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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´broth�察�and the horse ingredient generally�察�Hakon all 

but inexorably declined。 By Sigurd's pressing exhortation and entreaty�察�he 

did   once   take   a   kettle   of   horsebroth   by  the   handle�察  �with   a   good   deal   of 

linen´quilt   or   towel   interposed�察  �and   did   open   his   lips   for   what   of   steam 

could insinuate itself。 At another time he consented to a particle of horse´ 

liver�察   �intending     privately�察   �I  guess�察   �to  keep    it  outside    the   gullet�察  �and 

smuggle it away without swallowing�察�but farther than this not even Sigurd 

could   persuade   him   to   go。   At   the   Things   held   in   regard   to   this   matter 

Hakon's success was always incomplete�察�now and then it was plain failure�察�

and Hakon had to draw back till a better time。 Here is one specimen of the 



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response he got on such an occasion�察�curious specimen�察�withal�察�of antique 

parliamentary eloquence from an Anti´Christian Thing。 

     At a Thing of all the Fylkes of Trondhjem�察�Thing held at Froste in that 

region�察�King Hakon�察�with   all the eloquence he had�察�signified that it   was 

imperatively necessary that all Bonders and sub´Bonders should become 

Christians�察�and   believe  in   one  God�察 �Christ   the  Son of   Mary�察  �renouncing 

entirely blood sacrifices and heathen idols�察�should keep every seventh day 

holy�察�abstain from labor that day�察�and even from food�察�devoting the day to 

fasting   and   sacred   meditation。   Whereupon�察  �by   way   of   universal   answer�察�

arose a confused universal murmur of entire dissent。 ;Take away from us 

our   old   belief�察  �and   also   our   time   for   labor� ─  �murmured   they   in   angry 

astonishment�察   �how   can   even   the   land   be   got   tilled   in   that   way�拭─   �We 

cannot work if we don't get food�察─�said the hand laborers and slaves。 ;It 

lies   in  King    Hakon's     blood�察─  �remarked      others�察   �his   father  and    all  his 

kindred   were   apt   to   be   stingy   about   food�察  �though   liberal   enough   with 

money。; At   length�察 �one   Osbjorn   ��or   Bear of   the Asen   or   Gods�察 �what   we 

now   call   Osborne���察  �one   Osbjorn   of   Medalhusin   Gulathal�察  �stept   forward�察�

and said�察�in a distinct manner�察 �We Bonders ��peasant proprietors��thought�察�

King   Hakon�察  �when   thou   heldest   thy   first   Thing´day   here   in   Trondhjem�察�

and we took thee for our king�察�and received our hereditary lands from thee 

again   that   we   had   got   heaven   itself。   But   now   we   know   not   how   it   is�察�

whether we have won freedom�察�or whether thou intendest anew to make us 

slaves�察  �with   this   wonderful   proposal   that   we   should   renounce   our   faith�察�

which our fathers before us have held�察�and all our ancestors as well�察�first in 

the age of burial by burning�察�and now in that of earth burial�察�and yet these 

departed ones were much our superiors�察�and their faith�察�too�察�has brought 

prosperity to us。 Thee�察�at the same time�察�we have loved so much that we 

raised thee to manage all the laws of the land�察�and speak as their voice to 

us all。 And even now it is our will and the vote of all Bonders to keep that 

paction which thou gavest us here on the Thing at Froste�察�and to maintain 

thee as king so long as any of us Bonders who are here upon the Thing has 

life left�察�provided thou�察�king�察�wilt go fairly to work�察�and demand of us only 

such things as are not impossible。 But if thou wilt fix upon this thing with 

so great obstinacy�察�and employ force and power�察�in that case�察�we Bonders 



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have taken the resolution�察�all of us�察�to fall away from thee�察�and to take for 

ourselves another head�察�who will so behave that we may enjoy in freedom 

the belief which is agreeable to us。 Now shalt thou�察�king�察�choose one of 

these   two   courses      before   the   Thing    disperse。;    ;Whereupon�察─  �adds         the 

Chronicle�察 �all the Bonders raised a mighty shout�察�'Yes�察�we will have it so�察�

as has been said。'; So that Jarl Sigurd had to intervene�察�and King Hakon to 

choose   for   the   moment   the   milder   branch   of   the   alternative。��4�А�At   other 

Things Hakon was more or less successful。 All his days�察�by such methods 

as there were�察�he kept pressing forward with this great enterprise�察�and on 

the   whole   did   thoroughly   shake   asunder   the   old   edifice   of   heathendom�察�

and fairly introduce some foundation for the new and better rule of faith 

and life among his people。 Sigurd�察�Jarl of Lade�察�his wise counsellor in all 

these matters�察�is also a man worthy of notice。 

     Hakon's   arrangements   against   the   continual   invasions   of   Eric's   sons�察�

with Danish Blue´tooth backing them�察�were manifold�察�and for a long time 

successful。   He   appointed�察  �after   consultation   and   consent   in   the   various 

Things�察    �so   many     war´ships�察    �fully  manned      and   ready�察   �to  be   furnished 

instantly on the King's demand by each province or fjord�察�watch´fires�察�on 

fit places�察�from hill to hill all along the coast�察�were to be carefully set up�察�

carefully   maintained   in   readiness�察  �and   kindled   on   any   alarm   of   war。   By 

such     methods      Blue´tooth     and   Co。's    invasions     were    for  a  long    while 

triumphantly�察  �and   even   rapidly�察  �one   and   all   of   them�察  �beaten   back�察  �till   at 

length they  seemed   as   if intending to   cease   altogether�察  �and   leave   Hakon 

alone of them。 But such was not their issue after all。 The sons of Eric had 

only abated under constant discouragement�察�had not finally left off from 

what seemed their one great feasibility in life。 Gunhild�察�their mother�察�was 

still   with   them�此  �a   most   contriving�察  �fierce´minded�察  �irreconcilable   woman�察�

diligent and urgent on them�察�in season and out of season�察�and as for King 

Blue´tooth�察�he was at all times ready to help�察�with his good´will at least。 

     That of the alarm´fires on Hakon's part was found troublesome by his 

people�察�sometimes it was even hurtful and provoking ��lighting your alarm´ 

fires and rousing the whole coast and population�察�when it was nothing but 

some   paltry   viking   with   a   couple   of   ships���察  �in   short�察  �the   alarm´signal 

system fell into disuse�察�and good King Hakon himself�察�in the first place�察�



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paid the penalty。 It is counted�察�by the latest commentators�察�to have been 

about A。D。  961�察 �sixteenth or   seventeenth   year   of   Hakon's pious�察 �valiant�察�

and   worthy   reign。   Being   at   a   feast   one   day�察  �with   many   guests�察  �on   the 

Island   of   Stord�察  �sudden   announcement   came   to   him   that   ships   from   the 

south were approaching in quantity�察�and evidently ships of war。 This was 

the biggest of all the Blue´tooth foster´son invasions�察�and it was fatal to 

Hakon   the   Good   that   night。   Eyvind   the   Skaldaspillir   ��annihilator   of   all 

other Skalds���察�in his famed _Hakon's Song_�察�gives account�察�and�察�still more 

pertinently�察�the  always practical   Snorro。  Danes in great multitude�察 �six   to 

one�察�as people afterwards computed�察�springing swiftly to land�察�and ranking 

themselves�察�Hakon�察�nevertheless�察�at once deciding not to take to his ships 

and run�察 �but to fight   there�察�one to   six�察  �fighting�察�accordingly�察 �in   his   most 

splendid manner�察�and at last gloriously prevailing�察�routing and scattering 

back to their ships and flight homeward these six´

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