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Subject: Kings Of Norway - Heimskringla
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 12:48:13 EST

All this Viking talk try this site
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/
These two are very interesting
King Olaf Trygvason's Saga
Saga of Olaf Haraldson (St. Olaf)

A small part of the St Olaf Saga is
"Olaf Haraldson was born 995, went as a viking at the age of twelve, 1007;
visited England, one summer and three winters, 1009-1012; in France two
summers and one winter, 1012-1013; spent the winter in Normandy, 1014;
returned to Norway and was recognized as King, April 3, 1015; fled from Norway
the winter of 1028-1029; fell at Stiklestad, July 29 (or August 31), 1030."
and another amusing tale on Saint Olaf
"It happened one day that King Sigurd wanted to ride from home,
but there was nobody about the house; so he told his stepson Olaf
to saddle his horse. Olaf went to the goats' pen, took out the
he-goat that was the largest, led him forth, and put the king's
saddle on him, and then went in and told King Sigurd he had
saddled his riding horse. Now when King Sigurd came out and saw
what Olaf had done, he said "It is easy to see that thou wilt
little regard my orders; and thy mother will think it right that
I order thee to do nothing that is against thy own inclination.
I see well enough that we are of different dispositions, and that
thou art far more proud than I am." Olaf answered little, but
went his way laughing."
Enjoy
Michael Andrews

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