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is always an uncertainty in these Icelandic dates ��say rather�察�rare and rude 

attempts at dating�察�without even an ;A。D。; or other fixed ;year one; to go 

upon in Iceland���察�though seldom�察�I think�察�so large a discrepancy as here。 



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                               CHAPTER V。 



                                      HAKON JARL。 



     Hakon Jarl�察�such the style he took�察�had engaged to pay some kind of 

tribute    to  King   Blue´tooth�察     �if  he  could�察─  �but   he  never    did  pay   any�察�

pleading     always    the  necessity   of   his  own    affairs�察 �with   which    excuse�察�

joined    to  Hakon's    readiness    in  things   less  important�察   �King    Blue´tooth 

managed   to   content   himself�察  �Hakon   being   always   his   good   neighbor�察  �at 

least�察�and the two mutually dependent。 In Norway�察�Hakon�察�without the title 

of king�察�did in a strong´handed�察�steadfast�察�and at length�察�successful way�察�

the office of one�察�governed Norway ��some count�� for above twenty years�察�

and�察 �both   at home   and   abroad�察  �had   much   consideration   through   most   of 

that time�察�specially amongst the heathen orthodox�察�for Hakon Jarl himself 

was a zealous heathen�察�fixed in his mind against these chimerical Christian 

innovations      and   unsalutary    changes     of  creed�察  �and   would    have   gladly 

trampled out all traces of what the last two kings ��for Greyfell�察�also�察�was 

an English Christian after his sort�� had done in this respect。 But he wisely 

discerned that it was not possible�察�and that�察�for peace's sake�察�he must not 

even   attempt   it�察  �but   must   strike   preferably   into   ;perfect   toleration�察─  �and 

that of ;every one getting to heaven or even to the other goal in his own 

way。;   He   himself�察  �it   is   well   known�察  �repaired   many   heathen   temples   ��a 

great   ;church   builder;   in   his   way�。��察  �manufactured   many   splendid   idols�察�

with much gilding and such artistic ornament as there was��in particular�察�

one huge image of Thor�察�not forgetting the hammer and appendages�察�and 

such a collar ��supposed of solid gold�察�which it was not quite�察�as we shall 

hear in time�� round the neck of him  as was never seen in all the   North。 

How he did his own Yule festivals�察�with what magnificent solemnity�察�the 

horse´eatings�察�blood´sprinklings�察�and other sacred rites�察�need not be told。 

Something of a ;Ritualist�察─�one may perceive�察�perhaps had Scandinavian 

Puseyisms       in   him�察   �and   other    desperate     heathen    notions。    He    was 

universally believed to have gone into magic�察�for one thing�察�and to have 

dangerous   potencies   derived   from   the   Devil   himself。   The   dark   heathen 



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mind of him struggling vehemently in that strange element�察�not altogether 

so unlike our own in some points。 

     For   the   rest�察  �he   was   evidently�察  �in   practical   matters�察  �a   man   of   sharp�察�

clear insight�察�of steadfast resolution�察�diligence�察�promptitude�察�and managed 

his secular matters uncommonly well。 Had sixteen Jarls under him�察�though 

himself only Hakon Jarl by title�察�and got obedience from them stricter than 

any king since Haarfagr had done。 Add to which that the country had years 

excellent   for   grass   and   crop�察  �and   that   the   herrings   came   in   exuberance�察�

tokens�察�to the thinking mind�察�that Hakon Jarl was a favorite of Heaven。 

     His fight with the far´famed Jomsvikings was his grandest exploit in 

public rumor。 Jomsburg�察�a locality not now known�察�except that it was near 

the mouth of the River Oder�察�denoted in those ages the impregnable castle 

of a certain hotly corporate�察�or ;Sea Robbery Association ��limited���察─�which�察�

for some generations�察�held the Baltic in terror�察�and plundered far beyond 

the Belt��in the ocean itself�察�in   Flanders and the opulent trading   havens 

there��above all�察�in opulent anarchic England�察�which�察�for forty years from 

about   this   time�察  �was   the   pirates'   Goshen�察  �and   yielded�察  �regularly   every 

summer�察      �slaves�察   �Danegelt�察    �and   miscellaneous       plunder�察    �like   no   other 

country   Jomsburg   or   the   viking´world   had   ever   known。   Palnatoke�察  �Bue�察�

and the other quasi´heroic heads of this establishment are still remembered 

in    the   northern      parts。   _Palnatoke_       is   the   title   of   a   tragedy     by 

Oehlenschlager�察  �which   had   its   run   of   immortality   in   Copenhagen   some 

sixty or seventy years ago。 

     I judge the institution to have been in its floweriest state�察�probably now 

in   Hakon      Jarl's  time。   Hakon     Jarl   and   these   pirates�察  �robbing     Hakon's 

subjects and merchants that frequented him�察�were naturally in quarrel�察�and 

frequent      fightings    had   fallen   out�察  �not   generally     to  the   profit   of  the 

Jomsburgers�察  �who   at   last   determined   on   revenge�察  �and   the   rooting   out   of 

this obstructive Hakon Jarl。 They assembled in force at the Cape of Stad�察�

in the Firda Fylke�察�and the fight was dreadful in the extreme�察�noise of it 

filling all the north for long afterwards。 Hakon�察�fighting like a lion�察�could 

scarcely  hold   his   own��Death   or Victory�察  �the   word   on   both   sides�察  �when 

suddenly�察�the heavens grew black�察�and there broke out a terrific storm of 

thunder      and   hail�察 �appalling     to  the   human      mind��universe       swallowed 



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wholly   in   black   night�察  �only   the   momentary   forked´blazes�察  �the   thunder´ 

pealing   as   of   Ragnarok�察  �and   the   battering   hail´torrents�察  �hailstones   about 

the size of an egg。 Thor with his hammer evidently acting�察�but in behalf of 

whom�拭�The Jomsburgers in the hideous darkness�察�broken only by flashing 

thunder´bolts�察�had a dismal apprehension that it was probably not on their 

behalf ��Thor having a sense of justice in him���察�and before the storm ended�察�

thirty´five of their seventy ships sheered away�察�leaving gallant Bue�察�with 

the   other   thirty´five�察  �to   follow   as   they   liked�察  �who   reproachfully   hailed 

these fugitives�察�and continued the now hopeless battle。 Bue's nose and lips 

were   smashed   or   cut   away�察  �Bue   managed�察  �half´articulately�察  �to   exclaim�察�

;Ha� �the maids ��'mays'�� of Funen will never kiss me more。 Overboard�察�all 

ye   Bue's   men� ─�And   taking   his   two   sea´chests�察  �with   all   the   gold   he   had 

gained   in   such   life´struggle   from   of   old�察  �sprang   overboard   accordingly�察�

and     finished    the   affair。   Hakon     Jarl's   renown      rose   naturally    to   the 

transcendent   pitch   after   this   exploit。   His   people�察  �I   suppose   chiefly   the 

Christian part of them�察�whispered one to another�察�with a shudder�察 �That in 

the blackest of the thunder´storm�察�he had taken his youngest little boy�察�and 

made away with him�察�sacrificed him to Thor or some devil�察�and gained his 

victory by art´magic�察�or something worse。; Jarl Eric�察�Hakon's eldest son�察�

without suspicion of art´magic�察�but already a distinguished viking�察�became 

thrice    distinguished      by   his   style   of   sea´fighting     in   this  battle�察  �and 

awakened   great   expectations   in   the   viking   public�察  �of   him   we   shall   hear 

again。 

     The   Jomsburgers�察  �one   might   fancy�察  �after   this   sad   clap   went   visibly 

down in the world�察�but the fact is not altogether so。 Old King Blue´tooth 

was now dead�察�died of a wound got in battle with his unnatural ��so´called 

;natural;�� son and successor�察�Otto Svein of the Forked Beard�察�afterwards 

king   and   conqueror   of   England   for   a   little   while�察  �and   seldom�察  �perhaps 

never�察�had vikingism been in such flower as now。 This man's name is Sven 

in   Swedish�察     �Svend     in  German�察     �and   means     boy    or   lad��the   English 

;swain。;   It   was   at   old   ;Father   Bluetooth's   funeral´ale;   ��drunken   burial´ 

feast���察  �that   Svein�察  �carousing   with   his   Jomsburg   chiefs   and   other   choice 

spirits�察�generally of the robber class�察�all risen into height of highest robber 

enthusiasm�察�pledged the vow to one another�察�Svein that he would conquer 



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England       ��which�察   �in  a   sense�察  �he�察  �after  long    struggling�察    �did���察 �and    the 

Jomsburgers that they would ruin and root out Hakon Jarl ��which�察�as we 

have just seen�察�they could by no means do���察�and other guests other foolish 

things     which      proved     equally
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