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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