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;Thou   hast   taken   him   on   thy   knee   ��common   symbol   of   adoption�В察  �thou 

canst kill him  if   thou   wilt�察�but thou   dost   not   thereby kill   all   the sons of 

Harald。;     Athelstan     straightway      took   milder    thoughts�察    �brought    up�察  �and 

carefully educated Hakon�察�from whom�察�and this singular adventure�察�came�察�

before very long�察�the first tidings of Christianity into Norway。 

     Harald Haarfagr�察�latterly withdrawn from all kinds of business�察�died at 

the    age    of   eighty´threeabout         A。D。    933�察   �as   is   computed�察      �nearly 

contemporary in death with the first Danish King�察�Gorm the Old�察�who had 

done      a  corresponding        feat   in   reducing     Denmark       under     one    head。 

Remarkable   old   men�察  �these   two   first   kings�察  �and   possessed   of   gifts   for 

bringing Chaos a little nearer to the form of Cosmos�察�possessed�察�in fact�察�of 

loyalties to Cosmos�察�that is to say�察�of authentic virtues in the savage state�察�

such as have been needed in all societies at their incipience in this world�察�a 

kind   of   ;virtues;   hugely   in   discredit   at   present�察  �but   not   unlikely   to   be 



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needed again�察�to the astonishment of careless persons�察�before all is done� �



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                              CHAPTER III 



                                  HAKON THE GOOD。 



     Eric Blood´axe�察�whose practical reign is counted to have begun about 

A。D。 930�察�had by this time�察�or within a year or so of this time�察�pretty much 

extinguished all his brother kings�察�and crushed down recalcitrant spirits�察�in 

his violent way�察�but had naturally become entirely unpopular in Norway�察�

and   filled   it   with   silent   discontent   and   even   rage   against   him。   Hakon 

Fairhair's last son�察�the little foster´child of Athelstan in England�察�who had 

been    baptized    and   carefully    educated�察   �was   come    to  his  fourteenth    or 

fifteenth year at his father's death�察�a very shining youth�察�as Athelstan saw 

with just pleasure。 So soon as the few preliminary preparations had been 

settled�察  �Hakon�察    �furnished    with   a  ship   or  two   by   Athelstan�察   �suddenly 

appeared in Norway got acknowledged by the Peasant Thing in Trondhjem 

;the news of which flew over Norway�察�like fire through dried grass�察─�says 

an old chronicler。 So that Eric�察�with his Queen Gunhild�察�and seven small 

children�察�had to run�察�no other shift for Eric。 They went to the Orkneys first 

of   all�察 �then   to  England�察   �and   he   ;got  Northumberland        as  earldom�察─    �I 

vaguely hear�察�from Athelstan。 But Eric soon died�察�and his queen�察�with her 

children�察  �went   back   to  the   Orkneys   in   search   of   refuge   or   help�察  �to   little 

purpose   there   or   elsewhere。   From   Orkney   she   went   to   Denmark�察  �where 

Harald Blue´tooth took her poor eldest boy as foster´child�察�but I fear did 

not    very   faithfully   keep   that   promise。    The   Danes     had   been   robbing 

extensively during the late tumults in Norway�察�this the Christian Hakon�察�

now established there�察�paid in kind�察�and the two countries were at war�察�so 

that Gunhild's little boy was a welcome card in the hand of Blue´tooth。 

     Hakon proved a brilliant and successful king�察�regulated many things�察�

public law  among   others   ��_Gule´Thing_   Law�察 �_Frost´Thing_   Law�此�these 

are   little   codes   of   his   accepted  by   their   respective   Things�察  �and   had   a 

salutary   effect   in   their   time���察  �with   prompt   dexterity   he   drove   back   the 

Blue´tooth foster´son invasions every time   they came�察�and on the  whole 



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gained for himself the name of Hakon the Good。 These Danish invasions 

were   a   frequent   source   of   trouble   to   him�察  �but   his   greatest   and   continual 

trouble     was     that   of   extirpating     heathen     idolatry    from     Norway�察     �and 

introducing the Christian Evangel in its stead。 His transcendent anxiety to 

achieve   this   salutary   enterprise   was   all   along   his   grand   difficulty   and 

stumbling´block�察�the heathen opposition to it being also rooted and great。 

Bishops   and   priests   from   England   Hakon   had�察  �preaching   and   baptizing 

what     they   could�察   �but   making     only   slow     progress�察   �much     too   slow    for 

Hakon's zeal。 On the other hand�察�every Yule´tide�察�when the chief heathen 

were assembled in his own palace on their grand sacrificial festival�察�there 

was   great   pressure   put   upon   Hakon�察  �as   to   sprinkling   with   horse´blood�察�

drinking Yule´beer�察�eating horse´flesh�察�and the other distressing rites�察�the 

whole of which Hakon abhorred�察�and with all his steadfastness strove to 

reject   utterly。   Sigurd�察  �Jarl   of   Lade   ��Trondhjem���察  �a   liberal   heathen�察  �not 

openly   a   Christian�察  �was   ever   a   wise   counsellor   and   conciliator   in   such 

affairs�察  �and   proved      of   great   help   to  Hakon。   Once�察     �for   example�察    �there 

having   risen   at   a   Yule´feast�察  �loud�察  �almost   stormful   demand   that   Hakon�察�

like   a   true   man   and   brother�察  �should   drink   Yule´beer   with   them   in   their 

sacred hightide�察�Sigurd persuaded him to comply�察�for peace's sake�察�at least�察�

in form。 Hakon took the cup in his left hand ��excellent hot _beer_���察�and 

with his right cut the sign of the cross above it�察�then drank a draught。 ;Yes�察�

but what is this with the king's right hand�拭─�cried the company。 ;Don't you 

see�拭─�answered shifty Sigurd�察 �he makes the sign of Thor's hammer before 

drinking� ─�which quenched the matter for the time。 

     Horse´flesh�察�horse´broth�察�and the horse ingredient generally�察�Hakon all 

but inexorably declined。 By Sigurd's pressing exhortation and entreaty�察�he 

did   once   take   a   kettle   of   horsebroth   by  the   handle�察  �with   a   good   deal   of 

linen´quilt   or   towel   interposed�察  �and   did   open   his   lips   for   what   of   steam 

could insinuate itself。 At another time he consented to a particle of horse´ 

liver�察   �intending     privately�察   �I  guess�察   �to  keep    it  outside    the   gullet�察  �and 

smuggle it away without swallowing�察�but farther than this not even Sigurd 

could   persuade   him   to   go。   At   the   Things   held   in   regard   to   this   matter 

Hakon's success was always incomplete�察�now and then it was plain failure�察�

and Hakon had to draw back till a better time。 Here is one specimen of the 



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response he got on such an occasion�察�curious specimen�察�withal�察�of antique 

parliamentary eloquence from an Anti´Christian Thing。 

     At a Thing of all the Fylkes of Trondhjem�察�Thing held at Froste in that 

region�察�King Hakon�察�with   all the eloquence he had�察�signified that it   was 

imperatively necessary that all Bonders and sub´Bonders should become 

Christians�察�and   believe  in   one  God�察 �Christ   the  Son of   Mary�察  �renouncing 

entirely blood sacrifices and heathen idols�察�should keep every seventh day 

holy�察�abstain from labor that day�察�and even from food�察�devoting the day to 

fasting   and   sacred   meditation。   Whereupon�察  �by   way   of   universal   answer�察�

arose a confused universal murmur of entire dissent。 ;Take away from us 

our   old   belief�察  �and   also   our   time   for   labor� ─  �murmured   they   in   angry 

astonishment�察   �how   can   even   the   land   be   got   tilled   in   that   way�拭─   �We 

cannot work if we don't get food�察─�said the hand laborers and slaves。 ;It 

lies   in  King    Hakon's     blood�察─  �remarked      others�察   �his   father  and    all  his 

kindred   were   apt   to   be   stingy   about   food�察  �though   liberal   enough   with 

money。; At   length�察 �one   Osbjorn   ��or   Bear of   the Asen   or   Gods�察 �what   we 

now   call   Osborne���察  �one   Osbjorn   of   Medalhusin   Gulathal�察  �stept   forward�察�

and said�察�in a distinct manner�察 �We Bonders ��peasant proprietors��thought�察�

King   Hakon�察  �when   thou   heldest   thy   first   Thing´day   here   in   Trondhjem�察�

and we took thee for our king�察�and received our hereditary lands from thee 

again   that   we   had   got   heaven   itself。   But   now   we   know   not   how   it   is�察�

whether we have won freedom�察�or whether thou intendest anew to make us 

slaves�察  �with   this   wonderful   proposal   that   we   should   renounce   our   faith�察�

which our fathers before us have held�察�and all our ancestors as wel
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