 I fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life ; but I pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave, or stained with blood." His request was granted, and a freeman held up his hair for the fatal stroke ; but as the axe descended,...  The Early and Middle Ages of England - Page 105by Charles Henry Pearson - 1861 - 472 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - 606 pages
...Thorkell's question, " I fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life, but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave or stained -with my blood." One of Hakon's followers then stepped forward and held his hair instead of the slave, but... | |
 | 1848 - 690 pages
...Thorkell's question : " I fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life; but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave, or stained with my blood." One of Hakon's followers then stepped forward and held his hair instead of the slave, but... | |
 | 1848 - 594 pages
...question : " I ' " fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life ; ' " but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a ' " slave, or stained with my blood." ' One of Hakon's followers then stepped forward and held his ' hair instead of the slave,... | |
 | Frances Anne Trevelyan - 1850 - 598 pages
...as fine as silk, flowing in ringlets over his shoulders." " I fear not death," he said, "but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave or stained with my blood." See Mallet's Northern Antiquities, p. 146. One custom was to entwine gold wires amongst... | |
 | Charles Henry Pearson - 1861 - 500 pages
...Danish invasions.—See Palgrave's Eng. Com., pp. 223-5. * Wilda's Gilden-Wosen; Drittes Haupt-stueck. laughed in death. When Sigurd, the pirate, who had...conquerors, that Sigurd and his remaining companions were spared. 1 It was one of the better results of this fearlessness, that it encouraged a punctilious love... | |
 | Charles Henry Pearson - 1867 - 732 pages
...of their own ; their very jests had a terrible grimness ; they were silent when they suffered, and laughed in death. When Sigurd, the pirate, who had...conquerors that Sigurd and his remaining companions were spared.4 It was one of the better results of this 1 Wilda's Gilden-Wesen ; Drittes 3 Hen. Hunt., lib.... | |
 | Annie Keary - 1871 - 394 pages
...death, he answered, " I fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life, but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave, or stained with my blood." The story tells us he had long fair hair, as fine as silk, flowing in ringlets over his... | |
 | Annie Keary, Eliza Keary - 1871 - 390 pages
...death, he answered, " I fear not death, since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of life, but I must pray thee not to let, my hair be touched by a slave, or stained with my blood." The story tells us he had long fair hair, as fine as silk, flowing in ringlets over his... | |
 | 1879 - 214 pages
...of their own ; their very jests had a terrible primness ; they were silent when they suffered, and laughed in death. When Sigurd, the pirate, who had...and the blow fell upon his captor's hands. The rough humor of the joke so completely fell m with the spirit of iheir conquerors that Sigurd and his remaining... | |
 | Buckham Hugh Hossack - 1900 - 550 pages
...Thorkell'a question—' I fear not death since I have fulfilled the greatest duty of my life, but I must pray thee not to let my hair be touched by a slave or stained with my blood.' "One of Hakon's followers then stepped forward and held his hair instead of the slave, but... | |
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