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

No more of bother from these two at least� �This appears to be a fact�察�and it 

could not be unknown to Tryggveson。 

     In   spite   of   which�察  �however�察  �there   went   from   Tryggveson�察  �who   was 

now a widower�察�some incipient marriage proposals to this proud widow�察�

by whom they were favorably received�察�as from the brightest man in all 

the world�察�they might seem worth being。 Now�察�in one of these anti´heathen 

onslaughts   of   King   Olaf's   on   the   idol   temples   of   Hakon��I   think   it   was 

that case where Olaf's own battle´axe struck down the monstrous refulgent 

Thor�察�and conquered an immense gold ring from the neck of him�察�or from 

the door of his temple����a huge gold ring�察�at any rate�察�had come into Olaf's 

hands�察  �and   this   he   bethought   him   might   be   a   pretty   present   to   Queen 

Sigrid�察�the now favorable�察�though the proud。 Sigrid received the ring with 

joy�察�fancied what a collar it would make for her own fair neck�察�but noticed 

that her two goldsmiths�察�weighing it on their fingers�察�exchanged a glance。 

;What   is   that�拭─  �exclaimed   Queen   Sigrid。   ;Nothing�察─  �answered   they�察  �or 

endeavored   to   answer�察  �dreading   mischief。   But   Sigrid   compelled   them   to 



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break   open   the   ring�察  �and   there   was   found�察  �all   along   the   inside   of   it�察  �an 

occult ring of copper�察�not a heart of gold at all�  �Ha�察─�said the proud Queen�察�

flinging it away�察 �he that could deceive in this matter can deceive in many 

others� ─�And   was   in hot   wrath   with   Olaf�察  �though�察�by  degrees�察 �again   she 

took milder thoughts。 

     Milder thoughts�察�we say�察�and consented to a meeting next autumn�察�at 

some half´way  station�察�where their great business   might   be brought to   a 

happy   settlement   and   betrothment。   Both   Olaf   Tryggveson   and   the   high 

dowager appear to have been tolerably of willing mind at this meeting�察�but 

Olaf   interposed�察  �what   was   always   one   condition   with   him�察   �Thou   must 

consent to baptism�察�and give up thy idol´gods。; ;They are the gods of all 

my forefathers�察─�answered the lady�察 �choose thou what gods thou pleasest�察�

but   leave   me   mine。; Whereupon   an   altercation�察  �and Tryggveson�察 �as   was 

his   wont�察  �towered   up   into   shining   wrath�察  �and   exclaimed   at   last�察   �Why 

should      I  care    about    thee    then�察   �old   faded    heathen     creature�拭─     �And 

impatiently wagging his glove�察�hit her�察�or slightly switched her�察�on the face 

with   it�察  �and   contemptuously   turning   away�察  �walked   out   of   the   adventure。 

;This is a feat that may cost thee dear one day�察─�said Sigrid。 And in the end 

it came to do so�察�little as the magnificent Olaf deigned to think of it at the 

moment。 

     One of the last scuffles I remember of Olaf's having with his refractory 

heathens�察  �was   at   a   Thing   in   Hordaland   or   Rogaland�察  �far   in   the   North�察�

where      the   chief   opposition      hero    was    one   Jaernskaegg       �─�ironbeard;�� 

Scottice �─�Airn´shag�察─�as it were�。�。 Here again was a grand heathen temple�察�

Hakon Jarl's building�察�with a splendid Thor in it and much idol furniture。 

The king stated what was his constant wish here as elsewhere�察�but had no 

sooner   entered   upon   the   subject   of   Christianity   than   universal   murmur�察�

rising into clangor and violent dissent�察�interrupted him�察�and Ironbeard took 

up the discourse in reply。 Ironbeard did not break down�察�on the contrary�察�

he�察�with great brevity�察�emphasis�察�and clearness�察�signified ;that the proposal 

to   reject   their   old   gods   was   in   the   highest   degree   unacceptable   to   this 

Thing�察�that it was contrary to bargain�察�withal�察�so that if it were insisted on�察�

they would have to fight with the king about it�察�and in fact were now ready 

to   do   so。;   In   reply   to   this�察  �Olaf�察  �without   word   uttered�察  �but   merely   with 



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some signal to the trusty  armed   men he had with   him�察�rushed off to the 

temple close at hand�察�burst into it�察�shutting the door behind him�察�smashed 

Thor   and   Co。   to   destruction�察  �then   reappearing   victorious�察  �found   much 

confusion outside�察�and�察�in particular�察�what was a most important item�察�the 

rugged      Ironbeard     done   to   death   by   Olaf's   men    in   the  interim。    Which 

entirely disheartened the Thing from fighting at that moment�察�having now 

no leader who dared to head them in so dangerous an enterprise。 So that 

every one departed to digest his rage in silence as he could。 

     Matters having cooled for a week or two�察�there was another Thing held�察�

in   which   King   Olaf   testified   regret   for   the   quarrel   that   had   fallen   out�察�

readiness to pay what _mulct_ was due by law for that unlucky homicide 

of    Ironbeard     by   his  people�察   �and�察  �withal�察   �to  take   the   fair  daughter     of 

Ironbeard to wife�察 �if all would   comply and   be friends with   him in   other 

matters�察  �which   was   the   course   resolved   on   as   most   convenient�此  �accept 

baptism�察�we�察�marry Jaernskaegg's daughter�察�you。 This bargain held on both 

sides。 The wedding�察�too�察�was celebrated�察�but that took rather a strange turn。 

On   the   morning   of   the   bride´night�察  �Olaf�察  �who   had   not   been   sleeping�察�

though   his   fair   partner   thought   he   had�察  �opened   his   eyes�察  �and   saw�察  �with 

astonishment�察  �the   fair   partner   aiming   a   long   knife   ready   to   strike   home 

upon     him�    �Which     at  once    ended     their  wedded      life�察 �poor    Demoiselle 

Ironbeard immediately bundling off with her attendants home again�察�King 

Olaf     into   the   apartment     of   his   servants�察   �mentioning      there    what    had 

happened�察�and forbidding any of them to follow her。 

     Olaf Tryggveson�察�though his   kingdom was the smallest of the   Norse 

Three�察�had risen to a renown over all the Norse world�察�which neither he of 

Denmark   nor   he   of   Sweden   could   pretend   to   rival。   A  magnificent�察  �far´ 

shining man�察�more expert in all ;bodily exercises; as the Norse call them�察�

than   any   man   had   ever   been   before   him�察  �or   after   was。   Could   keep   five 

daggers   in   the   air�察  �always   catching   the   proper   fifth   by   its   handle�察  �and 

sending it aloft again�察�could shoot supremely�察�throw a javelin with either 

hand�察    �and�察  �in  fact�察  �in  battle   usually    throw    two    together。   These�察    �with 

swimming�察  �climbing�察  �leaping�察  �were   the   then   admirable   Fine Arts   of   the 

North�察�in all which Tryggveson appears to have been the Raphael and the 

Michael Angelo   at   once。   Essentially  definable�察 �too�察 �if   we   look   well   into 



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him�察�as a wild bit of real heroism�察�in such rude guise and environment�察�a 

high�察�true�察�and great human soul。 A jovial burst of laughter in him�察�withal�察�

a   bright�察  �airy�察  �wise   way   of   speech�察  �dressed   beautifully   and   with   care�察  �a 

man admired and loved exceedingly by those he liked�察�dreaded as death by 

those he did not like。 ;Hardly any king�察─�says Snorro�察 �was ever so well 

obeyed�察�by one class out of zeal and love�察�by the rest out of dread。; His 

glorious course�察�however�察�was not to last long。 

     King Svein of the Double´Beard had not yet completed his conquest of 

England��by no means yet�察�some thirteen horrid years of that still before 

him��when�察�over in Denmark�察�he found that compl

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