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Томас Карлейль. Early Kings of Norway
Early Kings of Norway
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. HARALD HAARFAGR
CHAPTER II. ERIC BLOOD-AXE AND BROTHERS
CHAPTER III. HAKON THE GOOD
CHAPTER IV. HARALD GREYFELL AND BROTHERS
CHAPTER V. HAKON JARL
CHAPTER VI. OLAF TRYGGVESON
CHAPTER VII. REIGN OF OLAF TRYGGVESON
CHAPTER VIII. JARLS ERIC AND SVEIN
CHAPTER IX. KING OLAF THE THICK-SET'S VIKING DAYS
CHAPTER X. REIGN OF KING OLAF THE SAINT
CHAPTER XI. MAGNUS THE GOOD AND OTHERS
CHAPTER XII. OLAF THE TRANQUIL, MAGNUS BAREFOOT, AND SIGURD THE CRUSADER
CHAPTER XIII. MAGNUS THE BLIND, HARALD GYLLE, AND MUTUAL EXTINCTION OF THE HAARFAGRS
CHAPTER XIV. SVERRIR AND DESCENDANTS, TO HAKON THE OLD
CHAPTER XV. HAKON THE OLD AT LARGS
CHAPTER XVI. EPILOGUE
FOOTNOTES:
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Thomas Carlyle
Published by Good Press, 2019
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Snorro considers the fall of these two champion uncles as the crisis of the fight; the Danish force being much disheartened by such a sight, and King Hakon now pressing on so hard that all men gave way before him, the battle on the Ericson part became a whirl of recoil; and in a few minutes more a torrent of mere flight and haste to get on board their ships, and put to sea again; in which operation many of them were drowned, says Snorro; survivors making instant sail for Denmark in that sad condition.
This seems to have been King Hakon's finest battle, and the most conspicuous of his victories, due not a little to his own grand qualities shown on the occasion. But, alas! it was his last also. He was still zealously directing the chase of that mad Danish flight, or whirl of recoil towards their ships, when an arrow, shot Most likely at a venture, hit him under the left armpit; and this proved his death.
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