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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��