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" The gallant few Of Olaf's crew Must refuge take On the quarter-deck. Around the king They stand in ring; Their shields enclose The king from foes, And the few who still remain Fight madly, but in vain. Eric cheers on his men —  "
The Heimskringla: Or, The Sagas of the Norse Kings from the Icelandic of ... - Page 221
by Snorri Sturluson, Samuel Laing - 1889
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Tait's Edinburgh magazine, Volume 11

1844 - 848 pages
...still remain Fight madly, but in vain. Eric cheers on his men — ' On to the charge again ! '•• Kolbiorn the marshal, who had on clothes and arms...now got into the Serpent as could find room, and his ships lay all round her, and few were the people left in the Serpent for defence against so great a...
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The Historians' History of the World: Scandinavia. Switzerland to 1715

Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 726 pages
...few who still remain Fight madly, but in vain. Eric cheers on his men — On to the charge again 1 Kolbiorn the marshal, who had on clothes and arms...The battle was still going on fiercely even in the forehold.1 1 From the occasional descriptions of vessels in this and other battles, it may be inferred...
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Scandinavia, Switzerland to 1715

Henry Smith Williams - 1907 - 718 pages
...still remain Fight madly, but in vain. Eric cheers on his men — On to the charge again 1 Kolbiom the marshal, who had on clothes and arms like the...The battle was still going on fiercely even in the forehold.1 1 From the occasional descriptions of vessels in this and other battles, it may be inferred...
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Tales of a Wayside Inn

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1906 - 312 pages
...By the side of King Olaf he stands. 1335 Over the slippery wreck Of the Long Serpent's deck 1333. " Kolbiorn, the marshal, who had on clothes and arms...handsome man, went up to the king on the quarter-deck." So says the Saga, and from this slight suggestion Mr. Longfellow constructed the poetic incident that...
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