In AD 986, Earl Hakon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great naval battle of Hjorunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old Norse world.
In AD 986, Earl Hakon, ruler of most of Norway, won a triumphant victory over an invading fleet of Danes in the great naval battle of Hjorunga Bay. Sailing under his banner were no fewer than five Icelandic skalds, the poet-historians of the Old Norse world.
Translated from the Old Icelandic by Lee M. Hollander
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Foreword Introduction 1. Knút the Foundling 2. King Gorm's Dreams 3. Earl Harold's Visions 4. Knút Gormsson Is Slain in England 5. King Harold and Earl Hákon Plot Together 6. King Harold Has Áki Tókason Slain 7. Palnir's Marriage. The Rise of Palnatóki 8. Of King Harold and Saumaesa 9. Svein's Dealings with King Harold 10. Palnatóki Slays King Harold and Proclaims Svein King 11. Palnatóki Acknowledges His Arrow 12. The Founding of Jómsborg 13. Of Earl Strút-Harold and Véseti and Their Sons 14. King Svein Arbitrates the Feud 15. Búi, Sigvaldi, and Vagn Join the Jómsvikings 16. Of Palnatóki's Death and Sigvaldi's Ambition 17. Sigvaldi Captures King Svein 18. The Vows of the Jómsvikings 19. Geirmund Escapes and Warns Earl Hákon 20. Preparations for the Battle 21. The Battle 22. The Aftermath 23. The Testing of the Jómsvikings 24. Of Vagn, Sigvaldi, and the Other Jómsvikings
Foreword Introduction 1. Knút the Foundling 2. King Gorm's Dreams 3. Earl Harold's Visions 4. Knút Gormsson Is Slain in England 5. King Harold and Earl Hákon Plot Together 6. King Harold Has Áki Tókason Slain 7. Palnir's Marriage. The Rise of Palnatóki 8. Of King Harold and Saumaesa 9. Svein's Dealings with King Harold 10. Palnatóki Slays King Harold and Proclaims Svein King 11. Palnatóki Acknowledges His Arrow 12. The Founding of Jómsborg 13. Of Earl Strút-Harold and Véseti and Their Sons 14. King Svein Arbitrates the Feud 15. Búi, Sigvaldi, and Vagn Join the Jómsvikings 16. Of Palnatóki's Death and Sigvaldi's Ambition 17. Sigvaldi Captures King Svein 18. The Vows of the Jómsvikings 19. Geirmund Escapes and Warns Earl Hákon 20. Preparations for the Battle 21. The Battle 22. The Aftermath 23. The Testing of the Jómsvikings 24. Of Vagn, Sigvaldi, and the Other Jómsvikings
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