登陆注册
15727900000013

第13章

When he came to the Orkney Isles, two vikings, Thorer Treskeg and Kalf Skurfa, were in his way with two vessels.He attacked them instantly, gained the battle, and slew the two vikings.Then this was sung: --"Then gave he Treskeg to the trolls, Torfeinar slew Skurfa."He was called Torfeinar, because he cut peat for fuel, there being no firewood, as in Orkney there are no woods.He afterwards was earl over the islands, and was a mighty man.He was ugly, and blind of an eye, yet very sharp-sighted withal.

28.KING EIRIK EYMUNDSON'S DEATH.

Duke Guthorm dwelt principally at Tunsberg, and governed the whole of Viken when the king was not there.He defended the land, which, at that time, was much plundered by the vikings.

There were disturbances also up in Gautland as long as King Eirik Eymundson lived; but he died when King Harald Harfager had been ten years king of all Norway.

29.GUTHORM'S DEATH IN TUNSBERG.

After Eirik, his son Bjorn was king of Svithjod for fifty years.

He was father of Eirik the Victorious, and of Olaf the father of Styrbjorn.Guthorm died on a bed of sickness at Tunsberg, and King Harald gave his son Guthorm the government of that part of his dominions and made him chief of it.

30.EARL RAGNVALD BURNT IN HIS HOUSE.

When King Harald was forty years of age many of his sons were well advanced, and indeed they all came early to strength and manhood.And now they began to take it ill that the king would not give them any part of the kingdom, but put earls into every district; for they thought earls were of inferior birth to them.

Then Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome set off one spring with a great force, and came suddenly upon Earl Ragnvald, earl of More, and surrounded the house in which he was, and burnt him and sixty men in it.Thereafter Halfdan took three long-ships, and fitted them out, and sailed into the West sea; but Gudrod set himself down in the land which Ragnvald formerly had.Now when King Harald heard this he set out with a great force against Gudrod, who had no other way left but to surrender, and he was sent to Agder.King Harald then set Earl Ragnvald's son Thorer over More, and gave him his daughter Alof, called Arbot, in marriage.

Earl Thorer, called the Silent, got the same territory his father Earl Ragnvald had possessed.

31.HALFDAN HALEG'S DEATH.

Halfdan Haleg came very unexpectedly to Orkney, and Earl Einar immediately fled; but came back soon after about harvest time, unnoticed by Halfdan.They met and after a short battle Halfdan fled the same night.Einar and his men lay all night without tents, and when it was light in the morning they searched the whole island and killed every man they could lay hold of.Then Einar said "What is that I see upon the isle of Rinansey? Is it a man or a bird? Sometimes it raises itself up, and sometimes lies down again." They went to it, and found it was Halfdan Haleg, and took him prisoner.

Earl Einar sang the following song the evening before he went into this battle: --"Where is the spear of Hrollaug? where Is stout Rolf Ganger's bloody spear!

I see them not; yet never fear, For Einar will not vengeance spare Against his father's murderers, though Hrollaug and Rolf are somewhat slow, And silent Thorer sits add dreams At home, beside the mead-bowl's streams."Thereafter Earl Einar went up to Halfdan, and cut a spread eagle upon his back, by striking his sword through his back into his belly, dividing his ribs from the backbone down to his loins, and tearing out his lungs; and so Halfdan was killed.Einar then sang: --"For Ragnvald's death my sword is red:

Of vengeance it cannot be said That Einar's share is left unsped.

So now, brave boys, let's raise a mound, --Heap stones and gravel on the ground O'er Halfdan's corpse: this is the way We Norsemen our scat duties pay."Then Earl Einar took possession of the Orkney Isles as before.

Now when these tidings came to Norway, Halfdan's brothers took it much to heart, and thought that his death demanded vengeance; and many were of the same opinion.When Einar heard this, he sang:

--

"Many a stout udal-man, I know, Has cause to wish my head laid low;And many an angry udal knife Would gladly drink of Eina's life.

But ere they lay Earl Einar low, --

Ere this stout heart betrays its cause, Full many a heart will writhe, we know, In the wolf's fangs, or eagle's claws."32.HARALD AND EINAR RECONCILED.

King Harald now ordered a levy, and gathered a great force, with which he proceeded westward to Orkney; and when Earl Einar heard that King Harald was come, he fled over to Caithness.He made the following verses on this occasion: --"Many a bearded man must roam, An exile from his house and home, For cow or horse; but Halfdan's gore Is red on Rinansey's wild shore.

A nobler deed -- on Harald's shield The arm of one who ne'er will yield Has left a scar.Let peasants dread The vengeance of the Norsemen's head:

I reck not of his wrath, but sing, `Do thy worst! -- I defy thee, king! --'"Men and messages, however, passed between the king and the earl, and at last it came to a conference; and when they met the earl submitted the case altogether to the king's decision, and the king condemned the earl Einar and the Orkney people to pay a fine of sixty marks of gold.As the bondes thought this was too heavy for them to pay, the earl offered to pay the whole if they would surrender their udal lands to him.This they all agreed to do:

the poor because they had but little pieces of land; the rich because they could redeem their udal rights again when they liked.Thus the earl paid the whole fine to the king, who returned in harvest to Norway.The earls for a long time afterwards possessed all the udal lands in Orkney, until Sigurd son of Hlodver gave back the udal rights.

33.DEATH OF GUTHORM AND HALFDAN THE WHITE.

同类推荐
热门推荐
  • 稀奇古怪那些事儿

    稀奇古怪那些事儿

    我是樱小樱,女,13岁,爸妈去日本旅游时生下了我,并在樱花盛开的季节,因此得名。我在土豆中学上学,我和我的同学们发生了许多令人爆笑不已的事......
  • 印堂神座

    印堂神座

    没有绚丽的斗气,没有花哨的魔法,一切的修炼源自印堂!等级制度:1-10级印堂者10-20级印堂师30-40级印堂大师40-50级印魂50-60级究极印魂60-70级地魂70-80级天魂80-90级极限天魂90-95级称号级天魂95-100级圣贤史诗
  • 相思谋:妃常难娶

    相思谋:妃常难娶

    某日某王府张灯结彩,婚礼进行时,突然不知从哪冒出来一个小孩,对着新郎道:“爹爹,今天您的大婚之喜,娘亲让我来还一样东西。”说完提着手中的玉佩在新郎面前晃悠。此话一出,一府宾客哗然,然当大家看清这小孩与新郎如一个模子刻出来的面容时,顿时石化。此时某屋顶,一个绝色女子不耐烦的声音响起:“儿子,事情办完了我们走,别在那磨矶,耽误时间。”新郎一看屋顶上的女子,当下怒火攻心,扔下新娘就往女子所在的方向扑去,吼道:“女人,你给本王站住。”一场爱与被爱的追逐正式开始、、、、、、、
  • TFBOYS之三位女主

    TFBOYS之三位女主

    砰……的一声她倒在血泊之中,她的脸上染上了红色。他后悔带她出来玩。
  • 梦靥之瞳

    梦靥之瞳

    力量决定武器的攻击发挥,敏捷决定力量的控制力,体质决定生命值,智力决定魔法技能的发挥,精神决定魔法的控制力……铁匠挖矿增加力量,木工砍伐增加敏捷,厨师剥皮解剖动物尸体,了解动物尸体结构增加弱点命中,附魔增加魔法控制增加精神……主职业是弓箭手,副职业是刺客……全敏捷加点的猪脚,力量控制的王者……
  • 法典与魔血

    法典与魔血

    因为意外被送到了异界,可是他随遇而安的性格却让他过得很好。他有这一本神秘的黑书,上面有着恶魔的刻印。他逐渐的了解黑书的秘密,知道了那本黑书叫做恶魔法典。而持有这本书的人拥有着恶魔王族的血统。只有他可以成为真正的王者。
  • 梦断上古

    梦断上古

    二十岁的亚男有个爱好就是玩游戏。有一天下了班,玩游戏到很晚,玩着玩着,既然趴在电脑前面睡着了!睡着之后就开始做梦,梦里来到了上古时代,这个时代混沌初散、天地刚分、在世界演化的过程中,混蒙之气大部分化成了水元素,降落了下来,形成了汪洋大海。少部分的蒙沌之气,化成了土元素,形成了大地。经过长久的演化,土地变成了大陆,各种生命体和物质文明都渐渐的诞生了。“诺伊大陆”一个叫新河的村庄,亚男现身到了这里,一脸茫然的看着这个陌生的世界,转而又兴奋的道:“我的故事由此开始、、、、、、”
  • 男孩为什么要穷着养 女孩为什么要富着养

    男孩为什么要穷着养 女孩为什么要富着养

    “俗话说:富家子弟多骄,女家子弟多傲。在生活上,再富也要穷孩子,不要给男孩子太丰富的物质基础和太好的成长环境。要让他吃点苦,受点委屈,体会艰辛,这样长大了他才懂得坚韧,学会坚强。明白责任,自立自强。 “富养”不是娇生惯养,而是要充分关心和引导。使女孩见多识广、独立、有主见、明智。清楚自己要的是什么,什么是真正值得自已追求的东西,从而能够在这个花花世界里坚守自己的信仰。有着“采菊东篱下。悠然见南山”的心境,即便是在清贫的环境中,一样可以培养出卓然的气质。”
  • 暴君的女人

    暴君的女人

    他,只是不会爱人,所以才会攻下城池,屠杀所有人,只为得到她,才会在强暴她之后,还妄想她爱上他。而她,成为他父亲的祭品,他的女人,只为了-—杀了他,替亲人报仇。他说:夏一,你可以将匕首捅入本王的心脏,却不能阻止本王爱上你。她说:慕容俊,这辈子,耗尽所有心血,我——只为杀了你这个暴君!历史最黑暗的五胡乱华时代,爱恨纠缠的男女。哪里,才是他们的归宿———
  • 缘尽人间:再爱我一次我的王

    缘尽人间:再爱我一次我的王

    就因为我爱你比你爱我深,我就输了。我知道自己没有办法忘掉你,可是,我可以在你眼前消失一辈子。只求你,再爱我一次。她苦苦哀求,而他则只负责冷笑。世间之事变化莫测,“苏暖,我要你做我的仆。”