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id: 598
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  The mighty Olaf should not cease With him to hold good terms and peace; For this good earl unwearied


id: 598
type: WORK_OF_ART
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  To Gudrod''s son no rock or cave, Shore-side or hill, a refuge gave; Hunted around from isle to isle, This Lawman


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id: 20853
title: Northland Heroes
author: Holbrook, Florence
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  Hilding saw that the viking''s son dared to love the daughter of a king, In the great palace stood the old King Bele and his friend, Thorsten "Sons of my heart," said the king gently, "my life on earth is ending. long friendship King Bele urged his sons and Frithiof to be friends too. But King Helge refused Frithiof''s words with scorn, saying: "Our sister So in anger did the noble Frithiof leave the presence of King Helge, Over the sea sailed Frithiof with his friends in the good ship _Ellide_ he went with his good sword to the country of the old King Ring. than usual, Frithiof entered the hall of King Ring to take leave of his From the home of King Ring Frithiof fared to seek his father''s grave in But Hygelac, the great king, said wisely: "Brave men go to war with


id: 22093
title: The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)
author: Snorri Sturluson
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  ¶ Earl Hakon Sigurdson abode with the Danish King, Harald Gormson, him Earl Hakon and Harald the Grenlander, who was a son of King Gudrod, and his war ships were manned; thereafter sent the King to Earl Hakon talk ere the King Olaf said that the Earl and all the folk of the land from the Danish King now became men unto Olaf and held their lands from When these men were come to King Olaf they told of Eyvind according as ¶ That same autumn King Olaf caused a great long-ship to be built on the ¶ Of all men of Norway of whom record hath come down to us was King Olaf The men that were of King Harald''s following said it were well and right One summer fared King Harald with some light ships and but few men and ¶ Now Olaf the son to King Harald Sigurdson took his men and fared away


id: 14019
title: The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes
author: nan
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  _In the year 778 A.D., Charles the Great, King of the Franks, returned And he said to the king, "May God you save, In the other half shall Count Roland reign. "Gan," said the Emperor, "draw thou near: "My lords," said Ganelon, "ye shall hear." King Marsil''s cheek the hue hath left, "Sword," he said, "thou art clear and bright; "I shall never love you," Count Roland cried, Said Roland, "Our battle goes hard, I fear; "Our men have battle," he said, "on hand." King Karl and the Franks around him hear. "O God!" said Roland, "is this the end That he bless King Karl and France the fair, "Lords, my barons," said Karl the king, "I see that thou hast not detained the men," says Conaire. not fasting tonight, for ''tis thou art the best king that has come into thine shall escape from the place into which thou hast come, save what


id: 17803
title: Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic
author: nan
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  heed to Olaf when she knew he was Hrut''s brother''s son; but some men It is told how one day the father and son, Hoskuld and Olaf, went And now Olaf took home Bolli, the son of [Sidenote: Birth of Kjartan] Olaf and Thorgerd had a son, and the boy the matter." Olaf said Bolli could go about the business as it pleased Not very long after Bolli rode from home with Olaf''s sons, Then King Olaf said, "I must not take back my word, Kjartan, yet my Gudrun now spoke to Bolli, and said she did not think he had told her Bolli, together with the sons of Osvif, went out to meet Olaf and his Kjartan said, "You shall come in for no loss even if Bolli does not Then Gudrun said, "It seems to me, Bolli, that Kjartan has next day Thorgils went to talk to Gudrun, and said, "Now the matter


id: 17919
title: The story of Burnt Njal: From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga
author: nan
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  "Thou must ride south," said Hauskuld, "and see Mord, and ask him to Now men rode home from the Thing, and Gunnar got very great honour from Njal came to talk with his son Helgi, and said, "I have thought of a "Good go with thee for thy words," says Gunnar, and he rides then home. "Good go with thee for thy words," says Gunnar, "but still I shall hold of kin; but say thou about him, Njal," says Gunnar, "for all men will "Wilt thou let thy sons be by, pray?" says Gunnar. Now men ride home from the Thing; and when Gunnar came home, he said to Men ride from the Thing, and Njal went to see Gunnar, and told him of Kari comes home, and Njal''s sons ask how things had gone between Thrain "Ride thou then to the Thing, Runolf," said Flosi, "and thy words shall


id: 347
title: The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir''s Saga
author: Unknown
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  Grettir said: "That is cold work, and fit for a man to do; but it seems "You must be men who have luck," said Grettir, "you have come most "That is spoken like a man," said Grettir. "Grettir," he said, "is a man of high birth and is my good Grettir said: "Many a man seizes the lock for the door. Grettir once said that he would trust himself to fight with most men if The day passed, and when the hour came for going to bed Grettir said Grettir heard every word that Thorbjorn said, but took no notice as long "Men will tell of deeds that are done," said Grettir. "Who shall know how it will be when the end comes?" said Grettir; "but Grettir said he would come willingly, and they both went together to of the men who had disappeared; Grettir said he thought that they must


id: 1152
title: The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda
author: nan
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  comes Sigmund, King Volsung''s son, and sets hand to the sword, and pulls King Volsung fell amidst his folk and all his men withal, saving his ten The king said, "That is fated for another man; behold now, thou art Sigurd said, "I am minded to choose me a horse; come thou, and counsel Then spake Sigurd, "Have I heard aright, that King Sigmund gave thee the Sigurd spake, "None among the sons of men can be found wiser than thou; Brynhild answers, "I shall gaze on the hosts of the war-kings, but thou "Good talk," says Gudrun, "let us do even so; what kings deemest thou to He answered, "I am called Sigurd, son of King Sigmund." Atli was a great king and mighty, wise, and a lord of many men; and now The king said, "Worser deeds hast thou done than men have to tell of,


id: 598
title: Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
author: Snorri Sturluson
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  he heard that King Harald was come with ships and a great army, he and gave battle to King Harald, and great was the fall of men. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. Eirik sailed along the land and came to Denmark, and went to King Harald King Olaf went with his men-at-arms to the Gula-Thing; for the bondes came to this, that all King Olaf Trygvason''s ships were cleared of men Orkadal people had submitted to King Olaf, he sent men to Earl Svein When King Olaf and his men saw that the earl had gathered his ships Then the earl began, and told how Olaf king of Norway had sent these men Earl Thorfin went east to Norway, and came to King Olaf, from whom he


id: 12747
title: The Story of Grettir the Strong
author: nan
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  "Good," said Grettir; "but, howsoever that went, thou at least shall But when they came home to the farm, Grettir took Thorir by the hand The good wife said, "Surely thou art like unto very few men who are "I know not," said Thorkel, "how thou wilt fare in the end, but men of Now either went their way, and Bardi said he should let Grettir know Grettir said it was more like free men now to Grettir gave little heed thereto, but said, that such men had been as "Perchance thou deemest thyself man enough thereto, Grettir," said "Yea, in sooth," said Grettir, "I deem that thou hast shown great Now Grettir had two men with him; a man called Eyolf, the son of the Now men said that both the Thords should lay hand to Grettir, and he Then men said that both those brothers should go against Grettir at


id: 8518
title: Fritiofs Saga
author: Tegnér, Esaias
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  ve den, som dig och mig vill skilja!" klöv han till midjan det rytande troll och frälste den sköna. men, där fann han ej ro, och det spökade ständigt i högen. Torsten förnam det ryktet också, och med Bele besteg han "ty jag har darrat en gång i mitt liv, och det var, när jag tog den." sorglöst gungande hän; det var, som han lekte med vågen. flög han i kapp med den susande storm, men örnen blev efter. Hans land var som lunden, där gudar bo, och vapnen komma 2 han spörjer båd'' vala och offerpräst, vad som var bäst Men muntre kung Halvdan han log och sad'': "Farväl med festen! jag trädde i din sal, och med ett troget 55 det var en lögn, och han sände den Jag svär att Fritiof skydda, och var det mot en värld; och viska till mig, som han far förbi!


id: 33471
author: Chadwick, Nora K. (Nora Kershaw)
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  The serving-man went up the hall to the King and told him exactly what The King''s men now laughed heartily and said that that promised good "It looks to me, Guest," said the King, "as if it was my men rather At that time, Regin, the son of Hreithmar, had also come to King Sigurth''s brother, had slain King Hunding and three of his sons, ''It must be a very long way,'' said the King; ''I shall turn back and The King said: "You know that Hromund lost his sword and belt in the There was a King called Sigrlami who was said to be a son of Heithrek said that that was King Harold''s son, The King replied: "Is it likely that I shall send him my son to bring A little later King Hrollaug came in and asked Heithrek to come and Then Angantyr the son of King Heithrek had a meeting called,

title:
  Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes


id: 32443
title: Saga of Halfred the Sigskald: A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century
author: Dahn, Felix
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  When his father died Halfred took the seat of honour in the hall. god of the heathen people--had sent to Halfred Hamundson. victories which Halfred won, through many long years, with hammer Singing Swan had vanished in flames, and all people held Halfred for "Harder will thou find the second," said the old man, and led Halfred And Vandrad the Skald said later to Halfred, that the woman had Thy house and thy hall shall perish in flames--The Singing Swan At this wailing harp cry Halfred opened his eyes, and looked around "Halfred, my blood brother, a great calamity has befallen to thee, to Halfred stood up with a sigh, took the cup from Hartvik''s hand, and Halfred many days and nights, and said-And Halfred''s blood brethren said to him, when they came into the "But thou," cried Halfred, seizing both the singer''s hands, "art like night, and ask with Halfred--"Are there Gods?"


id: 45107
title: Frey and His Wife
author: Hewlett, Maurice
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  "Tell him that I follow him because he is a man," said Gunnar. Sigurd said, "It looks very black against Gunnar, but I cannot believe "It may be true," Gunnar said, "that Frey won''t forget me, but we know "Let Frey consider himself," said Gunnar. in these matters." Gunnar said, "Leave me to deal with Frey''s wife. "This old man is going to shed blood," said Gunnar to "I have brought this cloak as a gift for Frey," said Gunnar. Gunnar said, "I am sure that Frey will be guided by you"; but she had "So this is Frey," said Gunnar to himself with great astonishment. Gunnar said, "I will ask you what your name is, Frey''s wife. "You mean," said Gunnar, "that the mind of Frey, as you understand it, Gunnar thought that he would have no men to help him, and Sigrid said, "Great is Frey," said Gunnar.


