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power of flattering and cajoling Tryggveson�察�they could not get away。 

     At length�察�Sigwald's secret messengers reporting all ready on the part 

of   Svein   and   Co。�察  �Olaf   took   farewell of   Burislav   and Wendland�察 �and   all 

gladly sailed away。 Svein�察�Eric�察�and the Swedish king�察�with their combined 

fleets�察�lay in wait behind some cape in a safe little bay of some island�察�then 

called Svolde�察�but not in our time to be found�察�the Baltic tumults in the 

fourteenth   century   having   swallowed   it�察  �as   some   think�察  �and   leaving   us 

uncertain   whether   it   was   in   the   neighborhood   of   Rugen   Island   or   in   the 

Sound of Elsinore。 There lay Svein�察�Eric�察�and Co。 waiting till Tryggveson 

and   his   fleet   came   up�察  �Sigwald's   spy   messengers   daily   reporting   what 

progress he and it had made。 At length�察�one bright summer morning�察�the 

fleet made appearance�察�sailing in loose order�察�Sigwald�察�as one acquainted 

with the shoal places�察�steering ahead�察�and showing them the way。 

     Snorro rises into one of his pictorial fits�察�seized with enthusiasm at the 

thought      of   such    a   fleet�察 �and    reports    to   us   largely    in   what    order 

Tryggveson's winged Coursers of the Deep�察�in long series�察�for perhaps an 

hour or more�察�came on�察�and what the three potentates�察�from their knoll of 

vantage�察�said of each as it hove in sight�察�Svein thrice over guessed this and 

the other noble vessel to be the Long Serpent�察�Eric�察�always correcting him�察�

;No�察�that is not the Long Serpent yet; ��and aside always���察 �Nor shall you 

be lord of it�察�king�察�when it does come。; The Long Serpent itself did make 

appearance。       Eric�察  �Svein�察  �and    the  Swedish      king   hurried    on   board�察  �and 

pushed out of their hiding´place into the open sea。 Treacherous Sigwald�察�at 

the   beginning   of   all   this�察  �had   suddenly   doubled   that   cape   of   theirs�察  �and 

struck   into   the   bay   out   of   sight�察  �leaving   the   foremost   Tryggveson   ships 

astonished�察�and   uncertain what to do�察�if   it were  not   simply to   strike sail 

and wait till Olaf himself with the Long Serpent arrived。 

     Olaf's chief captains�察�seeing the enemy's huge fleet come out�察�and how 

the matter lay�察�strongly advised King Olaf to elude this stroke of treachery�察�

and�察�with all sail�察�hold on his course�察�fight being now on so unequal terms。 

Snorro says�察 �the king�察 �high on   the quarter´deck   where  he  stood�察  �replied�察�

;Strike the sails�察�never shall men of mine think of flight。 I never fled from 



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battle。 Let God dispose of my life�察�but flight I will never take。; And so the 

battle arrangements immediately began�察�and the battle with all fury went 

loose�察  �and   lasted   hour   after   hour�察  �till   almost   sunset�察  �if   I   well   recollect。 

;Olaf   stood   on   the   Serpent's   quarter´deck�察─  �says   Snorro�察   �high   over   the 

others。 He had a gilt shield and a helmet inlaid with gold�察�over his armor 

he   had   a   short   red   coat�察  �and   was   easily   distinguished   from   other   men。; 

Snorro's      account    of   the  battle   is  altogether    animated�察     �graphic�察   �and   so 

minute that antiquaries gather from it�察�if so disposed ��which we but little 

are���察   �what    the  methods      of  Norse     sea´fighting     were�察   �their  shooting     of 

arrows�察�casting of javelins�察�pitching of big stones�察�ultimately boarding�察�and 

mutual   clashing   and   smashing�察  �which   it   would   not   avail   us   to   speak   of 

here。   Olaf   stood   conspicuous   all   day�察  �throwing   javelins�察  �of   deadly   aim�察�

with   both   hands   at   once�察  �encouraging�察  �fighting   and   commanding   like   a 

highest sea´king。 

     The Danish fleet�察�the Swedish fleet�察�were�察�both of them�察�quickly dealt 

with�察  �and   successively   withdrew   out   of   shot´range。   And   then   Jarl   Eric 

came up�察�and fiercely grappled with the Long Serpent�察�or�察�rather�察�with her 

surrounding comrades�察�and gradually�察�as they were beaten empty of men�察�

with the Long Serpent herself。 The fight grew ever fiercer�察�more furious。 

Eric was supplied with new men from the Swedes and Danes�察�Olaf had no 

such   resource�察  �except   from   the   crews   of   his   own   beaten   ships�察  �and   at 

length this also failed him�察�all his ships�察�except the Long Serpent�察�being 

beaten and emptied。 Olaf fought on unyielding。 Eric twice boarded him�察�

was twice repulsed。 Olaf kept his quarterdeck�察�unconquerable�察�though left 

now   more   and   more   hopeless�察  �fatally   short   of   help。   A   tall   young   man�察�

called   Einar Tamberskelver�察  �very  celebrated   and   important   afterwards   in 

Norway�察�and already the best archer known�察�kept busy with his bow。 Twice 

he nearly shot Jarl Eric in his ship。 ;Shoot me that man�察─�said Jarl Eric to a 

bowman   near him�察  �and�察 �just as Tamberskelver   was   drawing his   bow  the 

third time�察�an arrow hit it in the middle and broke it in two。 ;What is this 

that    has   broken�拭─    �asked     King    Olaf。   ;Norway       from    thy   hand�察   �king�察─�

answered   Tamberskelver。   Tryggveson's   men�察  �he   observed   with   surprise�察�

were striking violently on Eric's�察�but to no purpose�此�nobody fell。 ;How is 

this�拭─�asked Tryggveson。 ;Our swords are notched and blunted�察�king�察�they 



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do not cut。; Olaf stept down to his arm´chest�察�delivered out new swords�察�

and   it   was   observed   as   he   did   it�察 �blood   ran   trickling   from  his   wrist�察  �but 

none knew where the wound was。 Eric boarded a third time。 Olaf�察�left with 

hardly more than one man�察�sprang overboard ��one sees that red coat of his 

still glancing in the evening sun���察�and sank in the deep waters to his long 

rest。 

     Rumor ran among his people that he still was not dead�察�grounding on 

some movement by the ships of that traitorous Sigwald�察�they fancied Olaf 

had dived beneath the keels of his enemies�察�and got away with Sigwald�察�as 

Sigwald himself evidently did。 ;Much was hoped�察�supposed�察�spoken�察─�says 

one old mourning Skald�察 �but the truth was�察�Olaf Tryggveson was never 

seen in Norseland more。; Strangely he remains still a shining figure to us�察�

the wildly beautifulest man�察�in body and in soul�察�that one has ever heard of 

in the North。 



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                            CHAPTER VIII。 



                               JARLS ERIC AND SVEIN。 



     Jarl   Eric�察  �splendent   with   this   victory�察  �not   to   speak   of   that   over   the 

Jomsburgers with his father long ago�察�was now made Governor of Norway�此�

Governor or quasi´sovereign�察�with his brother�察�Jarl。 Svein�察�as partner�察�who�察�

however�察�took but   little hand   in   governing��and�察�under  the patronage  of 

Svein Double´Beard and the then Swedish king ��Olaf his name�察�Sigrid the 

Proud�察�his mother's���察�administered it�察�they say�察�with skill and prudence for 

above   fourteen   years。   Tryggveson's   death   is   understood   and   laboriously 

computed       to  have    happened     in  the   year  1000�察   �but   there   is  no  exact 

chronology in these things�察�but a continual uncertain guessing after such�察�

so that one eye in History as regards them is as if put out��neither indeed 

have I  yet   had the  luck to find   any  decipherable and   intelligible  map   of 

Norway�此�so that the other eye of History is much blinded withal�察�and her 

path   through   those   wild   regions   and   epochs   is   an     extremely   dim   and 

chaotic one。 An evil that much demands remedying�察�and especially wants 

some   first   attempt   at   remedying

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