 Section 53 of Hymes Quingla by Snorri Sturlson, translated by George Pope Morris and Iroker Magnusson. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain. The Story of Harold the Hard-Ready Part 3, Chapter 27-39 Chapter 27 King Harold wrangled about King's birth. For when it was spring, King Magnusson and King Harold bade out and host from Norway, and on a time it befell that King Magnusson and King Harold lay one night both in one haven. But the next day King Harold was the first bound, and he sailed forthwith. But in the evening he hoved into the haven, whereas he and King Magnusson were minded to be that night. King Harold laid his ship in the King's birth, and there tinted him. King Magnusson sailed later in the day, and he and his came in such time into harbour, as that Harold and his men had already tinted them. And saw that Harold had birthed his ship in the King's birth, and meant to lie there. But when King Magnusson and his had struck sail, then spake King Magnusson, let men now rave them to rowing, and sit down and long the boards, but some undo their weapons and don them. And if they will not put off, then shall we fight. But when King Harold sees that King Magnusson is minded to give them battle, he said to his men, You ye the hausers, and let us shove the ships out of birth, wroth now his kinsmen Magnuss. So did they that they laid the ships out of the birth, and King Magnuss laid his own therein too. When both had guided them, King Harold went with certain men on to the ship of King Magnuss. The King greeted him well, and bet him welcome. Then answered King Harold, that deemed I, that we were come amidst friends, but somewhat I misdoubbed me a while, whether ye would so let it be. But sooth is, as is said, Baron's mind swift burneth. Therefore I will account this no otherwise than as a child's deed. Answered King Magnuss, it was kin deed, not a child's deed, though I should bear in mind what I gave, and what I had kept back. If this little matter were now done in our despite, then would soon be another, but we will hold altogether to our covenant, such as it was done, and that same will we have from you, even as do we have. Then King Harold answered, it is an old custom that the wisest gives way, and therewith he went back to his ship. In such like dealings between the kings, it was found that heart it was to heed matters. King Magnuss men told that he was in the right, and they that were unwise told that Harold had been somewhat shamed. But King Harold's men said that not otherwise was the agreement, then that King Magnuss should have the birth if they both came in at one and the same time. But that Harold was not bound to outbirth him if he were birthed already, and they would have it that King Harold had done wisely and well. But they who would make it worseer told that King Magnuss willed to break the covenant and would have it that he had done wrong and dishonor to King Harold. From these quarrels there soon wrought such talk of unwise men to such a point that there was dissension between the kings, and many things were found here too concerning, which the kings thought each his own way, though here be but few such written. Chapter 28 Death of King Magnuss the Good. This host King Magnuss and King Harold held south to Denmark, and when Spine heard thereof he fled away east to Skanning. The kings, Magnuss and Harold, dwelt a long while that summer in Denmark, and laid all the land under them. In the autumn they were in Jutland. It befell on a night when as King Magnuss lay in his bed that he dreamed and thought he was instead, whereas was his father, the holy King Olaf, and he thought he spake to him, what wealth thou choose now my son to fare with me or to be of all kings the mightiest and live long and do such an ill deed as thou mayest boot scarcely or not at all. He thought he answered I will that thou choose for my hand, then he thought the king answered, then shalt thou fare with me. King Magnuss told this dream to his men, but a little later he got sick and lay a bed at a place called Southrop, and when he was come an eye to his bane he sent Thorir, his brother to Spine Wolfson, to bid him that he should give such help to Thorir as he might need. That went with the message that King Magnuss gave to Spine the Dane realm after his day. He said that it was meat that Harold should rule over Norway and Spine over Denmark. Then died King Magnuss the Good and was right much mourned of all the folk, so saith Ard Coquina scald. Much tears dropped men a bearing to grave the king full bounteous. To them was the burden heavy whom with the gold he gifted, so wavered hearts that the house carls of the king, their tears held hardly, soothly the king's own people sithence is often downcast. Chapter 29 the like fare of King Magnuss to Norway. After these tidings had King Harold a thing with his host and told men his mind to it that he was minded to take the host to the thing of the Bjorg and let take him there to King over the Dane realm and sithence win the land and tells it as his heritage from his kinsmen King Magnuss know less than the realm of Norway. He bids the host to strengthen him and gives it out that then would the Northmen be masters of the Danes throughout all time. Then answered Einar then Bar Skelfer and let folk know that he was more bound to flit to grave the dead body of King Magnuss his foster son and to bring him to his father King Olaf than to be fighting in the outland or to be coveting another king's realm and havings. So ended his speaking that he deemed it better to follow King Magnuss dead than any other king alive. Then he let take the body and lay it out stately so that they might see the Arrayal on board the kings ship. Then all the Thrand folk and Northmen got them ready to go home with the body of King Magnuss and thus the war host broke up. Then King Harold saw this to be his best choice to fare back to Norway and make that realm his own first and then together strength of host and so King Harold fared now with all the host back to Norway but when he was back in Norway he had a thing with the folk of the land and let take him to King over all the land. So fared he from the east out of the wick that he was taken full king by every folkland in Norway. Einar Thambar Skelfer fared with the body of King Magnuss and with him all the host of the Thrand folk and brought it to Nidois and he was laid in earth at Clements church where then was the shrine of King Olaf the Holy. King Magnuss had been a man of middle growth straight faced and bright faced and bright of hair depth of speech swift of council masterful of heart the most bounteous of money a great warrior and the boldest under weapons of all kings he was the most beloved him praised both friends and foes. Chapter 30 of King Spine Wolfson that autumn King Spine Wolfson was staying east in Skeny and set out on a journey to Sweden and was minded to give up that title of honor which he had taken to him in Denmark but when he was come up to his horse low there rode there to certain men and told him the tidings first that King Magnuss Olafson was dead and next that all the host of the Northmen was gone from Denmark. Spine answered swift there too and said I take God to witness that never henceforth shall I flee the Dane realm whilst I am alive. Benny leaped on his horse and rode south into Skeny and straightway much both drifted to him and this winter he laid under him all the Dane realm and all Dane's took him to King for we're the brother of King Magnuss came in the autumn to King Spine with the word sendings of King Magnuss as is written before and Spine gave him a good welcome and Thorir was long sithons with him in good cheer. Chapter 31 Harold Soul King King Harold Sigurdson took kingdom over all Norway after the death of King Magnuss Olafson and when he had ruled over Norway one winter as it wore towards spring he bet out a war gathering from all the land one half of the all men host in men and ships and made south for Jutland. He harried in the summer far and wide and burned and hold into Godna Firth. Then Harold wrought this well yet the oak of linen the man of hers caress it hold we ogred of song spell in Godna Firth our anchors. Then he spoke to Skull the adult and bat him do the rest and he sang one spade him do I tell now with Luke cold neb next summer shall hold their ship more southward for the hook the deep yet eek we. To this over points and his droppa that Harold went to Denmark the next year after the death of King Magnuss the next year didst thou die thee from out the land a war host see with bright brine steed sheared thou for fair ships went the water dear hall on dark some billow was lying then the dain folk was hard bested all folk saw off land the warships laden chapter 32 of the daughters of Thorkall Gusher then burnt they the homestead of Thorkall Gusher he was a great chief but his daughters were led bound aboard ship they had wrought much mockery the winter before about that that King Harold would fare to Denmark with warships they cut an anchor out of cheese and said that such would well hold the ships of Norway's King then was sung this the maids of the Danes of our ring from out the cheese all sour the rings of anchors sheared that thing the King did anger now see if many a maiden a full stout crook of iron holding the King's ships thereof to mourn shall be laughing it is told that the spy who had seen the fleet of King Harold spake thus to the daughters of Thorkall Gusher this said he gushes daughters that King Harold would not come to Denmark answered daughter that was yesterday Thorkall ransomed his daughters with an exceeding deal of wealth so says Groney the proud halak of the drifting of Krakki never let she her eyelids dry a wending out in the full thick horned shawl drave flight the lord of Thealer of the King's foes to the strand there all swiftly daughter's father must pay the wealth out therefore King Harold harried all through this summer in the Dane realm and got him an exceeding deal of wealth but he was not inlanded that summer in Denmark but went back in the autumn to Norway and was there through the winter chapter 33 of the barons of King Harold King Harold got to wife Thora the daughter of Thorberg Arneson the winter next after the death of King Magnus the good they had two sons the older height Magnus and the second Olaf King Harold and Queen Elisabeth had two daughters one height Mary the other in Giger but the next spring after this warfare of which the tale has just been told King Harold bad out and host and went in the summer to Denmark and harried and siphons summer after summer so say stuff the scald we heard of wasted was foster and Mikkelfeir the folk gap there full fed was the raven each year the Danes were frighted chapter 34 east be burned king spine ruled over all Dane realm siphons that King Magnus died in winter he sat in quiet but in summer he was abroad with all his common war host and be height to fear north into Norway with the host of the Danes and to do there no less evil than King Harold did in the Dane realm King spine offered this winter to King Harold that they should meet the next summer in the elf and there fight it out between them or else come to peace and both of them were busy all the winter through arraying their ships and the next summer both had out one half of their common war host that summer came abroad from Iceland Thor leaked the fair and took to working a flock about King spine worths him he heard so soon as he came north into Norway the King Harold was gone self to the elf to meet King spine then saying Thor leaked this hope is now that the war host above ran folk may swiftly hap on the King war cunning on Rackney's road in point stour there then may God yet wield it which taketh land or life breath from other spine thinks little of peace the seldom lasting and he sang this with all raw Harold he who often hath red shield off the land weird now the broad board beasts bring it from north on paths of bootley but the gold mouth fair guided mass gleaming deer that's fine hat he and he the spears that redneck seek for the seas from southward King Harold came with his host to the tryst appointed and heard that King spine lay south by sea land with his fleet so King Harold parted his host and let the more part of the bonder host fair back that fared with his bodyguard and landed men and the chosen of the host and all that of the bonder host which was nice to the Danes they fared south to Jutland south of Vendol Skagi and so south about Theoda and their fared everywhere with war shield so says stuff the skull fled Theoda folk from meeting the King straightway the so proud high heart great things are read for lands with Christ forever they went all the way south to Heathby took the merchant town and burned it then King Harold's men brought this all Heathby and the fury from end to end was burned up that may be called me think of the dowdy deed of valor like that first fine we went harm last night before the dawning upon the town wall stood I flame gushed from out the houses of this Thor leak also telleth in his flock when he had heard that no battle had to fall in the elf fight Ragnir he who what's not may ask of the King's warful how it was that the King the wrath feigned to Heathby him hath gotten when Harold sped the wind skates from eastward to the King's town but needless early soothly there should it have been tidied chapter 35 the flight there of King Harold by the Jutland sea then King Harold went north having 60 ships and the most big and much laden with plunder which they had taken in the summer but when they came north off Theoda King's fine came down from the land with a nickel host and bad King Harold to fight and come a land King Harold had an host less by more than one half so we bad King's fine to fight with him a shipboard so says Thor leak the fair spine even he who born was at the best of tides of Midgarth bad to the folk the mighty on land the shields to Redden but Harold shot a failing quote he would fight the rather on wind hawk if swift ready the King his land would hold too after this King Harold sailed north about bundle scoggy but then the wind baffled them so they laid their ships under leasy and there they lay overnight then came on a mist lying on the sea but when it was morning and the sun ran up they saw out to sea as if certain fires were burning so this was told to King Harold and he looked and spake forthwith strike the tilts of the ships and let men fall to the oars the Dane host now has come upon us and the mist will have cleared where as they are and the sun be shining on their dragon heads such as are overlaid with gold and even so it was as he said for there was come King's fine with an host not to be fought against road then either of them as they most might the Danes had ships speedy under oars but the ships of the Northmen were both waterlogged and much deep so that it drew together much betwixt them then saw King Harold that things would not do as matters stood the drake of King Harold fared last of all his ships then spake King Harold to throw overboard rafts and let come on them clothes and precious things so much was the calm that these things drifted with the tide stream but when the Dane saw their own wealth drift on the main they turned off after it who fared ahead for they thought it easier to take that which floated loose them to have to fetch it from on board the Northmen nearby was the chase Terry when King's fine came after them with his ships he egged them and quote that they were a Michael shame having so great and host as they had if they should not get them taken and have all power over them seeing that they had but a little company took the Danes then to harden the rowing again but when King Harold saw that the ships of the Danes went faster he bat his men lighten the ships and throw overboard malt and wheat and swine flesh and hew down their drink and thus they stood a while then let King Harold take war hurdles casts and tons that were tomb and cast them overboard and there with the war taken men and when that was drifted together on the sea then King's fine bad save them in and so it was done in that dwelling it drew a sunder between them then the Danes turned back and the Northmen went their way so say of Thor leak the fair I heard it all how King's fine on ship path chased the Eastman but the other King swift minded there from away he held him all giddings of the Thran's King on the Jutland main storm swollen now needs must they be floating more ships with all they lost there King's fine turned the fleet back under Leecy and there came upon seven ships of the Northmen that host was of the war muster and bonders only and when King's fine came upon them they prayed for peace and bad money for themselves so says Thor leak the fair the King's friends the stout hearted bad much to the Lord of men there of ransom they the lesser folk set battle sleeping the bonders the King ready there at they stayed the onset when words befell to the men's sons no chapter was the life breath chapter 36 of King Harold Sigurdson King Harold was a man masterful and given to rule in his own land much sage of wit so that it is all men's talk that no Lord ever was in Northern lands so deep witted as was Harold or so nimble of Reed he was a Mikkel warrior and the boldest under weapons he was strong and defter of weapons than any other man even as is written for and yet is Mikkel more of his dowdy deeds unwritten which comes of our lack of lore and again that we will not bring to book stories without witness though we have heard speeches or heard tell of other things we deem it better that from henceforth matters be added than that it should be found needful to take those same things out a Mikkel tale of King Harold's is set forth in those songs which Iceland men brought to himself or to his sons for which sake he was their Mikkel friend he was also the greatest friend to all the folk of this land and when as there was a Mikkel dearth in Iceland King Harold gave leave to four ships to carry meal to Iceland ordering that no ship pound should be dearer than 100 of Wadmaw he gave leave to fair abroad to all poor folk who could get them vitals across the sea and thence this land came through for that year and bettered King Harold sent out hither a bell to the church to which Olaf the Holy had sent the wood and which was reared at the all thing such memories have been here of King Harold and many other great gifts which he granted to those who sought to him chapter 37 of Halder Snoreson Halder the son of Snorri and Wolf the son of Osbok of whom the tale have been told before came to Norway with King Harold in many ways they too were unlike Halder was the most of men and the strongest and fairest this witness bore King Harold to him but he had been the one of the men that were with him who was least startled at sudden haps whether that were man peril or tidings of joy or what so a peril might come to hand then was he no glider thereby nor unglider neither slept he more nor less nor drank nor ate other than his want was therein halder was a man few spoken stubborn of word bare spoken rough tempered and unmeak and that fell ill with the king whereas he had with him enough of other men noble and serviceful halder terried with King Harold but before but a little while and went to Iceland and set up a house that heard hold where he dwelt till El and became an old man chapter 38 of Wolf Osbok sin Wolf the son of Osbok was with King Harold in Nicolae he was the wisest of men deft of speech of Nicolae valians faithful and single-hearted King Harold made wolf his martial and gave him Joran the daughter of Thorberg the sister Thor whom Harold had to white the children of Wolf and Joran were these Joran the strong of Rasmid and Rick Gita the mother of sheep Wolf the father of Peter Burden Swain the father of Wolf fly and Sigrid the son of Joran the strong was Irland homebred the father of Archbishop Einstein and his brother King Harold gave to Wolf the martial the landed man's right and a grant of twelve marks and half of Folkland in frantime taboo so says the son of Curtis in Wolf's lock chapter 39 of King Magnus King Magnus son of Olaf let build Olaf's church in Cheeping in which place the body of King Olaf had been wait night long that place was then over above the town there too he let raise the king's guard the church was not all done before the king died but King Harold let that be fulfilled which fell short he also let begin to build the stone hall there in the garth but it was not full down before he died King Harold let rear from its foundations Mary's church upon the male night where the holy body of the king had lain in earth the first winter after his fall that was a great minster and wrought strongly of lime so that it might scarce be got broken when Archbishop Einstein let take it down the holy relic of King Olaf was awarded in Olaf's church while Mary's church was a doing King Harold let house the king's garth down below Mary's church by the river where it is now and where he had let build the hall he let hallow a house for Gregory's church end of the story of Harold the hard ready part three chapter 27 through 39 section 54 of hymes cringla by snorri sterlson translated by George Pope Morris and Ira Kerr Magnusson this liverbox recording is in the public domain the story of Harold the hard ready part four chapter 40 through 53 chapter 40 the beginnings of Hacon the white son of Ivar there was a certain man Ivar by name who was a landed man of noble birth he had house in the uplands and was daughter's son to Hacon the mighty Ivar was of all men the fairest to behold a son of Ivar was height Hacon of him it is so said that he was above all men who were at that time in Norway as to prowess strength and pith already in his young age he was on warfare and therein gathered to him much renown and so Hacon became the worthiest of men chapter 41 of Einar Thambar Skelfer Einar Thambar Skelfer was the mightiest of landed men in Thrandheim but between him and King Harold there was somewhat few dealing yet had Einar the grants which he had had while King Magnuss was alive Einar was mighty wealthy he had to wife Bergliat the daughter of Earl Hacon as is a for it Ein Dritty their son was a full grown man by this time and had then to wife Sigrid the daughter of Kettle Kaap and Goonhild sister's daughter of King Harold Ein Dritty had the fairness and goodliness of his mother's kindred Earl Hacon or his sons but the growth and strength he had of his father Einar and had all the prowess which Einar had beyond other men and a well beloved man he was with all chapter 42 of Earl Worm Worm was then Earl in the uplands his mother was Ragnar Hild the daughter of Earl Hacon the mighty Worm was a man most worshipful at that time was Easton Jadar at Soli Aslak the son of Erling he had to wife Sigrid the daughter of Earl Svain son of Hacon Goonhild another daughter of Earl Svain Svain Wolfson the Dane King had to wife such was the offspring of Earl Hacon then in Norway and many other noble folk and all that kindred was much fairer than other men folk and the most of them Mikkel men of prowess and all noble minded chapter 43 King Harold's masterfulness King Harold was of a masterful mind and that wax the more the more fast he was in the land and it came to this that to most men it availed ill to gain say him or to push forward ought else save that which he would let be so saith the adult the scald the lord want host of the brooker of battle hath all humble to sit and stand as mind if the mighty battle-sweller and loud if all the people to the fattener of the fight stare few is to do but ye say as the king shall bid the people chapter 44 discord between the king and Einar Thambar Skelfer Einar Thambar Skelfer was most the leader of the bonders throughout Thrandheim and held up the answers for them at things when as the king's men sought at them Einar can dwell the law nor did he lack boldness to flip that forth that things even though the king himself were there and all the bonders gave him their help the king got much wrought there at and at last it came to this that they contended together with high words said Einar to the king that the bonders would not fold his lawlessness if he would break the common law of the land on them and it fared so between them many times then took Einar to have much folk about him at home and much more when he went to the town when the king was there before and on a time Einar fared to the town with a great company eight or nine long ships and well nine five hundred men and when he came to the town he went up with this host king herald was in his garth and stood out on a gallery and saw how Einar's folk went from the ships men say that herald then sang this brisk Einar Thambar Skelfer I see the man who kineth to share the film of seaweeds walk up here with a many that lord full mighty bided the filling of a king's seat I find less host of house carls at earl's heel drifteth often the reddener of the shield blink Einar will yet be gala's of this our land but if he thin mouth of axe be kissing Einar tarried in the town for some days chapter 45 the fall of Einar and Einritty one day a folk moat was held and the king was himself at that moat there had been taken in the town a certain thief and was had to the moat the man had been air wild with Einar and he had got a liking for the man Einar was told hereof and he deemed then he wanted that the king would not let the man get off any the more because Einar set store by it then Einar let his men take to their weapons and syphus went into the moat takes Einar the man from the moat by force there after the friends of both go in and bore pleas of peace between them and it came to this that a meeting was bespoken whereat they themselves should meet the council chamber was in the king's garth by the river Nid the king went into the chamber with few men but the rest of his company stood outside in the garth the king let turn a shutter over the luffer so that little was opened thereof then came Einar into the garth with his folk and spake to Einritty his son be thou outside with the folk there will then be no peril for me so Einritty stood without by the chamber door but when Einar came into the chamber he said murk it is in the king's council chamber and forthwith men leaped upon him and some thrust and some hewed but when Einritty heard that he drew his sword and ran into the chamber where he was straightway felled and they both together then ran the king's men to the chamber and before the door but the bonders dropped hands whereas now they had never a leader each egg the other and said that shame it was of them if they should not avenge their chief but for all that there was never an onset the king went out to his host and set it in array and set up his banner but no onset was of the bonders so then the king went on board to his ship and all his folk and rode sithons out down the river and thence went his way out into the furth burgliat the wife of Einar heard of his fall and was then in the chamber which she and Einar had had before out in the town she went forthwith up into the king's garth whereas was the bonder folk and egg them much to battle but at that nick of time the king rode down along the river then spake burgliat miss we now hey con the son of ivar my kinsman foresuit the bainsmen of Einritty would not be rowing down river there if hey con stood here on the bank sithons burgliat let lay out the bodies of Einar and Einritty and they were laid in earth at Olaf's church beside the tomb of king magnus the son of Olaf after the fall of Einar king herald was so sore ill liked for the deed that not lacked but that the landed men and bonders fell on him and held in battle save that no leader there was to let raise banner for the bonder host chapter 46 of king herald and finn arneson finn arneson abode at this time at e stort in e rear he was then a landed man of king herald thin had to wife burgliat the daughter of half dan the son of sigurd south half dan was brother of king Olaf the holy and king herald thorough the wife of king herald was brother's daughter of finn arneson and finn was most dear to the king and all those brethren finn arneson had been for certain summers in west viking and they had been all together in warfare finn and goo thorn son of boomhild and hay con the son of ivar king herald went out down franthein furth and all the way to e stort there had he good welcome then talked they together the king and finn and spake between them over those tidings which had laid his pitid the taking of the lives of Einar and his son to it and that murmur and turmoil which the bond was made at the king then answered swiftly thou art the worst conditioned in every wise what so thou doest thou doest ill and syphons art thou so sore a dread that thou wad is not where to have thee the king answered laughing kinsman in law i will now send thee up to the town and i will that thou bring the bonders to peace with me and i will if that go if not that thou fare to the uplands and bring it about with hay con ivar send that he be not my withstander then answers what shall thou lay down for me if i fare this fool's errand for both the thranders and the uplanders are foes of thee so mickle that no messengers of thine may go thither unless at their own risk the king answers go thou kinsman in law on this errand for i know that thou wilt be on the way if any be to make us peace and choose thou thy boon of us said finn hold thou to thy word then and i shall choose the boon i choose peace and land dwelling for my brother calt and that he have all his lands and moreover that he have his name boot and all that dominion which he had ere he fared out of the land the king answered and ye said all this which finn had spoken they had witnesses there too and hand fasting sythens have been what shall i bid hay con that he ye say the truce he ruled most for those kinsmen the king answered that shalt thou first hear what hay con speaks concerning peace on his hand sythens bring thou my case as far forth as thou mayest and at last deny thou not save the king ship alone then king herald went south to mir and drew together company and became much maned chapter 47 the journey of finn arneson finn arneson went up to the town and had with him his house carlswell nigh eighty men and when he came to the town he had a thing with the town spoke and spoke at that thing long and deftly and by the town spoke and the bonders take up all other read of finn to be of ill will to their king or to drive him away he minded them how much ill had come upon them since they had so misdone against the holy king ola he said he that the king will boot these manslings even according as the best men and the wisest would will to doom so finn closed his speech that men would to let this matter stand quiet till the messengers came back kumburg liat had sent to the uplands to see hay con iverson there upon finn went out to orkdale with the men who had followed him to the town and thence he fared up to dove for fell and east over the fell finn fared first to see worm his son-in-law the earl had to wife sigrid the daughter finn and told him of his errand chapter forty eight of finn and hay con son of ivar there upon they appoint a meeting with hay con iverson and when they met finn brought forward before hay con the errand which king harrell bat him it was soon found in hay con's speech that him thought he was michael bound to avenge his kinsman iron dritty he said that such words had come to him from throne time that he would gain their strength enough for an uprising against the king then finn said it forth before hay con how by a michael deal better it was to take from the king as many honors as hay con himself might know how to bid rather than through risk raising battle against the king when as he was already bound in service to him he said that he would fare unvictorious and then asked thou forfeited both wealth and peace while if thou gained the day on the king thou wits be height a lord's daster this speech of finn's the earl backed up with all but when hay con had but thought him of this matter then he unlocked that which abode in his mind and said thus i shall make peace with king harrell if he will give me in wedlock his kinswoman ragnar hill the daughter of king magnus olofsson with such a dowry as basimuth her and is well liking to her finn said that he would ye say this on behalf of the king and the severe they settled between them then they had finned back north through throne time and thus this unrest and turmoil settled down so that the king still held his dominion in peace within the land for now was smitten down all that banding together which the kinsman avine dritty had had for to withstand king herald chapter 49 of hay con iverson and when the appointed meeting came round to which hay con should come to look to this covenant he dared to see king herald and when they take to their talk the king says he will hold to all that on his own behalf which had come into the peace between hay con and finn said the king thou hay con shall talk this matter over with ragnar hilled whether she will ye say this match but it is neither for the nor any other to woo to ragnar hilled in such wise that she be not consenting there too syphons went hay con to ragnar hilled and set forth to her this willing she answered thus oft find i how all dead to me is king magnus my father if i be given to a mere bonder not withstanding that thou be a fair man and well furnished of all prowess if king magnus were alive then would he give me to no less a man than a king now there is no hope of this that i will to be given to a man untitled syphons hay con went to see king herald and told him the talk of ragnar hilled and him and rehearsed to him the covenant may between him and finn finn with all was there and more men besides such as have been at the parlay between him and finn hay con so say of taking them all to witness that the matter was settled on these terms that the king should furnish ragnar hilled from home in such wise as it liked her now she will not wed a man untitled but thou mayest give me a name of dignity for i have kin there too to be called earl and certain other matters have i there too with all as folk say answers the king olof the king my brother and king magnus his son while they ruled the realm that there be one only earl in the land even so have i done since i was king and i will not take away from earl worm the dignity which i have hers given him now hay con saw his affair that it would never speed and it liked him right ill all wrought was thin with all and they said that the king did not keep his word and with matters so done they parted chapter 50 hay con fares to denmark then fared hay con forthwith out of the land and had a long ship well manned and made land south in denmark and went forthwith to see kings find his kinsmen in law the king welcomed him worshipfully and gave him great grants there and hay con became there the captain of the land ward against the vikings who harried much in the dane realm whence to wit poor landers and other folk of the east waves he lay out aboard warships winter as well as summer chapter 51 the slaying of asmond asmond a man his name to who it was said was sister son of kings fine and his foster son asmond was of all men the doubtiest and the king loved him much but when asmond grew up he speedily became a man much unruly and a manslayer that like the king ill and he let him fare away from him they gave him a good thief wherewith he could well hold himself and accompany with him but so soon as asmond took to him the king's money he drew much folk to him but that money which the king had given him did not avail to his costs so he took much more with all of that which the king owned but when the king heard this he summoned asmond to come and meet him and when they met then said the king that asmond should be of his bodyguard and have no following and even so the matter had to be as the king will but when asmond had been with the king for a little while he was ill content there and so he ran away one night and came to his following and then did still more evil than erst but as the king was once arriving the land and came night to where it was asmond he sent out folk to take asmond by force sithons the king let set him in irons and keep him thus for a while and thought that he would grow tamer but when asmond came out of irons he ran away forthwith and got to him men and warships and took to herring both inland and outland and did the most of war works and slew many folk and robbed far and wide but the folk who were in the way of this unpeace came to the king and bewailed them of their escape but he answered why do you tell these things to me why fare you not to hay con iverson he is the warden of my land and sat here to give peace to the bonders and to punish vikings i was told that hay con was a bold man and a valiant but now misimidth that he will put himself forward nowhere wherein he deems his man peril these words of the king were brought to hay con and eat with many more sithons spared hay con with his host to seek asmond and their fleets met and there befell a hard battle and a nickel hay con went up on to the ship of asmond and ridded it and he came to this that he and asmond themselves dealt together in weapons and blows there fell asmond hay con smote the head from off him sithons hay con went in hot haste to meet king's fine and so came to him that the king was sitting at the meat board hay con stepped up to the board and laid the head of asmond there on before the king and asked him if he knew it the king answered not and turned as red as blood to look upon sithons went hay con away a little after he sent men to hay con and bat him fair away from his service tell you him that i will do him no hurt but i may not take heed to all my kinsmen chapter 52 the wedding of hay con iverson sithons hay con fared away from danmark and north into norway to his lands by then was earl worm his kinsmen dead men were much fain of hay con his friends in kindred and there with many noble men made it their business to go between him and king herald to make peace between them and he came so far that they made peace on the terms that hay con should get to wife ragnah held the king's daughter but king herald gave hay con earl's name and such like rule as earl worm had had hay cons were owes of faith to king herald for such service as he was in duty bound in two chapter 53 peace made between king herald and cowl cowl the son of arnie had been in west by king sithons he fared from norway and often in winter he was in orkney with earl thorn then his kinsmen in law then arnes and his brother sent word to cowl and let tell him the covenant which he and herald had bespoken between them that cowl should have land dwelling in norway and should have his lands and such grants as he had had of king magnus but when this message came to cowl he arrayed himself forthwith for the faring and fared east to norway first to see finn his brother then finn took truth for cowl and then they themselves met the king and cowl and made a peace between them even as the king and finn had covenanted between them before cowl bound himself to the king on the self same terms as whereby he had bound himself to king magnus that cowl to which should be in duty bound to do all such works as king herald would and as he deemed with further his kingdom thereupon cowl took over all his lands and all such grants as he had had before end of the story of herald the hard ready part four chapter 40 through 53 section 55 of hymes cringla by snorri stirrelson translated by george pope morris and ira kerr magnuson the sliver vox recording is in the public domain the story of herald the hard ready part five chapter 54 through 66 chapter 54 the fall of cowl arneson but the summer next after king harrell bat out and host and went south to den mark and harried there through the summer but when he came south to thion there was a mickle host gathered against them then the king let his host go from the ships and arrayed them for going inland he arrayed his folk and let calph arneson be captain of a company and bad them go up a land first and told them with a word they should hold them and said he would go up after them and so bring them aid calph and his went up and speedily came and host upon them and calph gave battle forthwith but not long was the fight for calph was speedily overborn by odds and he and his company turned to flight but the danes followed them and many of the northmen fell there fell calph arneson king harrell went a land with his battles and soon they came upon the slain and found the body of calph and it was born down to the ships but the king went up inland and harried there and slew a many men so says arnor in fion the lord king reddened the bright edge thence diminished by and dwellers host and fire ran over men folks dwelling chapter 55 thin arnesons faring out of the land after that thin arneson accounted it for enmity on the king concerning the fall of calph his brother and he would have it that the king had compassed his bane and that that was but a hoodwinking of him then when king harrell lured calph his brother from west over sea into his power and faith now when this talk came along that said many men how that it had been much short-sighted of thin to trust to it that calph should ever get good faith of king harrell for they deemed that he was long-grudging even in lesser matters than those wherein calph had done to be guilt him with the king the king let every man say what he would about this he neither yay said it nor denied it at all but this one thing was found herein that the king thought it well befallen and king harrell sang this song bane compasser am i now of two men and eleven yet mind i of such murders i egg me to the slaying gold spoilers of my malice yet talk and big word ferrith with falseness little needed men say for leak to eat him then arneson took this matter so sorely to heart that he fared away from the land and came south into denmark he fared to meet kings fine and got their good welcome for a long time they sat on privy talk and at last it came out that fin took service with kings fine and became his man kings fine granted an earldom to fin and howland for feet and there he had the ward of the land against the north men chapter 56 of goo thorm son of goon hilled goo thorm height a son of cattle calp and goon hilled of ringness he was a sister son of king olock and king herald goo thorm was a man of goodly build and early of man's growth goo thorm was often with king herald and a nickel love there and in council with the king for goo thorm was a wise man and a well beloved goo thorm was often a warfaring and harried much in the westlands and had a great company with him a land of peace and winter dwelling he had in dublin in ireland and was in michael good like king with king margoth chapter 57 the dealings of goo thorm with margoth king of the irish the summer after fair king margoth and goo thorm with him and harried in bretland and got there an exceeding deal of wealth there upon they hove into angel sea sound where they were due to share their plunder the wind was born forth that michael silver and the king sought he would to have all that wealth himself alone and now set but little store by his friendship with goo thorm goo thorm took it ill that he should be robbed of his lot he and his men the king said he would give him two things to choose for his hand either to be content with what we will let be or to whole battle with us else and he to have the money who has the victory and thou moreover shall go off thy ships and i shall have them to goo thorm it seemed that a great trouble now stood on either hand of him it seemed him not worshipful to let go his ships and goods without forfeit there too all perilous moreover it was to fight with the king and that great host which followed him but of their hosts was such odds that the king had sixteen long ships and goo thorm but five then goo thorm bad the king grant him three nights frist to take counsel with his men on this matter for he thought he might soften the king in that while and bring his matter into more friendly stead by the pleading of his men but that which he spake for was not gotten of the king now this was the eve of Olaf's wake now goo thorm chose rather to die with manhood or to fight him victory than to thaw shame and disgrace and mocking words for so michel amiss then called he unto god and to the holy king Olaf his kinsmen and prayed them for furtherance and help and behind the house of this holy man tied of all the war plunder which should fall to their lot if they gained the victory then he arrayed his company and ranked it against that michel host and fell to and fought with them and by the propping of god and the holy king Olaf got goo thorm the victory there fell king margith and every man who followed him young and old and after that glorious victory when did goo thorm home gladsome with all the lot of wealth which they had gained in the battle then was taken of the silver which they had gotten every tenth penny as was be height to the holy king Olaf and so exceeding michel wealth was that that from that silver goo thorm let make a rude after the stature of him or of his captain of the prowl and that likeness is seven l's high goo thorm gave the rude so made to the church of the holy king Olaf and there it has been ever siphons in memory of the victory of goo thorm and the miracle of the holy king Olaf chapter 58 a miracle of king Olaf in danmark a count there was in danmark evil and envious who had a bond woman nor region of kin and of frandheim stock she worshiped the holy king Olaf and trod firmly in his holiness but the count of whom i told earth scorned all that which was told him of that holy man's miracles and said it was nothing but empty talk and gossip and made him gabbing game of the praise and worship which the land folk gave to that good king but now time wore on to the day of high tide where on that merciful king lost his life in which all northmen held then with this unwise count no wiseholded holy and he bat his bond woman to bake and heat the oven to bread on that very day she deemed she wanted of the mood of this count that he would avenge him sorely upon her if she obeyed not what he bat her do so she went unwilling and baked the oven wailing much while she worked and she threatened king Olaf and said she would throw in him nevermore unless he avenged with some token this unheard of thing and now you may hear meat punishment and truthful miracle in one nick of time it was in one hour that the count grew blind on both eyes and the bread she had shoved into the stove was turned into stones some of that grit has come into the church of the holy king Olaf and wide about other where syphons has Olaf's mass ever been held in Denmark chapter 59 a miracle wrought by king Olaf on a cripple west in the land was a man infirm so that he was a cripple and went on knees and knuckles on a day he was abroad on the way and was asleep there that dreamed he that a man came to him glorious abaspect and asked whether he was bound and the man named some town or other so the glorious man spoke to him fair thou to Olaf's church the one that is in London and thou wilt behold thereafter he awoke and fared to seek Olaf's church and at last he came to London Bridge and there asked the folk of the city if they knew to tell him where was Olaf's church but they answered and said that there were many more churches there than they might want to what man they were hallowed but a little thereafter came a man to him who asked whether he was bound and the cripple told him and syphons said that man we train shall fare both to the church of Olaf for I know the way there there with they fared over the bridge and went along the street which led to Olaf's church but when they came to that lich gate then stirred that one over the threshold of the gate but the cripple rolled in over it and straight way rose up a whole man but when he looked around him his fellow Farah was vanished Chapter 60 King Harold's warfare to Denmark King Harold let rear cheaping stead east in Oslo and sat there often whereas it was good there for the in-gathering of Biddle with wide countryside's all round about there he sat well for the warding of the land against the Danes no less than for on sets at Denmark which he was often want to though he might have no great host out now it so fell one summer that King Harold fared with some light ships and no great company and held south into the wick and when the wind was fair he sailed across up under jut land and took land there and harried and the folk of the land gathered together and warded their land so then King Harold made off for Lin Firth and Hove into that Firth now Lin Firth lies in this way that into it one fares as through a narrow river deep but as one goes up the Firth then is it as a nickel sea King Harold harried there on either land but the Danes had everywhere gathered against him then King Harold brought his ships up to a certain island a little land and unbuild it and as his men searched it they found no water there and told the king he let search if any lean worm might be found in the island and when that was found they brought it to the king and he let bring the worm to a far and bake it and worry it so that it should thirst as much as might be then thread was tied around the tail of it and the worm was let loose and speedily it crawled away while the thread untwisted itself from the ball of twine and then went after the worm until it plunged into the earth there the king bad dig for water so it was done so it was done and they found water there without lack King Harold learned the news from his spies that King Spine was come before the mouth of the Firth with a great host of ships but that fearing in was slow to him whereas only one ship might get in at a time King Harold held his ships up the Firth and up to where it is broadest whereas it height lows broad now from the innermost of that bite there is a narrow slip west of the main sea and there the word King Harold and his road in the evening but in the night when it had grown dark they unlated the ships and dragged them over the low land neck and had done it all before day and arrayed the ships again and then they sailed north past Jutland then they said there Harold scraped out of hands of the Danes then said the king that he should come another time into Denmark in such a wise that he should have more folk and bigger ships thereon the king went north to Thrandheim chapter 61 the shipbuilding of King Harold King Harold sat that winter in the doys he let build a ship that winter out at Aries that was a bus ship this craft was fashioned after the waxing of the long worm and done most heedfully in all wise there was a drake head forward and a crooked tail out and the bowels of her were all adorned with gold it was of 35 benches and big there too and the bravest of keels it was all the outfit of the ship the king let be made at the heed fullest both sails and running tackle anchors and cables that winter King Harold sent word to King's fine south and Denmark to come from the south to the elf to meet him there and to battle so that there they should share their lands in such wise that one or the other should have both kingdoms chapter 62 outbidding of King Harold that winter King Harold bat out and host the all folk hosting from Norway and when spring came on a great host was drawn together then King Harold let set out that Mikkel ship on the river Nid and Sithons let set up the drake head then sang Theodolph the scald fair dame the ship I saw run out riverwards to sea flood can thou wear the long haul life of the brave drake off the land there the main of the bright worm glemeth or the lading since they shoved it from off the slip there up there burnt gold the prow adorned then King Harold fits out the ship and arrays his journey and when he was ready he held the ship from out the river there was its rigging much heedfully done so say of Theodolph on bath day the men's leader the long tilt slings from off him then when the high sold women from the town the worms haul look on next fell the young all wielded to steer the new ship westward from out of Nid as the lads oars into the sea were falling the kings host Kenneth slitting the straight oars out of the water the woman stands a wondering what the oar stroke as a marvel ill pleased will be the maiden if the sword square cleft sea catcher should go a twain yet gives she hurt leave there too for full peace the full nose woe air torn is sea catcher from the strong sea or the hail cold stream the Northman row out the nailed sea adder where with seven tens of ore blades the host holds for the main seat is as from the land are looking one saw an iron urns wing king herald held the host south along the land and had out the all folk muster both of men and ships but when they sought east into the wick they got foul winds and big and lay two in havens wide about both in the out aisles and in up the first so say of Theodolph the shaven stems of cutters under the woods have shelter the lord of the war host girdleth the land with prowls of warships the all men's war host life within each wick of skirries the swift ships all high burnied let shelter them the nesses but in the heavy weather which now befell the big ship needed good ground holding so says Theodolph with bow the king now smited the high surf garth of lycee then triath the king to utmost the cables of the cutter not is the skade of london's unto the bowed iron joys grit and the ugly weather gnaw at the rod thick fashioned but when the wind was fair king herald held the host east to elf and came there at eve of day so says the adult stoutly thrust on king herald his half unto the elf now the lord of norway knighted an eye the lands out marches the king hath thing at thumb la their due unto the raven with spine is dated to his meeting but if the danes do shirk it chapter 63 of king herald's host but when the danes hear that the host of the northmen was come then they flee all they who might bring it about the northmen hear that the dain king has also and host out and that he lyeth south about fine and sea land but when king herald heard that kings fine would not hold trist with him or given battle as was bespoken then took he the same reed as erst he let the bond of folk fare back but manned and hundred ships and a half and held with that host south past howland and a harried wide he laid his host into low foot furth and harried up the land there a little after kings fine came on them with the dain host and had 300 ships but when the northmen saw the host then let king herald blow his folk together but many said that they should flee and told it that to fight was of no avail the king answered sooner shall every man of us fall athwart the other rather than flee so says stein son of herdus then said the king hawk hearted that which he minded must be and quote that come to nothing all hope of peace for him was quote the lord king renowned that each of us thought other should fall before the yielding men break up all their weapons syphons king herald let array his ship host for an onset and laid his big dragon forward amidst of the battles as says the adult wolf gracious friend gifts giver eager let float the dragon before mid breast of battle the point of kings host was it that ship was right well arrayed and manned of many so says the adult peace eager king was bidding his valiant ranks stand fast there miss seemed the king's friends shielded or lapping wise the rollox the dowdy man needs do it with shields lock the strong adder off nitsi so that each one lay edge or edge of other wolf the marshal laid his ship on one board of the king's ship he said to his men that they should lay the ship well forward stein the son of herdus was on board wolf's ship he sang wolf the king's marshal egged us all when the high spears quaked when the king was the rowing upon the sea out yonder the shell edged friend of the valiant land's lord he bad be laid there his ship well forth by the king's ship and the lads that same yay say it hey con son of ivar lay outermost in one wing and many ships followed him and that host was right well arrayed but outermost in the other wing lay the headman of the thread folk and michael host unfair was that chapter 64 of the host of king's fine king's fine also arrayed his host he laid his ship in the midst of the battle over against the ship of king herald but nearest to him laid forth or offend his ship and next there to the danes arrayed all that host which was the most valiant and best died there upon both sides lashed their ships together all throughout the middle of the fleet that whereas the host was so michael it befell that all the flock of the ships went loose and each one laid his own ship forward into the battle as he had heart there too but that was right miss even now though the odds were very great yet either side had an host not to be overborn king's fine had seven urls in his host as says stein son of herdus the strong heart lord of her serves risked with the danes a meeting abiding it with long ships told half a second hundred next was it that the sitter at halithra wroth did cheer him the tangles meadow thither with a three hundred sound mares chapter 65 up heaving of the battle of nits king herald let blow the war blast so soon as he had arrayed his ships and that his men row up for onset so says stein son of herdus off river mouth king herald for spine one hurtful passage for peace must bid the king there whereas he made withstanding the king's friend sword beguarded hardened the fray without word of howland hot wound side forth blood on to the sea below then the battle was joined and was of the fiercest either king egged on his host as says stein son of herdus each dowdy shelter shy king bad the lads host to shoot there and hue but short the space was betwixt the hosts of battle flew both the stones and arrows then when the brand flung off it the red blood then was changing the life of the fey warriors it was late in the day that the battle was joined and so it held night long king herald shot from bow a long while so say of the adult all night the king of uplands drew bow the brisk land ruler was letting drift the arrows onto white wheat of battle the bloody point went creeping through wounds of men be bernie waxed flight of spears where thin gal stood in the shields of fof near earl hay con and the folk that followed him did not lash their ships but rode after those ships of the danes that fared loose but every ship he grappled he ridded and when the danes saw that then drew every one of them his ship from where the earl fared and he sought after the danes wherever they gave a back and thus they were well night turned to flight then a cutter rode towards the ship of the earl and he was called on and told that one wing of the battle of king herald was giving way and a many of their hosts had fallen there then the earl rode thither and made a hard onset there so that the danes gave back once more so fare the earl all night and thrust forward whereas need was most and wheresoever he came on not held before him so hay con rode about the outer battle in the latter part of the night the main flight broke on the danes whereas then had king herald gone up with his following on to the ship of king spine and that was so thoroughly ridded that all men fell save them that leaped into the deep so says honor the earl's skull spine the right valiant went not sackless from off his galley that is my mind for soothly hard metal on the helm's cane the craft of the swift spoken jute's friend must needs float empty before away the king fled from his dead chosen warriors though in the banner of king's fine was fallen and his ship was voided then fled all his men and some fell put on the ships that were lashed together some men leaped into the deep there and then and some got on to other ships which were loose but all king's fine men rode off who might bring it about that was an all michael man fall and where the kings themselves had fought and the most of the ships had been lashed there lay voided of king's fine ships more than seven tens as says the adult sagans king the sturdy men say in one swift hour ridded at fewest tale brave warships a 70 of spines people king herald rode after the danes and draved them but that was not easy in as much as the fleet of the ships was so throng the head that scarce might any get forward earl fin would not flee and he was laid hands on his eyesight was bad so say a the adult spine o'est thou now curtain to six dane earls who let wax the wedding of the shaft play for victory in one battle then arneson the war bright who would not save his nimble brave heart was there laid hand on amidst the ranks of battle chapter 66 of van draad earl hay con lay behind with his galley when as king herald and the rest of the host draved the route whereas the earl's keel might not fare forward thereby reason of the ships that lay in the way of him then wrote a man in a boat to the ship of the earl and lay to the proof a michael man and had a wide hat he called up on to the ship and said where is the earl he was in the forehold stanching the bleeding of a certain man the earl looked towards the man of the hat and asked his name he answered here is van draad speak with me earl and the earl louded out over the board to him then spake the boatman i will take life of thee if thou wilt give it the earl raised himself and named two of his men both men dear to him and said step into the boat and flip van draad ashore and take him to carl the bonder my friend and tell him this for a token that he let van draad have the horse i gave him the day before yesterday and his saddle therewith and his son for a guide then they stepped into the boat and take to their oars but van draad steered this was in the first dawn of day and there was with all ship going of the most some rowing to land and some out to sea both small craft and big van draad steered where him seemed there was most sea roam between the ships but where so the ships of the northman wrote a night to them then told the earl's men who they were and all let them bear where so they would van draad steered along the strand and laid not to land till they came beyond where the thronging of the ships was syphons they went up to the homestead of carl as they began to brighten they went into the chamber and there was carl new clad the earl's men told him their errand and carl said they should eat first and let set bore before them and get them washing then came the housewife into the chamber and said straightway nickle wonder it is that never any sleep or rest we may get all night through for the whooping and clatter answered carl no was thou not that the kings have been fighting all night she asked which has had the better answered carl the northman have got the victory be like our king has fled once more said she carl answered men what not whether he be fled or fallen she answered in sorry case be we for a king he is both halt and craven then spake van draad not is the king craven but not is he victorious van draad took washed last and when he took the towel he wiped himself in a courteous manner with the middle thereof but the housewife took the towel and pulled it away from him and said but little of good can is thou that is but uplandish to wet all the towel at once answered van draad there shall I yet come whereas I shall dry myself with the midmost of a towel then carl set the board before them and van draad set him down in the midmost they ate a while and walked out sithons then was the horse arrayed and carl sun ready to guide him and had another horse so they ride off into the wood but the earl's men went back to their boat and rode out to the earl's ship end of the story of harrell the heart ready part five chapter 54 through 66 section 56 of thimes kringla by snorrie stirlson translated by george poke morris and ira kerr magnussen this liber box recording is in the public domain the story of harrell the heart ready part six chapter 67 through 79 chapter 67 of king harrell king harrell and his host draved the route four but a short way and sithons rode back to the ships that were empty then they ransacked the slain on the king's ship was found to many dead men but not but was the body of king's fine found there and yet they deemed they knew that he must have fallen then king harrell let lay out the bodies of his dead men and buying the wounds of them who needed it then he let flit a land the bodies of the men of king's fine and sent word to the bonders to bury the dead after that he let share the plunder and dwelt there some while then heard he the tidings that king's fine was come to sea land and that there was come to him all the host which had fled from the battle and much other company besides and he had a countless host chapter 68 of earl fin earl fin arneson was laid hands on in the battle as is afforded and was led to the king king harrell was right mary then and said here then we meet now fin but last was it in norway that danish court there has not stood all fast for the and ill work have the northmen to drag thee after them blind and doing this for the saving of thy life then answer the earl many evil things the northmen must needs do and the worst all that which thou biddest then said herald wilt thou have thy life now unmute though it be to thee answer the earl not from thee hound spake the king wilt out then that thy kinsman magnus give thee peace for magnus son of king herald was then steering of a ship then spoke the earl how shall that wealth rule the giving of peace then laughed the king and thought it game to gird at him and said wilt thou take thy life from the hand of thaw thy kinswoman said the earl is she here she is here said the king then earl fin uttered that scurvy word which syphons has been upheld in memory of how Roth he was so as he might not get his words stilled not wonderful though thou hast bitten well now whereas the mare was following thee life was given to earl fin and king herald had him with him a while but fin was somewhat unmarried and unmeak in words then spake king herald that see I fin that thou wilt not come to with me or thy kinsfolk so I will now give the leave to fair to king's fine thy kinsman in law the earl answers this will I take and with the more thanks the sooner I may come hence away syphons the king let flit earl fin up a land and the howlanders gave him good welcome thereafter king herald held his host north into norway and fared first to oslo and there he gave home leave to all his host that would fare chapter 69 of kings fine so say men that kings fine sat that winter in Denmark and held his realm as before he sent that winter north to howland after Carl the bonder and his wife and when they came to the king he calls Carl to him then asked the king if Carl knew him or deemed he had seen him before Carl answered I know thee now king and I knew thee before so soon as I saw thee and it is thanks to God that the little furtherance which I gave thee turned out for thine avail the king answered all the days that I shall live syphons for them I have to reward thee now shall the first thing be this that I give thee any stead in sea land thou choosest for thyself and that with all that I shall make a great man of thee if thou canest to handle it Carl thanked the king well for his words and said there is still left a boon which I will bid of thee the king asked what that was Carl said I will bid thee this that thou king let me take my wife with me the king answered that I will not give thee for I shall give for thee a wife much better and wiser that thy wife fare with the cot stead that ye have had hitherto that will be furtherance for her the king gave to Carl a michelstead and noble and fetched him a good wedding and so he became a man of great account that was far famed and heard wide and north into norway it came chapter 70 talk of king herald's court men king herald sat in oslo the winter next after the battle of knits in the autumn when the host came from the south there was much talking and telling of the battle which had been that harvest off the knits for each one who had been there deemed he knew something to tell of on a time certain men sat in a certain undercroft of drinking and were all full of talk they talked over the battle of knits and there with all which had borne away the most word glory events and they were all of one accord that no man there had been such as earl hay con he had been the boldest under weapons the cunningness and the luckiest and that was of the greatest help which he did and he won the victory king herald was outside there in the garth the talking with certain men sithants he walked past the bower door and said here everyone would be height hay con and so went his way chapter 71 herald hay con flees the land before the king herald hay con went in the harvest to the uplands and sat there through the winter in his dominion he was right well beloved of the uplanders as time wore on through spring it befell on a while when as men sat by the drink that again the talk fell on the battle of knits and men praised much earl hay con but others some brought others no less forward than him now when they had talked there of a while one of the men answered and said maybe that more men than earl hay con fought boldly off the knits yet no one will have been there as I think to whom such good hap sought as to him they said that will have been his most good hap that he draved to flight a many of the danes answered that same a greater good hap was this that he gave life to kings fine then another answered thou wilt not be wanting that which thou sayest he answers this what I all clearly whereas he told me himself who brought the king to land but it was as oft is said many are the king's ears and the king was told hereof and forthwith the king let take a many horses and straightway the same night he wrote off with 200 men and wrote all night and the day after then there wrote against them some men who were faring down to the town with meal and malt there was a man height gamal who was in the following of the king he wrote up to one of these bonders who was a friend of his and they failed to privy talk said gamal I will make a bargain with thee that thou ride thy very swiftest by hidden ways whereby thou knowest it shortest and come to Earl Hacon and tell him that the king will slay him whereas the king now knoweth that the earl cast king's vine on land off the knits this bargain they struck between them rode the bonder and came to the earl where he sat at the drink and was not gone to sleep and when the bonder had told his air and the earl stood up forthwith and all his men the earl let flit all his chattels from the stead into the wood and all men fared away from the homestead that very night when as the king came he tarried there through the night but earl Hacon wrote his ways and came east down into the sweet realm to king steinkel and tarried with him through the summer king herald turned back down to the town and in the summer the king went north to thrantime and tarried there but fared back east into the wick by harvest chapter 72 of the journeys of earl Hacon earl Hacon went forthwith that summer back to the uplands so soon as he heard that the king was gone north and there he tarried till the king came back from the north then the earl went east into berm land and dwelt there long through the winter and king steinkel gave to the earl the rule of that land he fared in winter as it wore west unto realm and had a great host which the gone folk and vermin landers had fetched him and then took he his land dues and scat from the uplanders such as were indeed his own sythens he fared back east to gout land and dwelt there through the spring king herald sat the winter through in oslo and sent off his men to the uplands to gather their scat and land dues and the king's fines but the uplanders said this much that they would pay all dues which it behooved them to pay and fetch them into the hand of earl Hacon while he was alive and had not foredone himself or his dominion and the king got thence no land dues that winter chapter 73 peace made between kings herald and spine that winter words and messengers fared between norway and danmark and that was in the bound in terms that either northman and danes would make peace and when the kings met took to talking over the appeasement of the kings but so soon as this was had in mouth than a many bewailed the skays they had gotten from harrying in robberies to wit and man lost and it was long that it looked unlikely for peace as is said here then when the men of each side be met till the brisk bonders much high all many words there in such as anger men folk the things who strive all through it toward peace turn not or swiftly and in the very lord kings as yet the high heart swelleth if peace shall be all peril of the king's wrath shall be therewith they who do know peacemaking in scales shall weigh all matters behooves the kings to say forth what so the host well like it if the folk must part yet worser that wielded willful griping there upon the best men and those who were wisest took matters in hand and then the kings came to peace on these terms that herald should have norway and spine denmark unto those land marches which of old had been between norway and denmark neither should boot the other warfare should be laid down as it had begun and he to have the half who had gotten it this piece should stand while both they were kings this atonement was bound in by oaths and syphons both kings handed over borrows even as is said here this have i heard that herald and swine gave borrows gladly each unto each against troubles it was god that this hath ruled it there was appeasement lock it with witnesses and full peace that them so hold the sworn oaths that neither folk shall shard it king herald held his host north into norway for kings fine fared south to denmark chapter 74 battle of king herald with earl hay con king herald was in the wick that summer but sent his men to the uplands for his dues in scott which he owned there then made the boundaries no payment and quote that they would let all that bide hay con the earl if he were coming to them earl hay con was then in upper goutland and had a great host but as summer war king herald held east for king's rock syphons he took all such light skiffs as he might get and held up along the elf and had them drawn off the water where waterfalls were in the way and flitted the craft up into then or water syphons he wrote east over the water to where he heard was earl hay con but when the earl got news of the fairings of king herald he sought down from the land and willed not that the king should hurry them earl hay con had a great host which the gouts had fetched him king herald laid his ships up into a certain river mouth syphons he set out on a land raid but left some of his folk to guard the ships the king himself rode and some of his folk but by far the most part went afoot they had to fair over a certain wood and there were before them certain bush beset mires and then a halt and when they came up on the halt they saw the earl's host there was a mire between them they both arrayed them forthwith then said king herald that his folk should sit up on the bank and try we first if they be minded to make an onset earl hay con his reckless said he the weather was frosty and somewhat of snow driving herald and his men sat under their shields but the gouts had but little raiment and grew starved of cold the earl bad them abide till the king should sit on and they were standing all alike high earl hay con had the banners which king magnus oliveson had owned the lawman of the gout's height for vith he sat on a horse the reins were of were bound to a state which stood in the mire he spake and said god knows that we have a great host and exceeding valiant men let king steinkel hear that we be of good avail to this good earl i want that though the northmen fall upon us we shall meet them dauntlessly but if the youth fall out of order and by not let us run no further than to this brook here but if the youth fall out of order yet more as i what will not be then run we no further than to the howl here in that nick of time leapt up the host of the northmen and whooped the war whooped and beat on their shields and then took the gout host to whoop with all now the horse of the lawman pulled so hard whereas he was frightened by the war whoop that the state came up and flew about the head of the lawman who said retidus of all northmen for the shot and there with the lawman galloped away king herald had beforehand thus been his host though we make din and whooping about us go we not beyond this bank before they come hither to us and they did so but so soon as the war whoop came up the earl let bear forth banner but when the gouts came up under the bank the host of the king cast themselves down upon them straightway then fell some of the earl's folk and some fled the northmen grave the flight no long way for this was at the eve of day they took the banner of earl hay con and what they might have weapons and raiment the king let bear before him both banners as he fared down they spake between them whether the earl would be fallen when they rode down through the wood they might ride but one man along the way then leapt a man right across the way and thrust a spear through him who bore the banner of the earl he gripped the banner staff and galloped off there with the other way into the wood but when this was told to the king he said the earl is alive fetch me my bernie the king rides to his ships through the night many said the earl had many said the earl had brought his revenge then sang the adult so the stark king hath wielded that steinkel's host that war help should give to the earl fight mary to hell is given over save he who makes it fair swiftly abat turned hay con whereas his hope of helping thence from but ill was proven chapter 75 the slaying of hall codron spain king herald was aboard his ship the rest of that night but in the morning when it was light ice was laid all around the ship so thick that one might walk all about them then the king bad as men cut the ice from the ships and out into the water so went the men then and fell to the ice healing magnus the son of herald steered the ship which lay nethermost in the river mouth and nearest to the water but when men had much hewn out through the ice a man came running out along the ice to where the breaking of it was going on and set to cutting the ice as if he were wood and the witch then a man said now is it the same again as off that none bears a hand so well to whatsoever he goeth about as doth haul codron spain see now what wise he heweth the ice but that man was aboard magnus ship height thormod son of iron dritty so when he heard codron spain named then ran he on haul and snowed him a bane stroke codron was the son of goodmond the son of aiol but valgert was sister of goodmond and mother of joran the mother of thormod thormod was one winter old when codron was slain and never had he seen haul the son of the ootrig before by this was the ice hewn out to the water and magnus laid his ship out into the water and took to his sail forthwith and sailed west over the water but the king ship lay uppermost in the wake and he got out latest haul had once been in the king's following and he was now as wrought as might be the king came late into haven and by that time magnus had shoved the slayer off into the wood and bad boot for him but things were on the point of the king falling on magnus and his men until the friends of both came there to and appeased them chapter 76 of king herald this winter king herald fared up into realm realm and had much folk he bear gilts to hand on the bonders that they had withheld from him do's and scott but had strengthened his foment and unpeace against him so he let take the bonders and some he maimed some he slew and many he robbed of all they had they fled away who might bring it about he let burn the country sides wide about and make an utter waste so says the adult the are of home dwellers took hard rain on the realm folk the war ranks of white herald fast there missemes went forward there was the vengeance fashioned by bidding of the lord king and then the high wrought root dog made me the wretched bonders then king herald went up into eithmark and burnt there and did war work there no less than in the other place thence went down to half the land and ring realm and burnt there and fared all with war shield up so says the adult learned wealth of angry things there fast caught the glides on thatches the shaker of the war dukes with ill stone smote eithmarkers folk gravid life but the fire passed dreadful doom on ring folk or ever there the downfall of the bane of half was gotten after that the bonders laid all the matter under the king's hand from the death of king magnus 15 winters passed away air was the battle of mitz and after that two winters until kings herald and spine may peace so says the adult the steel did bite the war shields off strand but in the third year that strive for hordes king anchored folk took the peace for shelter after their peace there was the king's quarrel with the uplanders for three half years so says the adult hard speaking that all duly should make the works whereby now the king taught those uplanders to have an idle plow share the wise king's head hath gotten itself through these three half years such fame so long that ever henceforth shall it be lasting chapter 77 of england's kings edward son of ethore red was king in england after hortic anute his brother he was called edward the good and so he was the mother of king edward was queen emma daughter of richard the rowan url her brother was url robert the father of william the bastard who then was duke in roland of normandy king edward had to wife queen gita the daughter of url godwin son of wolf noth the brothers of gita were these url toasty the oldest the second url more car the third url wolf the off the fourth url spine the fifth herald who was the youngest he was brought up at the court of king edward and was his foster son and the king loved him exceeding much and had him for son for the king had no baron chapter 78 of herald godwinson it befell on a summer that herald godwinson had to go on a journey to bretland and fared a shipboard but when they came into the open sea contrary winds took them and they drove off into the main they took land west and normandy and had gotten a storm man perilous they put into the town of raw and there found url william he took herald and his fellows feignly and herald about their long in the harvest in good cheer whereas storms were on and there was no faring by sea but as it wore toward winter the url and herald talked over it how that herald should dwell there winter over herald sat in the high seat on one hand of the url and on the other hand of him sat the url's wife she was fairer than any woman that men have seen ever they all talked together gamesomely at the drink the url oftenest went early to sleep but herald sat long at night on talk with the url's wife and so it fared long in winter tide on a time as they talked she says now has the url talked with me and asked what we would be always talking about and now he is raw herald answers we shall now at the swiftest let him know all our converts so the next day herald called the url to talk with him and they went into the council chamber where was then the url's wife and their council so herald took up the word and said this i have to tell the url that more about it behind my coming hither than i have hitherto borne forth to thee i am minded to bid thy daughter for my wedded wife i've talked this over with her mother often she has promised me that she would further the case with thee now so soon as herald had up borne this matter all they who were there took it well and flitted it before the url and the matter came to this at last that the maiden was betrothed to herald but whereas she was young there was subtle certain winter's delay of the bridle chapter 79 the death of king edward but when spring came herald erased his ship and fares away and he and the url parted in bickle great love so herald went out to england to see king edward and came not to the land sythens for his bride king edward ruled over england for three and twenty winters and died in sick bed in london on the knowns of january he was laid in earth at paul's church and englishmen call him holy end of the story of herald the hard ready part six chapter 67 through 79