Heimskringla: Part Two: Sagas of the Norse KingsDent, 1961 - 461 pages |
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... ordered a warship which he had to be loaded with his dead men and their weapons , and to be taken out to the sea ; the tiller to be shipped , and the sails hoisted . Then he set fire to some tar - wood , and ordered a pile to be made ...
... ordered a warship which he had to be loaded with his dead men and their weapons , and to be taken out to the sea ; the tiller to be shipped , and the sails hoisted . Then he set fire to some tar - wood , and ordered a pile to be made ...
Page 187
... ordered his men to lighten their ships , and cast overboard malt , wheat , bacon , and to let their liquor run out , which helped a little . Then Harald ordered the bulwark - screens , the empty casks and puncheons , and the prisoners ...
... ordered his men to lighten their ships , and cast overboard malt , wheat , bacon , and to let their liquor run out , which helped a little . Then Harald ordered the bulwark - screens , the empty casks and puncheons , and the prisoners ...
Page 202
... ordered them to look for some long earth - worms on the island , and when they found them they brought them to the king . He ordered the people to bring the worms to a fire , and bake them before it , so that they should be thirsty ...
... ordered them to look for some long earth - worms on the island , and when they found them they brought them to the king . He ordered the people to bring the worms to a fire , and bake them before it , so that they should be thirsty ...
Contents
TRANSLATORS PREFACE I | 1 |
THE YNGLINGA SAGA | 7 |
HALFDAN THE BLACK | 44 |
Copyright | |
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