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back to their ships and flight homeward these six´to´one Danes。 ;During 

the struggle of the fight�察─�says Snorro�察 �he was very conspicuous among 

other men�察�and while the sun shone�察�his bright gilded helmet glanced�察�and 

thereby     many     weapons     were    directed    at  him。   One    of  his  henchmen�察�

Eyvind Finnson ��_i。e。_ Skaldaspillir�察�the poet���察�took a hat�察�and put it over 

the king's helmet。 Now�察�among the hostile first leaders were two uncles of 

the Ericsons�察�brothers of Gunhild�察�great champions both�察�Skreya�察�the elder 

of them�察�on the disappearance of the glittering helmet�察�shouted boastfully�察�

'Does the king of the Norsemen hide himself�察�then�察�or has he fled�拭�Where 

now is the golden helmet��' And so saying�察�Skreya�察�and his brother Alf with 

him�察�pushed on like fools or madmen。 The king said�察�'Come on in that way�察�

and you shall find the king of the Norsemen。'; And in a short space of time 

braggart Skreya did come up�察�swinging his sword�察�and made a cut at the 

king�察�but Thoralf the Strong�察�an Icelander�察�who fought at the king's side�察�

dashed his shield so hard against Skreya�察�that he tottered with the shock。 

On   the   same   instant   the   king   takes   his   sword   ;quernbiter;   ��able   to   cut 

_querns_ or millstones�� with both hands�察�and hews Skreya through helm 

and head�察�cleaving him down to the shoulders。 Thoralf also slew Alf。 That 

was     what    they   got   by   such    over´hasty     search    for  the   king   of   the 

Norsemen。��5�А�

     Snorro considers the fall of these two champion uncles as the crisis of 



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the fight�察�the Danish force being much disheartened by such a sight�察�and 

King Hakon now pressing on so hard that all men gave way before him�察�

the   battle   on   the   Ericson   part   became   a   whirl   of   recoil�察  �and   in   a   few 

minutes more a torrent of mere flight and haste to get on board their ships�察�

and put to sea again�察�in which operation many of them were drowned�察�says 

Snorro�察�survivors making instant sail for Denmark in that sad condition。 

     This   seems   to   have   been   King   Hakon's   finest   battle�察  �and   the   most 

conspicuous   of   his   victories�察  �due   not   a   little   to   his   own   grand   qualities 

shown      on   the   occasion。     But�察   �alas�  �it  was    his   last  also。   He   was    still 

zealously directing the chase of that mad Danish flight�察�or whirl of recoil 

towards their ships�察�when an arrow�察�shot Most likely at a venture�察�hit him 

under the left armpit�察�and this proved his death。 

     He   was   helped   into his  ship�察 �and   made   sail   for Alrekstad�察 �where   his 

chief residence in those parts was�察�but had to stop at a smaller place of his 

��which   had   been   his   mother's�察  �and   where   he   himself   was   born��a   place 

called   Hella   ��the   Flat   Rock���察  �still   known   as   ;Hakon's   Hella�察─  �faint   from 

loss of blood�察�and crushed down as he had never before felt。 Having no 

son and only one daughter�察�he appointed these invasive sons of Eric to be 

sent   for�察  �and   if   he   died   to   become   king�察  �but   to   ;spare   his   friends   and 

kindred。; ;If a longer life be granted me�察─�he said�察 �I will go out of this 

land to Christian men�察�and do penance for what I have committed against 

God。 But if I die in the country of the heathen�察�let me have such burial as 

you   yourselves   think   fittest。;   These   are   his   last   recorded   words。 And   in 

heathen   fashion   he   was   buried�察  �and   besung   by   Eyvind   and   the   Skalds�察�

though himself a zealously Christian king。 Hakon the _Good_�察�so one still 

finds   him  worthy  of   being   called。 The   sorrow   on   Hakon's   death�察  �Snorro 

tells us�察�was so great and universal�察 �that he was lamented both by friends 

and   enemies�察  �and   they   said   that   never   again   would   Norway   see   such   a 

king。; 



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                              CHAPTER IV。 



                     HARALD GREYFELL AND BROTHERS。 



     Eric's sons�察�four or five of them�察�with a Harald at the top�察�now at once 

got Norway in hand�察�all of it but Trondhjem�察�as king and under´kings�察�and 

made a severe time of it for those who had been�察�or seemed to be�察�their 

enemies。 Excellent Jarl Sigurd�察�always so useful to Hakon and his country�察�

was   killed   by  them�察  �and they  came   to   repent   that   before   very  long。 The 

slain Sigurd left a son�察�Hakon�察�as Jarl�察�who became famous in the northern 

world   by   and   by。   This   Hakon�察  �and   him   only�察  �would   the   Trondhjemers 

accept as sovereign。 ;Death to him�察�then�察─�said the sons of Eric�察�but only in 

secret�察�till they had got their hands free and were ready�察�which was not yet 

for some years。 Nay�察�Hakon�察�when actually attacked�察�made good resistance�察�

and   threatened to   cause trouble。  Nor   did he   by  any  means   get   his   death 

from these sons of Eric at this time�察�or till long afterwards at all�察�from one 

of their kin�察�as it chanced。 On the contrary�察�he fled to Denmark now�察�and 

by and by managed to come back�察�to their cost。 

     Among      their   other   chief  victims    were    two   cousins    of  their  own�察�

Tryggve and Gudrod�察�who had been honest under´kings to the late head´ 

king�察�Hakon the Good�察�but were now become suspect�察�and had to fight for 

their lives�察�and lose them in a tragic manner。 Tryggve had a son�察�whom we 

shall hear of。 Gudrod�察�son of worthy Bjorn the Chapman�察�was grandfather 

of   Saint   Olaf�察  �whom      all  men    have   heard    of��who    has   a  church    in 

Southwark       even�察  �and   another    in  Old   Jewry�察  �to  this  hour。   In  all  these 

violences�察�Gunhild�察�widow of the late king Eric�察�was understood to have a 

principal hand。 She had come back to Norway with her sons�察�and naturally 

passed     for  the   secret  adviser    and   Maternal     President    in  whatever     of 

violence went on�察�always reckoned a fell�察�vehement�察�relentless personage 

where   her   own   interests   were   concerned。   Probably  as   things   settled�察  �her 

influence   on   affairs   grew   less。 At   least   one   hopes   so�察  �and�察  �in   the   Sagas�察�

hears less and less of her�察�and before long nothing。 

     Harald�察  �the   head´king   in   this   Eric   fraternity�察  �does   not   seem   to   have 



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been   a   bad   man��the   contrary   indeed�察  �but   his   position   was   untowardly�察�

full   of   difficulty   and   contradictions。   Whatever   Harald   could   accomplish 

for   behoof     of  Christianity�察   �or  real  benefit   to  Norway�察     �in  these   cross 

circumstances�察�he seems to have done in a modest and honest manner。 He 

got the name of _Greyfell_ from his people on a very trivial account�察�but 

seemingly with perfect good humor on their part。 Some Iceland trader had 

brought a cargo of furs to Trondhjem ��Lade�� for sale�察�sale being slacker 

than the Icelander wished�察�he presented a chosen specimen�察�cloak�察�doublet�察�

or whatever it was�察�to Harald�察�who wore it with acceptance in public�察�and 

rapidly   brought     disposal    of  the  Icelander's    stock�察  �and   the  surname     of 

_Greyfell_ to himself。 His under´kings and he were certainly not popular�察�

though I almost think Greyfell himself�察�in absence of his mother and the 

under´kings�察�might have been so。 But here they all were�察�and had wrought 

great trouble in Norway。 ;Too many of them�察─�said everybody�察 �too many 

of these courts and court people�察�eating up any substance that there is。; For 

the seasons withal�察�two or three of them in succession�察�were bad for grass�察�


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