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have just seen�察�they could by no means do���察�and other guests other foolish
things which proved equally unfeasible。 Sea´robber volunteers so
especially abounding in that time�察 �one perceives how easily the
Jomsburgers could recruit themselves�察 �build or refit new robber fleets�察�
man them with the pick of crews�察�and steer for opulent�察�fruitful England�察�
where�察 �under Ethelred the Unready�察 �was such a field for profitable
enterprise as the viking public never had before or since。
An idle question sometimes rises on me��idle enough�察�for it never can
be answered in the affirmative or the negative�察�Whether it was not these
same refitted Jomsburgers who appeared some while after this at Red
Head Point�察�on the shore of Angus�察�and sustained a new severe beating�察�in
what the Scotch still faintly remember as their ;Battle of Loncarty;�拭�
Beyond doubt a powerful Norse´pirate armament dropt anchor at the Red
Head�察�to the alarm of peaceable mortals�察�about that time。 It was thought
and hoped to be on its way for England�察�but it visibly hung on for several
days�察 �deliberating ��as was thought�� whether they would do this poorer
coast the honor to land on it before going farther。 Did land�察�and vigorously
plunder and burn south´westward as far as Perth�察�laid siege to Perth�察�but
brought out King Kenneth on them�察 �and produced that ;Battle of
Loncarty; which still dwells in vague memory among the Scots。 Perhaps it
might be the Jomsburgers�察 �perhaps also not�察 �for there were many pirate
associations�察�lasting not from century to century like the Jomsburgers�察�but
only for very limited periods�察�or from year to year�察�indeed�察�it was mainly
by such that the splendid thief´harvest of England was reaped in this
disastrous time。 No Scottish chronicler gives the least of exact date to their
famed victory of Loncarty�察 �only that it was achieved by Kenneth III。�察�
which will mean some time between A。D。 975 and 994�察�and�察�by the order
they put it in�察 �probably soon after A。D。 975�察 �or the beginning of this
Kenneth's reign。 Buchanan's narrative�察 �carefully distilled from all the
ancient Scottish sources�察 �is of admirable quality for style and otherwise
quiet�察 �brief�察 �with perfect clearness�察 �perfect credibility even�察 �except that
semi´miraculous appendage of the Ploughmen�察 �Hay and Sons�察 �always
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hanging to the tail of it�察�the grain of possible truth in which can now never
be extracted by man's art�。�6�А �In brief�察 �what we know is�察 �fragments of
ancient human bones and armor have occasionally been ploughed up in
this locality�察�proof positive of ancient fighting here�察�and the fight fell out
not long after Hakon's beating of the Jomsburgers at the Cape of Stad。 And
in such dim glimmer of wavering twilight�察�the question whether these of
Loncarty were refitted Jomsburgers or not�察�must be left hanging。 Loncarty
is now the biggest bleach´field in Queen Victoria's dominions�察�no village
or hamlet there�察�only the huge bleaching´house and a beautiful field�察�some
six or seven miles northwest of Perth�察�bordered by the beautiful Tay river
on the one side�察 �and by its beautiful tributary Almond on the other�察 �a
Loncarty fitted either for bleaching linen�察�or for a bit of fair duel between
nations�察�in those simple times。
Whether our refitted Jomsburgers had the least thing to do with it is
only matter of fancy�察�but if it were they who here again got a good beating�察�
fancy would be glad to find herself fact。 The old piratical kings of
Denmark had been at the founding of Jomsburg�察 �and to Svein of the
Forked Beard it was still vitally important�察�but not so to the great Knut�察�or
any king that followed�察�all of whom had better business than mere thieving�察�
and it was Magnus the Good�察 �of Norway�察 �a man of still higher anti´
anarchic qualities�察�that annihilated it�察�about a century later。
Hakon Jarl�察 �his chief labors in the world being over�察 �is said to have
become very dissolute in his elder days�察�especially in the matter of women�察�
the wretched old fool�察�led away by idleness and fulness of bread�察�which to
all of us are well said to be the parents of mischief。 Having absolute power�察�
he got into the habit of openly plundering men's pretty daughters and
wives from them�察�and�察�after a few weeks�察�sending them back�察�greatly to
the rage of the fierce Norse heart�察�had there been any means of resisting or
revenging。 It did�察 �after a little while�察 �prove the ruin and destruction of
Hakon the Rich�察 �as he was then called。 It opened the door�察 �namely�察 �for
entry of Olaf Tryggveson upon the scene��a very much grander man�察�in
regard to whom the wiles and traps of Hakon proved to be a recipe�察�not on
Tryggveson�察 �but on the wily Hakon himself�察 �as shall now be seen
straightway。
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CHAPTER VI。
OLAF TRYGGVESON。
Hakon�察�in late times�察�had heard of a famous stirring person�察�victorious
in various lands and seas�察�latterly united in sea´robbery with Svein�察�Prince
Royal of Denmark�察 �afterwards King Svein of the Double´beard �─�_Zvae
Skiaeg_;�察 �_Twa Shag_�� or fork´beard�察 �both of whom had already done
transcendent feats in the viking way during this copartnery。 The fame of
Svein�察�and this stirring personage�察�whose name was ;Ole�察─�and�察�recently�察�
their stupendous feats in plunder of England�察�siege of London�察�and other
wonders and splendors of viking glory and success�察�had gone over all the
North�察�awakening the attention of Hakon and everybody there。 The name
of ;Ole; was enigmatic�察 �mysterious�察 �and even dangerous´looking to
Hakon Jarl�察 �who at length sent out a confidential spy to investigate this
;Ole�察─ �a feat which the confidential spy did completely accomplish��by
no means to Hakon's profit� �The mysterious ;Ole; proved to be no other
than Olaf�察 �son of Tryggve�察 �destined to blow Hakon Jarl suddenly into
destruction�察�and become famous among the heroes of the Norse world。
Of Olaf Tryggveson one always hopes there might�察�one day�察�some real
outline of a biography be written�察�fished from the abysses where ��as usual��
it welters deep in foul neighborhood for the present。 Farther on we intend
a few words more upon the matter。 But in this place all that concerns us in
it limits itself to the two following facts first�察�that Hakon's confidential spy
;found Ole in Dublin�察─�picked acquaintance with him�察�got him to confess
that he was actually Olaf�察�son of Tryggve ��the Tryggve�察�whom Blood´axe's
fierce widow and her sons had murdered���察�got him gradually to own that
perhaps an expedition into Norway might have its chances�察�and finally that�察�
under such a wise and loyal guidance as his ��the confidential spy's�察�whose
friendship for Tryggveson was so indubitable���察 �he ��Tryggveson�� would
actually try it upon Hakon Jarl�察�the dissolute old scoundrel。 Fact second is�察�
that about the time they two set sail from Dublin on their Norway
expedition�察�Hakon Jarl removed to Trondhjem�察�then called Lade�察�intending
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to pass some months there。
Now just about the time when Tryggveson�察�spy�察�and party had landed
in Norway�察 �and were advancing upon Lade�察 �with what support from the
public could be got�察�dissolute old Hakon Jarl had heard of one Gudrun�察�a
Bonder's wife�察 �unparalleled in beauty�察 �who was called in those parts�察�
;Sunbeam of the Grove; ��so inexpressibly lovely���察�and sent off a couple of
thralls to bring her to him。 ;Never�察─ �answered Gudrun�察 �never�察─ �her
indignant husband�察 �in a tone dangerous and displeasing to these Court
thralls�察�who had to leave rapidly�察�but threatened to return in better strength
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