegus�察�as we 

can discover�察�he was introduced into the real depths of the Christian faith。 

Elphegus�察  �with   due   solemnity   of   apparatus�察  �in   presence   of   the   king�察  �at 

Andover�察  �baptized   Olaf   anew�察  �and   to   him   Olaf   engaged   that   he   would 

never plunder in England any more�察�which promise�察�too�察�he kept。 In fact�察�

not long after�察�Svein's conquest of England being in an evidently forward 

state�察�Tryggveson ��having made�察�withal�察�a great English or Irish marriage�察� 

´a   dowager   Princess�察  �who   had   voluntarily   fallen   in   love   with   him��see 

Snorro for this fine romantic fact�。� mainly resided in our island for two or 

three years�察�or else in Dublin�察�in the precincts of the Danish Court there in 

the Sister Isle。 Accordingly it was in Dublin�察�as above noted�察�that Hakon's 

spy found him�察�and from the Liffey that his squadron sailed�察�through the 

Hebrides�察�through the Orkneys�察�plundering and baptizing in their strange 



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way�察�towards such success as we have seen。 

     Tryggveson       made     a  stout�察  �and�察  �in  effect�察  �victorious    and    glorious 

struggle   for   himself   as   king。   Daily   and   hourly   vigilant   to   do   so�察  �often 

enough by soft and even merry methods�察�for he was a witty�察�jocund man�察�

and had a fine ringing laugh in him�察�and clear pregnant words ever ready�察�

or if soft methods would not serve�察�then by hard and even hardest he put 

down   a   great   deal   of   miscellaneous   anarchy   in   Norway�察  �was   especially 

busy against heathenism ��devil´worship and its rites���此�this�察�indeed�察�may be 

called the focus and heart of all his royal endeavor in Norway�察�and of all 

the troubles he now had with his people there。 For this was a serious�察�vital�察�

all´comprehending matter�察�devil´worship�察 �a thing not to be tolerated   one 

moment   longer   than   you   could   by   any   method   help�   �Olaf's   success   was 

intermittent�察  �of   varying   complexion�察  �but   his   effort�察  �swift   or   slow�察  �was 

strong and continual�察�and on the whole he did succeed。 Take a sample or 

two of that wonderful conversion process�此�

     At one of his first Things he found the Bonders all assembled in arms�察�

resolute to the death seemingly�察�against his proposal and him。 Tryggveson 

said   little�察  �waited   impassive�察   �What   your   reasons   are�察  �good   men�拭─  �One 

zealous Bonder started up in passionate parliamentary eloquence�察�but after 

a sentence or   two�察 �broke   down�察  �one�察�and then   another�察 �and still   another�察�

and remained all three staring in open´mouthed silence there� �The peasant´ 

proprietors      accepted    the   phenomenon        as  ludicrous�察    �perhaps    partly   as 

miraculous withal�察�and consented to baptism this time。 

     On   another   occasion       of   a   Thing�察  �which   had   assembled   near   some 

heathen   temple   to   meet   him��temple   where   Hakon   Jarl   had   done   much 

repairing�察    �and    set  up   many     idol   figu

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