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repairing�察    �and    set  up   many     idol   figures    and   sumptuous       ornaments�察�

regardless     of   expense�察   �especially    a  very    big  and    splendid    Thor�察  �with 

massive gold collar round the neck of him�察�not the like of it in Norway�察�

King Olaf Tryggveson was clamorously invited by the Bonders to step in 

there�察�enlighten his eyes�察�and partake of the sacred rites。 Instead of which 

he   rushed   into   the temple   with   his armed   men�察  �smashed down�察 �with   his 

own battle´axe�察�the god Thor�察�prostrate on the ground at one stroke�察�to set 

an    example�察    �and�察  �in  a  few    minutes�察   �had   the   whole    Hakon     Pantheon 

wrecked�察�packing up meanwhile all the gold and preciosities accumulated 



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there ��not forgetting Thor's illustrious gold collar�察�of which we shall hear 

again���察�and victoriously took the plunder home with him for his own royal 

uses   and   behoof   of   the   state。   In   other   cases�察  �though   a   friend   to   strong 

measures�察�he had to hold in�察�and await the favorable moment。 Thus once�察�

in beginning a parliamentary address�察�so soon as he came to touch upon 

Christianity�察�the Bonders rose in murmurs�察�in vociferations and jingling of 

arms�察�which quite drowned the royal voice�察�declared�察�they had taken arms 

against king Hakon the Good to compel him to desist from his Christian 

proposals�察�and they did not think King Olaf a higher man than him ��Hakon 

the Good��。 The king then said�察 �He purposed coming to them next Yule to 

their great   sacrificial   feast�察 �to   see   for   himself   what   their   customs   were�察─�

which pacified the Bonders for this time。 The appointed place of meeting 

was again a Hakon´Jarl Temple�察�not yet done to ruin�察�chief shrine in those 

Trondhjem parts�察�I believe �此�there should Tryggveson appear at Yule。 Well�察�

but before Yule came�察�Tryggveson made a great banquet in his palace at 

Trondhjem�察�and invited far and wide�察�all manner of important persons out 

of the district as guests there。 Banquet hardly done�察�Tryggveson gave some 

slight   signal�察  �upon   which   armed   men   strode   in�察  �seized   eleven   of   these 

principal persons�察�and the king said�此 �Since he himself was to become a 

heathen again�察�and do sacrifice�察�it was his purpose to do it in the highest 

form�察  �namely�察  �that   of   Human   Sacrifice�察  �and   this   time   not   of   slaves   and 

malefactors�察     �but  of   the  best   men    in  the  country� ─    �In  which    stringent 

circumstances       the   eleven   seized    persons�察   �and   company      at  large�察 �gave 

unanimous consent to baptism�察�straightway received the same�察�and abjured 

their idols�察�but were not permitted to go home till they had left�察�in sons�察�

brothers�察  �and   other   precious   relatives�察  �sufficient   hostages   in   the   king's 

hands。 

     By    unwearied      industry    of  this  and    better   kinds�察  �Tryggveson      had 

trampled down idolatry�察�so far as form went��how far in substance may be 

greatly   doubted。   But   it   is   to   be   remembered   withal�察  �that   always   on   the 

back    of   these   compulsory      adventures     there   followed    English     bishops�察�

priests    and   preachers�察   �whereby   to    the   open´minded�察     �conviction�察    �to  all 

degrees of it�察�was attainable�察�while silence and passivity became the duty 

or necessity of the unconvinced party。 



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     In about two years Norway was all gone over with a rough harrow of 

conversion。   Heathenism   at   least   constrained   to   be   silent   and   outwardly 

conformable。   Tryggveson�察  �next   turned   his   attention   to   Iceland�察  �sent   one 

Thangbrand�察�priest from Saxony�察�of wonderful qualities�察�military as well 

as    theological�察   �to  try  and    convert    Iceland。    Thangbrand       made    a  few 

converts�察�for Olaf had already many estimable Iceland friends�察�whom he 

liked much�察�and was much liked by�察�and conversion was the ready road to 

his    favor。   Thangbrand�察      �I  find�察  �lodged     with   Hall    of  Sida    ��familiar 

acquaintance of ;Burnt Njal�察─�whose Saga has its admirers among us even 

now��。 Thangbrand converted Hall and one or two other leading men�撮察�but 

in   general    he   was    reckoned     quarrelsome      and    blusterous    rather    than 

eloquent      and   piously    convincing。     Two     skalds   of   repute   made     biting 

lampoons upon Thangbrand�察�whom Thangbrand�察�by two opportunities that 

offered�察   �cut   down     and   did  to   death   because     of  their  skaldic    quality。 

Another he killed with his own hand�察�I know not for what reason。 In brief�察�

after    about   a   year�察  �Thangbrand      returned     to  Norway      and   king    Olaf�察�

declaring     the   Icelanders    to  be   a  perverse�察   �satirical�察 �and    inconvertible 

people�察  �having   himself�察  �the   record   says�察   �been   the   death   of   three   men 

there。; King Olaf was in high rage at this result�察�but was persuaded by the 

Icelanders      about   him    to  try  farther�察  �and   by   a  wilder    instrument。    He 

accordingly  chose one Thormod�察  �a   pious�察�patient�察  �and   kindly  man�察  �who�察�

within the next year or so�察�did actually accomplish the matter�察�namely�察�get 

Christianity�察�by open vote�察�declared at Thingvalla by the general Thing of 

Iceland   there�察  �the   roar   of   a   big   thunder´clap   at   the   right   moment   rather 

helping the conclusion�察�if I recollect。 Whereupon Olaf's joy was no doubt 

great。 

     One general result of these successful operations was the discontent�察�to 

all manner of degrees�察�on the part of many Norse individuals�察�against this 

glorious     and    victorious�察   �but   peremptory      and   terrible   king    of  theirs。 

Tryggveson�察�I fancy�察�did not much regard all that�察�a man of joyful�察�cheery 

temper�察�habitually contemptuous of danger。 Another trivial misfortune that 

befell in these conversion operations�察�and became important to him�察�he did 

not even know of�察�and would have much despised if he had。 It was this�此�

Sigrid�察�queen dowager of Sweden�察�thought to be amongst the most shining 



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women   of   the   world�察  �was   also   known   for   one   of   the   most   imperious�察�

revengeful�察�and relentless�察�and had got for herself the name of Sigrid the 

Proud。 In her high widowhood she had naturally many wooers�察�but treated 

them in   a   manner   unexampled。 Two of   her   suitors�察 �a simultaneous Two�察�

were�察�King Harald Graenske ��a cousin of King Tryggveson's�察�and kind of 

king   in   some   district�察  �by   sufferance   of   the   late   Hakon's����this   luckless 

Graenske       and   the   then   Russian     Sovereign      as  well�察  �name     not   worth 

mentioning�察  �were   zealous   suitors   of   Queen   Dowager   Sigrid�察  �and   were 

perversely slow to accept the negative�察�which in her heart was inexorable 

for both�察�though the expression of it could not be quite so emphatic。 By ill´ 

luck for them they came once��from the far West�察�Graenske�察�from the far 

East�察�the Russian��and arrived both together at Sigrid's court�察�to prosecute 

their   importunate�察  �and   to   her   odious   and   tiresome   suit�察  �much�察  �how   very 

much�察�to her impatience and disdain。 She lodged them both in some old 

mansion�察�which she had contiguous�察�and got compendiously furnished for 

them�察�and there�察�I know not whether on the first or on the second�察�or on 

what     following     night�察  �this   unparalleled     Queen     Sigrid   had    the   house 

surrounded�察�set on fire�察�and the two suitors and their people burnt to ashes� �

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