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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�

much   more   for   grain�察  �no   _herring_   came   either�察  �very  cleanness   of   teeth 

was like to come in Eyvind Skaldaspillir's opinion。 This scarcity became at 

last their share of the great Famine Of A。D。 975�察�which desolated Western 

Europe   ��see   the   poem   in   the   Saxon   Chronicle��。 And   all   this   by   Eyvind 

Skaldaspillir�察�and the heathen Norse in general�察�was ascribed to anger of 

the    heathen    gods。    Discontent     in   Norway�察    �and   especially     in  Eyvind 

Skaldaspillir�察�seems to have been very great。 

     Whereupon exile Hakon�察�Jarl Sigurd's son�察�bestirs himself in Denmark�察�

backed by old King Blue´tooth�察�and begins invading and encroaching in a 

miscellaneous   way�察  �especially   intriguing   and   contriving   plots   all   round 

him。 An unfathomably cunning kind of fellow�察�as well as an audacious and 

strong´handed�   �Intriguing   in   Trondhjem�察  �where   he   gets   the   under´king�察�

Greyfell's brother�察�fallen upon and murdered�察�intriguing with Gold Harald�察�

a distinguished cousin or nephew of King Blue´tooth's�察�who had done fine 

viking work�察�and gained�察�such wealth that he got the epithet of ;Gold�察─�and 

who now was infinitely desirous of a share in Blue´tooth's kingdom as the 

proper   finish   to   these   sea´rovings。   He   even   ventured   one   day   to   make 

publicly a distinct proposal that way to King Harald Blue´tooth himself�察�



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who flew into thunder and lightning at the mere mention of it�察�so that none 

durst   speak   to   him   for   several   days   afterwards。   Of   both   these   Haralds 

Hakon   was   confidential   friend�察  �and   needed   all   his   skill   to   walk   without 

immediate   annihilation   between   such   a   pair   of   dragons�察  �and   work   out 

Norway  for   himself   withal。   In   the   end   he   found   he   must   take   solidly  to 

Blue´tooth's side of the question�察�and that they two must provide a recipe 

for Gold Harald and Norway both at once。 

     ;It   is   as   much   as   your   life   is   worth   to   speak   again   of   sharing   this 

Danish kingdom�察─�said Hakon very privately to Gold Harald�察 �but could 

not you�察�my golden friend�察�be content with Norway for a kingdom�察�if one 

helped you to it�拭─�

     ;That could I well�察─�answered Harald。 

     ;Then keep me those nine war´ships you have just been rigging for a 

new viking cruise�察�have these in readiness when I lift my finger� ─�

     That     was    the   recipe   contrived     for   Gold    Harald�察    �recipe    for  King 

Greyfell goes into the same vial�察�and is also ready。 

     Hitherto the Hakon´Blue´tooth disturbances in Norway had amounted 

to but little。 King Greyfell�察�a very active and valiant man�察�has constantly�察�

without      much     difficulty�察  �repelled    these    sporadic     bits  of   troubles�察   �but 

Greyfell�察  �all   the   same�察  �would   willingly   have   peace   with   dangerous   old 

Blue´tooth ��ever anxious to get his clutches over Norway on any terms�� if 

peace with him could be had。 Blue´tooth�察�too�察�professes every willingness�察�

inveigles   Greyfell�察  �he   and   Hakon   do�察  �to   have   a   friendly   meeting   on   the 

Danish borders�察�and not only settle all these quarrels�察�but generously settle 

Greyfell in certain fiefs which he claimed in Denmark itself�察�and so swear 

everlasting   friendship。   Greyfell   joyfully   complies�察  �punctually   appears   at 

the   appointed   day   in   Lymfjord   Sound�察  �the   appointed   place。   Whereupon 

Hakon gives signal to Gold Harald�察 �To Lymfjord with these nine ships of 

yours�察  �swift� ─  �Gold   Harald   flies   to   Lymfjord   with   his   ships�察  �challenges 

King   Harald   Greyfell   to   land   and   fight�察  �which   the   undaunted   Greyfell�察�

though   so   far   outnumbered�察  �does�察  �and�察  �fighting   his   very   best�察  �perishes 

there�察  �he   and   almost   all   his   people。   Which   done�察  �Jarl   Hakon�察  �who   is   in 

readiness�察�attacks Gold Harald�察�the victorious but the wearied�察�easily beats 

Gold Harald�察�takes him prisoner�察�and instantly hangs and ends him�察�to the 



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huge joy of King Blue´tooth and Hakon�察�who now make instant voyage to 

Norway�察�drive all the brother under´kings into rapid flight to the Orkneys�察�

to any readiest shelter�察�and so�察�under the patronage of Blue´tooth�察�Hakon�察�

with the title of Jarl�察�becomes ruler of Norway。 This foul treachery done on 

the brave and honest Harald Greyfell is by some dated about A。D。 969�察�by 

Munch�察�965�察�by others�察�computing out of Snorro only�察�A。D。 975。 For there 

is always an uncertainty in these Icelandic dates ��say rather�察�rare and rude 

attempts at dating�察�without even an ;A。D。; or other fixed ;year one; to go 

upon in Iceland���察�though seldom�察�I think�察�so large a discrepancy as here。 



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                               CHAPTER V。 



                                      HAKON JARL。 



     Hakon Jarl�察�such the style he took�察�had engaged to pay some kind of 

tribute    to  King   Blue´tooth�察     �if  he  could�察─  �but   he  never    did  pay   any�察�

pleading     always    the  necessity   of   his  own    affairs�察 �with   which    excuse�察�

joined    to  Hakon's    readiness    in  things   less  important�察   �King    Blue´tooth 

managed   to   content   himself�察  �Hakon   being   always   his   good   neighbor�察  �at 

least�察�and the two mutually dependent。 In Norway�察�Hakon�察�without the title 

of king�察�did in a strong´handed�察�steadfast�察�and at length�察�successful way�察�

the office of one�察�governed Norway ��some count�� for above twenty years�察�

and�察 �both   at home   and   abroad�察  �had   much   consideration   through   most   of 

that time�察�specially amongst the heathen orthodox�察�for Hakon Jarl himself 

was a zealous heathen�察�fixed in his mind against these chimerical Christian 

innovations      and   unsalutary    changes     of  creed�察  �and   would    have   gladly 

trampled out all traces of what the last two kings ��for Greyfell�察�also�察�was 

an English Christian after his sort�� had done in this respect。 But he wisely 

discerned that it was not possible�察�and that�察�for peace's sake�察�he must not 

even   attempt   it�察  �but   must   strike   preferably   into   ;perfect   toleration�察─  �and 

that of ;every one getting to heaven or even to the other goal in his own 

way。;   He   himself�察  �it   is   well   known�察  �repaired   many   heathen   temples   ��a 

great   ;church   builder;   in   his   way�。��察  �manufactured   many   splendid   idols�察�

with much gilding and such artistic ornament as there was��in particular�察�

one huge image of Thor�察�not forgetting the hammer and appendages�察�and 

such a collar ��supposed of solid gold�察�which it was not quite�察�as we shall 

hear in time�� round the neck of him  as was never seen in all the   North。 

How he did his own Yule festivals�察�with what magnificent solemnity�察�the 

horse´eatings�察�blood´sprinklings�察�and other sacred rites�察�need not be told。 

Something of a ;Ritualist�察─�one may perceive�察�perhaps had Scandinavian 

Puseyisms       in   him�察   �and   other    desperate     heathen    notions。    He    was 

universally believed to have gone into magic�察�for one thing�察�and to have 

dangerous   potencies   derived   from   the   Devil   himself。   The   dark   heathen 



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mind of him struggling vehemently in that strange element��

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