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from   them。     This�察  �and   one   other   fact   now   to  be   mentioned�察  �is   all  the 

wedded history we have of Thyri。 

     The    other   fact  is�察 �that  Thyri   had�察  �by   inheritance    or  covenant�察    �not 

depending   on   her   marriage   with   old   Burislav�察  �considerable   properties   in 

Wendland�察�which�察�she often reflected�察�might be not a little behooveful to 

her here in Norway�察�where her civil´list was probably but straitened。 She 

spoke of this to her husband�察�but her husband would take no hold�察�merely 

made her gifts�察�and said�察 �Pooh�察�pooh�察�can't we live without old Burislav 

and   his   Wendland   properties�拭─  �So   that   the   lady   sank   into   ever   deeper 

anxiety   and   eagerness   about   this   Wendland   object�察  �took   to   weeping�察  �sat 

weeping whole days�察�and when Olaf asked�察 �What ails thee�察�then�拭─�would 

answer�察  �or   did   answer   once�察   �What   a   different   man   my   father   Harald 

Gormson was ��vulgarly called Blue´tooth�В察�compared with some that are 

now kings� �For no King Svein in the world would Harald Gormson have 

given up his own or his wife's just rights� ─�Whereupon Tryggveson started 

up�察�exclaiming in some heat�察 �Of thy brother Svein I never was afraid�察�if 

Svein and I meet in contest�察�it will not be Svein�察�I believe�察�that conquers�察─�

and   went   off   in   a   towering   fume。   Consented�察  �however�察  �at   last�察  �had   to 

consent�察�to get his fine fleet equipped and armed�察�and decide to sail with it 

to Wendland to have speech and settlement with King Burislav。 

     Tryggveson had already ships and navies that were the wonder of the 

North。 Especially in building war ships�察�the Crane�察�the Serpent�察�last of all 

the   Long   Serpent�撮�7��he   had�察  �for   size�察  �for   outward   beauty�察  �and   inward 

perfection of equipment�察�transcended all example。 



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     This new sea expedition became an object of attention to all neighbors�察�

especially Queen Sigrid the Proud and Svein Double´Beard�察�her now king�察�

were attentive to it。 

     ;This   insolent   Tryggveson�察─  �Queen   Sigrid   would   often   say�察  �and   had 

long been saying�察�to her Svein�察 �to marry thy sister without leave had or 

asked of thee�察�and now flaunting forth his war navies�察�as if he�察�king only 

of paltry Norway�察�were the big hero of the North� �Why do you suffer it�察�

you kings really great�拭─�

     By  such   persuasions   and   reiterations�察  �King   Svein   of   Denmark�察  �King 

Olaf   of   Sweden�察  �and   Jarl   Eric�察  �now   a   great   man   there�察  �grown   rich   by 

prosperous sea robbery and other good management�察�were brought to take 

the    matter   up�察  �and   combine     strenuously     for   destruction    of  King    Olaf 

Tryggveson on   this grand Wendland   expedition of   his。  Fleets and   forces 

were with best diligence got ready�察�and�察�withal�察�a certain Jarl Sigwald�察�of 

Jomsburg�察      �chieftain    of   the   Jomsvikings�察     �a   powerful�察    �plausible�察   �and 

cunning      man�察    �was    appointed     to   find   means     of   joining    himself    to 

Tryggveson's grand voyage�察�of getting into Tryggveson's confidence�察�and 

keeping Svein Double´Beard�察�Eric�察�and the Swedish King aware of all his 

movements。 

     King     Olaf   Tryggveson�察     �unacquainted      with    all  this�察 �sailed  away    in 

summer�察�with his splendid fleet�察�went through the Belts with prosperous 

winds�察�under bright skies�察�to the admiration of both shores。 Such a fleet�察�

with its shining Serpents�察�long and short�察�and perfection of equipment and 

appearance�察  �the   Baltic   never   saw   before。   Jarl   Sigwald   joined   with   new 

ships   by   the   way�此   �Had�察─  �he   too�察   �a   visit   to   King   Burislav   to   pay�察  �how 

could     he  ever   do   it  in  better  company�拭─      �and   studiously   and     skilfully 

ingratiated     himself    with   King    Olaf。   Old    Burislav�察   �when    they   arrived�察�

proved altogether courteous�察�handsome�察�and amenable�察�agreed at once to 

Olaf's    claims    for   his  now    queen�察   �did   the   rites  of  hospitality    with    a 

generous plenitude to Olaf�察�who cheerily renewed acquaintance with that 

country�察  �known   to   him   in   early   days   ��the   cradle   of   his   fortunes   in   the 

viking line���察�and found old friends there still surviving�察�joyful to meet him 

again。 Jarl Sigwald encouraged these delays�察�King Svein and Co。 not being 

yet   quite   ready。  ;Get   ready� ─  �Sigwald directed   them�察 �and   they  diligently 



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did。 Olaf's men�察�their business now done�察�were impatient to be home�察�and 

grudged   every   day   of   loitering   there�察  �but�察  �till   Sigwald   pleased�察  �such   his 

power of flattering and cajoling Tryggveson�察�they could not get away。 

     At length�察�Sigwald's secret messengers reporting all ready on the part 

of   Svein   and   Co。�察  �Olaf   took   farewell of   Burislav   and Wendland�察 �and   all 

gladly sailed away。 Svein�察�Eric�察�and the Swedish king�察�with their combined 

fleets�察�lay in wait behind some cape in a safe little bay of some island�察�then 

called Svolde�察�but not in our time to be found�察�the Baltic tumults in the 

fourteenth   century   having   swallowed   it�察  �as   some   think�察  �and   leaving   us 

uncertain   whether   it   was   in   the   neighborhood   of   Rugen   Island   or   in   the 

Sound of Elsinore。 There lay Svein�察�Eric�察�and Co。 waiting till Tryggveson 

and   his   fleet   came   up�察  �Sigwald's   spy   messengers   daily   reporting   what 

progress he and it had made。 At length�察�one bright summer morning�察�the 

fleet made appearance�察�sailing in loose order�察�Sigwald�察�as one acquainted 

with the shoal places�察�steering ahead�察�and showing them the way。 

     Snorro rises into one of his pictorial fits�察�seized with enthusiasm at the 

thought      of   such    a   fleet�察 �and    reports    to   us   largely    in   what    order 

Tryggveson's winged Coursers of the Deep�察�in long series�察�for perhaps an 

hour or more�察�came on�察�and what the three potentates�察�from their knoll of 

vantage�察�said of each as it hove in sight�察�Svein thrice over guessed this and 

the other noble vessel to be the Long Serpent�察�Eric�察�always correcting him�察�

;No�察�that is not the Long Serpent yet; ��and aside always���察 �Nor shall you 

be lord of it�察�king�察�when it does come。; The Long Serpent itself did make 

appearance。       Eric�察  �Svein�察  �and    the  Swedish      king   hurried    on   board�察  �and 

pushed out of their hiding´place into the open sea。 Treacherous Sigwald�察�at 

the   beginning   of   all   this�察  �had   suddenly   doubled   that   cape   of   theirs�察  �and 

struck   into   the   bay   out   of   sight�察  �leaving   the   foremost   Tryggveson   ships 

astonished�察�and   uncertain what to do�察�if   it were  not   simply to   strike sail 

and wait till Olaf himself with the Long Serpent arrived。 

     Olaf's chief captains�察�seeing the enemy's huge fleet come out�察�and how 

the matter lay�察�strongly advised King Olaf to elude this stroke of treachery�察�

and�察�with all sail�察�hold on his course�察�fight being now on so unequal terms。 

Snorro says�察 �the king�察 �high on   the quarter´deck   where  he  stood�察  �replied�察�

;Strike the sails�察�never shall men of mine think of flight。 I never fled from 



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battle。 Let God dispose of my life�察�but flight I will never take。; And so the 

battle arrangements immediately began�察�and the battle with all fury went 

loose�察  �and   lasted   hour   after   hour�察  �till   almost   sunset�察  �if   I   well   recollect。 

;Olaf   stood   on   the   Serpent's   quarter´deck�察─  �says   Snorro�察   �high   over   the 

others。 He had a gilt shield and a helmet inlaid with gold�察�over his armor 

he   had   a   short   red   coat�察  �and   was   easily   distinguished   from   other   men。; 

Snorro's      account    of   the  battle   is  altogether    animated�察     �graphic�察   �and   so 

minute that antiquaries gather from it�察�if so disposed ��which we but little 

are���察   �what    the  methods      of  Norse     sea´fighting     were�察   �their  shooting     of 

arrows�察�casting of javelins�察�pitching of big stones�察�ultimately boarding�察�and 

mutual   clashing   and   smashing�察  �which   it   would   not   avail   us   to   speak   of 

here。   Olaf   stood   conspicuous   all   day�察  �throwing   javelins�察  �of   deadly   aim�察�

with   both   hands   at   once�察  �encouraging�察  �fighting   and   commanding   like   a 

highest sea´king。 

     The Danish fleet�察�the Swedish fleet�察�were�察�both of them�察�quickly dealt 

with�察  �and   successively   withdrew   out   of   shot´range。   And   then   Jarl   Eric 

came up�察�and fiercely grappled with the Long Serpent�察�or�察�rather�察�with her 

surrounding comrades�察�and gradually�察�as they were beaten empty of men�察�

with the Long Serpent herself。 The fight grew ever fiercer�察�more furious。 

Eric was supplied with new men from the Swedes and Danes�察�Olaf had no 

such   resource�察  �except   from   the   crews   of   his   own   beaten   ships�察  �and   at 

length this also failed him�察�all his ships�察�except the Long Serpent�察�being 

beaten and emptied。 Olaf fought on unyielding。 Eric twice boarded him�察�

was twice repulsed。 Olaf kept his quarterdeck�察�unconquerable�察�though left 

now   more   and   more   hopeless�察  �fatally   short   of   help。   A   tall   young   man�察�

called   Einar Tamberskelver�察  �very  celebrated   and   important   afterwards   in 

Norway�察�and already the best archer known�察�kept busy with his bow。 Twice 

he nearly shot Jarl Eric in his ship。 ;Shoot me that man�察─�said Jarl Eric to a 

bowman   near him�察  �and�察 �just as Tamberskelver   was   drawing his   bow  the 

third time�察�an arrow hit it in the middle and broke it in two。 ;What is this 

that    has   broken�拭─    �asked     King    Olaf。   ;Norway       from    thy   hand�察   �king�察─�

answered   Tamberskelver。   Tryggveson's   men�察  �he   observed   with   surprise�察�

were striking violently on Eric's�察�but to no purpose�此�nobody fell。 ;How is 

this�拭─�asked Tryggveson。 ;Our swords are notched and blunted�察�king�察�they 



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do not cut。; Olaf stept down to his arm´chest�察�delivered out new swords�察�

and   it   was   observed   as   he   did   it�察 �blood   ran   trickling   from  his   wrist�察  �but 

none knew where the wound was。 Eric boarded a third time。 Olaf�察�left with 

hardly more than one man�察�sprang overboard ��one sees that red coat of his 

still glancing in the evening sun���察�and sank i

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