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into the world�察�there entered Fairhair's palace�察�one evening as Fairhair sat 

Feasting�察�an English ambassador or messenger�察�bearing in his hand�察�as gift 



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from King Athelstan�察 �a   magnificent   sword�察 �with   gold hilt   and   other   fine 

trimmings�察�to the great Harald�察�King of Norway。  Harald took the sword�察�

drew it�察�or was half drawing it�察�admiringly from the scabbard�察�when the 

English excellency broke into a scornful laugh�察 �Ha�察�ha�察�thou art now the 

feudatory of my English king�察�thou hast accepted the sword from him�察�and 

art now his man� ─。�acceptance of a sword in that manner being the symbol 

of investiture in those days。�� Harald looked a trifle flurried�察�it is probable�察�

but held in his wrath�察�and did no damage to the tricksy Englishman。 He 

kept   the   matter   in   his   mind�察  �however�察  �and   next   summer   little   Hakon�察�

having      got   his   weaning      done��one      of  the   prettiest�察   �healthiest    little 

creatures��Harald sent him off�察�under charge of ;Hauk; ��Hawk so called���察�

one   of   his   Principal�察  �warriors�察  �with   order�察   �Take   him   to   England�察─  �and 

instructions   what   to   do   with   him   there。   And   accordingly�察  �one   evening�察�

Hauk�察  �with   thirty   men   escorting�察  �strode   into   Athelstan's   high   dwelling 

��where      situated�察  �how    built�察  �whether     with   logs   like   Harald's�察   �I  cannot 

specifically say���察�into Athelstan's high presence�察�and silently set the wild 

little   cherub    upon    Athelstan's     knee。    ;What     is  this�拭─  �asked    Athelstan�察�

looking at the little cherub。 ;This is King Harald's son�察�whom a serving´ 

maid bore to him�察�and whom he now gives thee as foster´child� ─�Indignant 

Athelstan drew his sword�察�as if to do the gift a mischief�察�but Hauk said�察�

;Thou   hast   taken   him   on   thy   knee   ��common   symbol   of   adoption�В察  �thou 

canst kill him  if   thou   wilt�察�but thou   dost   not   thereby kill   all   the sons of 

Harald。;     Athelstan     straightway      took   milder    thoughts�察    �brought    up�察  �and 

carefully educated Hakon�察�from whom�察�and this singular adventure�察�came�察�

before very long�察�the first tidings of Christianity into Norway。 

     Harald Haarfagr�察�latterly withdrawn from all kinds of business�察�died at 

the    age    of   eighty´threeabout         A。D。    933�察   �as   is   computed�察      �nearly 

contemporary in death with the first Danish King�察�Gorm the Old�察�who had 

done      a  corresponding        feat   in   reducing     Denmark       under     one    head。 

Remarkable   old   men�察  �these   two   first   kings�察  �and   possessed   of   gifts   for 

bringing Chaos a little nearer to the form of Cosmos�察�possessed�察�in fact�察�of 

loyalties to Cosmos�察�that is to say�察�of authentic virtues in the savage state�察�

such as have been needed in all societies at their incipience in this world�察�a 

kind   of   ;virtues;   hugely   in   discredit   at   present�察  �but   not   unlikely   to   be 



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needed again�察�to the astonishment of careless persons�察�before all is done� �



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                              CHAPTER III 



                                  HAKON THE GOOD。 



     Eric Blood´axe�察�whose practical reign is counted to have begun about 

A。D。 930�察�had by this time�察�or within a year or so of this time�察�pretty much 

extinguished all his brother kings�察�and crushed down recalcitrant spirits�察�in 

his violent way�察�but had naturally become entirely unpopular in Norway�察�

and   filled   it   with   silent   discontent   and   even   rage   against   him。   Hakon 

Fairhair's last son�察�the little foster´child of Athelstan in England�察�who had 

been    baptized    and   carefully    educated�察   �was   come    to  his  fourteenth    or 

fifteenth year at his father's death�察�a very shining youth�察�as Athelstan saw 

with just pleasure。 So soon as the few preliminary preparations had been 

settled�察  �Hakon�察    �furnished    with   a  ship   or  two   by   Athelstan�察   �suddenly 

appeared in Norway got acknowledged by the Peasant Thing in Trondhjem 

;the news of which flew over Norway�察�like fire through dried grass�察─�says 

an old chronicler。 So that Eric�察�with his Queen Gunhild�察�and seven small 

children�察�had to run�察�no other shift for Eric。 They went to the Orkneys first 

of   all�察 �then   to  England�察   �and   he   ;got  Northumberland        as  earldom�察─    �I 

vaguely hear�察�from Athelstan。 But Eric soon died�察�and his queen�察�with her 

children�察  �went   back   to  the   Orkneys   in   search   of   refuge   or   help�察  �to   little 

purpose   there   or   elsewhere。   From   Orkney   she   went   to   Denmark�察  �where 

Harald Blue´tooth took her poor eldest boy as foster´child�察�but I fear did 

not    very   faithfully   keep   that   promise。    The   Danes     had   been   robbing 

extensively during the late tumults in Norway�察�this the Christian Hakon�察�

now established there�察�paid in kind�察�and the two countries were at war�察�so 

that Gunhild's little boy was a welcome card in the hand of Blue´tooth。 

     Hakon proved a brilliant and successful king�察�regulated many things�察�

public law  among   others   ��_Gule´Thing_   Law�察 �_Frost´Thing_   Law�此�these 

are   little   codes   of   his   accepted  by   their   respective   Things�察  �and   had   a 

salutary   effect   in   their   time���察  �with   prompt   dexterity   he   drove   back   the 

Blue´tooth foster´son invasions every time   they came�察�and on the  whole 



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gained for himself the name of Hakon the Good。 These Danish invasions 

were   a   frequent   source   of   trouble   to   him�察  �but   his   greatest   and   continual 

trouble     was     that   of   extirpating     heathen     idolatry    from     Norway�察     �and 

introducing the Christian Evangel in its stead。 His transcendent anxiety to 

achieve   this   salutary   enterprise   was   all   along   his   grand   difficulty   and 

stumbling´block�察�the heathen opposition to it being also rooted and great。 

Bishops   and   priests   from   England   Hakon   had�察  �preaching   and   baptizing 

what     they   could�察   �but   making     only   slow     progress�察   �much     too   slow    for 

Hakon's zeal。 On the other hand�察�every Yule´tide�察�when the chief heathen 

were assembled in his own palace on their grand sacrificial festival�察�there 

was   great   pressure   put   upon   Hakon�察  �as   to   sprinkling   with   horse´blood�察�

drinking Yule´beer�察�eating horse´flesh�察�and the other distressing rites�察�the 

whole of which Hakon abhorred�察�and with all his steadfastness strove to 

reject   utterly。   Sigurd�察  �Jarl   of   Lade   ��Trondhjem���察  �a   liberal   heathen�察  �not 

openly   a   Christian�察  �was   ever   a   wise   counsellor   and   conciliator   in   such 

affairs�察  �and   proved      of   great   help   to  Hakon。   Once�察     �for   example�察    �there 

having   risen   at   a   Yule´feast�察  �loud�察  �almost   stormful   demand   that   Hakon�察�

like   a   true   man   and   brother�察  �should   drink   Yule´beer   with   them   in   their 

sacred hightide�察�Sigurd persuaded him to comply�察�for peace's sake�察�at least�察�

in form。 Hakon took the cup in his left hand ��excellent hot _beer_���察�and 

with his right cut the sign of the cross above it�察�then drank a draught。 ;Yes�察�

but what is this with the king's right hand�拭─�cried the company。 ;Don't you 

see�拭─�answered shifty Sigurd�察 �he makes the sign of Thor's hammer before 

drinking� ─�which quenched the matter for the time。 

     Horse´flesh�察�horse´bro

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