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Preface Of Snorre Sturlason

Chapter I - The Ynglinga Saga

Part 1 - Of The Situation Of Countries

Part 2 - Of The People Of Asia

Part 3 - Of Odin's Brothers

Part 4 - Of Odin's War With The People Of Vanaland

Part 5 - Odin Divides His Kingdom: Also Concerning Gefion

Part 6 - Of Odin's Accomplishments

Part 7 - Of Odin's Feats

Part 8 - Odin's Lawgiving

Part 9 - Of Njord's Marriage

Part 10 - Of Odin's Death

Part 11 - Of Njord.

Part 12 - Frey's Death

Part 13 - Of Freya And Her Daughters

Part 14 - Of King Fjolne's Death

Part 15 - Of Swegde

Part 16 - Of Vanlande, Swegde's Son

Part 17 - Of Visbur, Vanlande's Son

Part 18 - Of Domald, Visbur's Son

Part 19 - Of Domar, Domald's Son

Part 20 - Of Dygve, Domar's Son

Part 21 - Of Dag The Wise

Part 22 - Of Agne, Dag's Son

Part 23 - Of Alric And Eric

Part 24 - Of Yngve And Alf

Part 25 - Of Hugleik

Part 26 - King Gudlog's Death

Part 27 - Of King Hake

Part 28 - Jorund, Yngve's Son

Part 29 - Of King On, Jorund's Son

Part 30 - Of Egil And Tunne

Part 31 - Of King Ottar

Part 32 - Of King Adils' Marriage

Part 33 - Of King Adils' Death

Part 34 - Rolf Krake's Death

Part 35 - Of Eystein And The Jutland King Solve

Part 36 - Of Yngvar's Fall

Part 37 - Of Onund The Land-clearer

Part 38 - Of Ingjald The Bad

Part 39 - Of King Onund's Death

Part 40 - The Burning In Upsal

Part 41 - Of Hjorvard's Marriage

Part 42 - War Between Ingjald And Granmar And Hjorvard

Part 43 - Death Of The Kings Granmar And Hjorvard

Part 44 - Of Ingjald's Death

Part 45 - Of Ivar

Part 46 - Of Olaf The Tree-feller

Part 47 - Olaf The Tree-feller's Death

Part 48 - Halfdan Hvitbein Made King

Part 49 - Of Halfdan Hvitbein

Part 50 - Of Ingjald, Brother Of Halfdan

Part 51 - Of King Eystein's Death

Part 52 - Of Halfdan The Mild

Part 53 - Of Gudrod The Hunter

Part 54 - Of King Olaf's Death

Part 55 - Of Rognvald The Mountain-high

Chapter II - Halfdan The Black Saga

Part 1 - Halfdan Fights With Gandalf And Sigtryg

Part 2 - Battle Between Halfdan And Eystein

Part 3 - Halfdan's Marriage

Part 4 - Halfdan's Strife With Gandalf's Sons

Part 5 - Halfdan's Marriage With Hjort's Daughter

Part 6 - Of Ragnhild's Dream

Part 7 - Of Halfdan's Dream

Part 8 - Halfdan's Meat Vanishes At A Feast

Part 9 - Halfdan S Death

Chapter III - Harald Harfager's Saga

Part 1 - Harald's Strife With Hake And His Father Gandalf

Part 2 - King Harald Overcomes Five Kings

Part 3 - Of Gyda, Daughter Of Eirie

Part 4 - King Harald's Vow

Part 5 - The Battle In Orkadal

Part 6 - King Harald S Laws For Land Property

Part 7 - Battle In Gaulardal

Part 8 - Harald Seizes Naumudal District

Part 9 - King Harald's Home Affairs

Part 10 - Battle At Solskel

Part 11 - Fall Of Kings Arnvid And Audbjorn

Part 12 - King Vemund Burnt To Death

Part 13 - Death Of Earls Hakon, And Atle Mjove

Part 14 - Harald And The Swedish King Eirik

Part 15 - Harald At A Feast Of The Peasant Ake

Part 16 - Harald's Journey To Tunsberg

Part 17 - The Battle In Gautland

Part 18 - Hrane Gauzke's Death

Part 19 - Battle In Hafersfjord

Part 20 - Harald Supreme Sovereign In Norway

Part 21 - Harald's Marriage And His Children

Part 22 - King Harald's Voyage To The West

Part 23 - Harald Has His Hair Clipped

Part 24 - Rolf Ganger Driven Into Banishment

Part 25 - Of The Fin Svase And King Harald

Part 26 - Of Thjodolf Of Hvin, The Skald

Part 27 - Of Earl Torfeinar's Obtaining Orkney

Part 28 - King Eirik Eymundson's Death

Part 29 - Guthorm's Death In Tunsberg

Part 30 - Earl Ragnvald Burnt In His House

Part 31 - Halfdan Haleg's Death

Part 32 - Harald And Einar Reconciled

Part 33 - Death Of Guthorm And Halfdan The White

Part 34 - Marriage Of Eirik

Part 35 - Harald Divides His Kingdom

Part 36 - Death Of Ragnvald Rettilbeine

Part 37 - Death Of Gudrod Ljome

Part 38 - King Bjorn Kaupman's Death

Part 39 - Reconciliation Of The Kings

Part 40 - Birth Of Hakon The Good

Part 41 - King Athelstan's Message

Part 42 - Hauk's Journey To England

Part 43 - Hakon, The Foster-son Of Athelstan, Is Baptized

Part 44 - Eirik Brought To The Sovereignty

Part 45 - King Harald's Death

Part 46 - The Death Of Olaf And Of Sigrod

Chapter IV - Hakon The Good's Saga

Part 1 - Hakon Chosen King

Part 2 - King Hakon's Progress Through The Country

Part 3 - Eirik's Departure From The Country

Part 4 - Eirik's Death

Part 5 - Gunhild And Her Sons

Part 6 - Battle In Jutland

Part 7 - Battle In Eyrarsund

Part 8 - King Hakon's Expedition To Denmark

Part 9 - Of King Trygve

Part 10 - Of Gunhild S Sons

Part 11 - King Hakon As A Law-giver

Part 12 - The Birth Of Earl Hakon The Great

Part 13 - Of Eystein The Bad

Part 14 - Jamtaland And Helsingjaland

Part 15 - Hakon Spreads Christianity

Part 16 - About Sacrifices

Part 17 - The Frosta-thing

Part 18 - King Hakon Offers Sacrifices

Part 19 - Feast Of The Sacrifice At More

Part 20 - Battle At Ogvaldsnes

Part 21 - King Hakon's Laws

Part 22 - Concerning Eirik's Sons

Part 23 - Of Egil Ulserk

Part 24 - Battle At Fredarberg

Part 25 - Of King Gamle

Part 26 - King Gamle And Ulserk Fall

Part 27 - Egil Ulserk's Burial-ground

Part 28 - News Of War Comes To King Hakon

Part 29 - The Armament Of Eirik's Sons

Part 30 - King Hakon's Battle Array

Part 31 - Fall Of Skreyja And Askman

Part 32 - Hakon's Death

Chapter V - Saga Of King Harald Grafeld

Part 1 - Government Of The Sons Of Eirik

Part 2 - Christianity Of Gunhild's Sons

Part 3 - Councils By Gunhild And Her Sons

Part 4 - Gunhild's Sons And Grjotgard

Part 5 - Sigurd Burnt In A House In Stjoradal

Part 6 - History Of Hakon, Sigurd's Son

Part 7 - Of Harald Grafeld

Part 8 - Earl Eirik's Birth

Part 9 - King Trygve Olafson's Murder

Part 10 - King Gudrod's Fall

Part 11 - Of Harald Grenske

Part 12 - Earl Hakon's Feuds

Part 13 - Of Earl Hakon And Gunhild's Sons

Part 14 - Sigurd Slefa's Murder

Part 15 - Grjotgard's Fall

Part 16 - King Erling's Fall

Part 17 - The Seasons In Norway At This Time

Part 18 - The Icelanders And Eyvind The Skald

Chapter VI - King Olaf Trygvason's Saga

Part 1 - Olaf Trygvason's Birth

Part 2 - Of Gunhild S Sons

Part 3 - Astrid's Journey

Part 4 - Hakon's Embassy To Sweden

Part 5 - Of Sigurd Eirikson

Part 6 - Olaf Is Set Free In Eistland

Part 7 - Klerkon Killed By Olaf

Part 8 - Of Hakon Earl Of Hlader

Part 9 - Of Gold Harald

Part 10 - Councils Held By Hakon And Harald

Part 11 - Harald Gormson's Message To Norway

Part 12 - Treachery Of Harald And Hakon

Part 13 - Death Of Harald Grafeld

Part 14 - Gold Harald's Death

Part 15 - Division Of The Country

Part 16 - Gunhild's Sons Leave The Country

Part 17 - Hakon's Battle With Ragnfred

Part 18 - Battle Between Hakon And Ragnfred

Part 19 - Earl Hakon's Marriage

Part 20 - Death Of Skopte

Part 21 - Olaf Trygvason's Journey From Russia

Part 22 - Olaf Trygvason's Marriage

Part 23 - Earl Hakon Pays No Scat

Part 24 - Harald Opposes Christianity

Part 25 - Olaf Trygvason's War Expedition

Part 26 - Otta And Hakon In Battle

Part 27 - Harald And Hakon Are Baptized

Part 28 - Hakon Renounces Christianity

Part 29 - Emperor Otta Returns Home

Part 30 - Olaf's Journey From Vindland

Part 31 - King Olaf's Forays

Part 32 - King Olaf Is Baptized

Part 33 - Olaf Marries Gyda

Part 34 - King Olaf And Alfvine's Duel

Part 35 - King Olaf Gets His Dog Vige

Part 36 - Harald Gormson Sails Against Iceland

Part 37 - Harald Sends A Warlock To Iceland

Part 38 - Harald Gormson's Death

Part 39 - Vow Of The Jomsborg Vikings

Part 40 - Eirik And Hakon Make A War Levy

Part 41 - Expedition Of The Jomsborg Vikings

Part 42 - Of The Jomsborg Vikings

Part 43 - Battle With The Jomsborg Vikings

Part 44 - Earl Sigvalde's Flight

Part 45 - Bue Throws Himself Overboard

Part 46 - Vikings Bound Together In One Chain

Part 47 - Death Of Gissur Of Valders

Part 48 - King Harald Grenske's Death

Part 49 - Birth Of Olaf, Son Of Harald Grenske

Part 50 - About Earl Hakon

Part 51 - Thorer Klakka's Journey

Part 52 - Olaf Trygvason Comes To Norway

Part 53 - Earl Hakon's Flight

Part 54 - Erlend's Death

Part 55 - Earl Hakon's Death

Part 56 - Earl Hakon's Head

Part 57 - Olaf Trygvason Elected King

Part 58 - Lodin's Marriage

Part 59 - Olaf Baptizes The Country Of Viken

Part 60 - Of The Hordaland People

Part 61 - Rogaland Baptized

Part 62 - Erling Skjalgson's Wooing

Part 63 - Hordaland Baptized

Part 64 - Erling Skjalgson's Wedding

Part 65 - Raumsdal And Fjord-districts Baptized

Part 66 - Olaf Proposes Marriage To Queen Sigrid

Part 67 - Olaf Haraldson Baptized

Part 68 - Meeting Of Olaf And Sigrid

Part 69 - The Burning Of Warlocks

Part 70 - Eyvind Kelda's Death

Part 71 - Olaf And Odin's Apparition

Part 72 - The Thing In Throndhjem

Part 73 - Jarnskegge Or Iron Beard

Part 74 - The Feast At Hlader

Part 75 - Of The Thing In Throndhjem

Part 76 - The Throndhjem People Baptized

Part 77 - A Town In The Throndhjem Country

Part 78 - King Olaf's Marriage

Part 79 - Building Of The Ship Crane

Part 80 - Thangbrand The Priest Goes To Iceland

Part 81 - Of Sigurd And Hauk

Part 82 - Of Harek Of Thjotta

Part 83 - Eyvind Kinrifa's Death

Part 84 - Halogaland Made Christian

Part 85 - Thorer Hjort's Death

Part 86 - King Olaf's Voyage To Godey

Part 87 - Of Raud's Being Tortured

Part 88 - Of The Icelanders

Part 89 - Baptism Of The Icelanders

Part 90 - Halfred Vandredaskald Baptized

Part 91 - Thangbrand Returns From Iceland

Part 92 - Of King Olaf's Feats

Part 93 - Baptism Of Leif Eirikson

Part 94 - Fall Of King Gudrod

Part 95 - Building Of The Ship Long Serpent

Part 96 - Earl Eirik, The Son Of Hakon

Part 97 - Eirik's Foray On The Baltic Coasts

Part 98 - King Svein's Marriage

Part 99 - King Burizleif's Marriage

Part 100 - Olaf Gets Thyre In Marriage

Part 101 - Olaf's Levy For War

Part 102 - Crew On Board Of The Long Serpent

Part 103 - Iceland Baptized

Part 104 - Greenland Baptized

Part 105 - Ragnvald Sends Messengers To Olaf

Part 106 - Olaf Sends Expedition To Vindland

Part 107 - Olaf's Expedition Vindland

Part 108 - Conspiracy Against King Olaf

Part 109 - Earl Sigvalde's Treacherous Plans

Part 110 - King Olaf's Voyage From Vindland

Part 111 - Consultation Of The Kings

Part 112 - Of King Olaf's People

Part 113 - Olaf's Ships Prepared For Battle

Part 114 - Of King Olaf

Part 115 - The Battle Begins

Part 116 - Flight Of Svein And Olaf The Swede

Part 117 - Of Earl Eirik

Part 118 - Of Einar Tambarskelver

Part 119 - Olaf Gives His Men Sharp Swords

Part 120 - The Serpent Boarded

Part 121 - The Serpent's Decks Cleared

Part 122 - Report Among The People

Part 123 - Of Earl Eirik, The Son Of Hakon

Chapter VII - Saga Of Olaf Haraldson

Part 1 - Of Saint Olaf's Bringing Up

Part 2 - Of Olaf And King Sigurd Syr

Part 3 - Of Ring Olaf's Accomplishments

Part 4 - King Olaf's War Expedition

Part 5 - Olaf's First Battle

Part 6 - Foray In Svithjod

Part 7 - The Second Battle

Part 8 - The Third Battle

Part 9 - The Fourth Battle In Sudervik

Part 10 - The Fifth Battle In Friesland

Part 11 - Death Of King Svein Forked Beard

Part 12 - The Sixth Battle

Part 13 - The Seventh Battle

Part 14 - Eighth And Ninth Battles Of Olaf

Part 15 - The Tenth Battle

Part 16 - Eleventh, Twelfth And Thirteenth Battles

Part 17 - Fourteenth Battle And Olaf's Dream

Part 18 - Fifteenth Battle

Part 19 - Of The Earls Of Rouen

Part 20 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 21 - Of Erling Skialgson

Part 22 - Of The Herse Erling Skialgson

Part 23 - Of Earl Eirik

Part 24 - The Murder Of Edmund

Part 25 - Olaf And Ethelred's Sons

Part 26 - Battle Of King Olaf

Part 27 - Olaf's Expedition To Norway

Part 28 - Hakon Taken Prisoner By Olaf

Part 29 - Hakon's Departure From Norway

Part 30 - Asta Receives Her Son Olaf

Part 31 - King Sigurd's Dress

Part 32 - Of The Feast

Part 33 - Conversation Of Olaf And Sigurd

Part 34 - Kings In The Upland Districts

Part 35 - Olaf Gets The Title Of King From The Thing

Part 36 - King Olaf Travels In The Uplands

Part 37 - Levy Against Olaf In Throndhjem

Part 38 - Olaf's Progress In Throndhjem

Part 39 - Of Earl Svein's Proceedings

Part 40 - Earl Svein's And Einar's Consultations

Part 41 - Of Sigvat The Skald

Part 42 - Of Earl Svein

Part 43 - Of King Olaf

Part 44 - Of Earl Svein's Forces

Part 45 - King Olaf S Forces

Part 46 - King Olaf's Speech

Part 47 - Of The Battle At Nesjar

Part 48 - Earl Svein's Flight

Part 49 - Earl Svein Leaves The Country

Part 50 - Olaf's And Sigurd's Consultation

Part 51 - Of King Olaf

Part 52 - Plan Of Svein And The Swedish King

Part 53 - Earl Svein's Death

Part 54 - Of The Throndhjem People

Part 55 - Of King Olaf's Household

Part 56 - Of King Olaf's Habits

Part 57 - King Olaf's Messengers

Part 58 - Olaf And Erling Reconciled

Part 59 - Eilif Of Gautland's Murder

Part 60 - The History Of Eyvind Urarhorn

Part 61 - Thrand White's Murder

Part 62 - Christianity Proclaimed In Viken

Part 63 - Hroe's Fall

Part 64 - Fall Of Gudleik And Thorgaut

Part 65 - Meeting Of Olaf And Ragnvald

Part 66 - King Olaf The Swede

Part 67 - Account Of Their Reconciliation

Part 68 - Journey Of Bjorn The Marshal

Part 69 - Conversation Of Bjorn And Ingebjorg

Part 70 - Of Sigvat The Skald

Part 71 - Hjalte Skeggjason While He Was In Svithiod

Part 72 - Olaf's Journey To The Uplands

Part 73 - Treachery Of The Upland Kings

Part 74 - Mutilating Of The Upland Kings

Part 75 - King Olaf's Half-brothers

Part 76 - The Division Of The Country

Part 77 - Of The Lagman Thorgny

Part 78 - Meeting Of Ragnvald And Ingegerd

Part 79 - Ragnvald And Thorgny

Part 80 - Of The Upsala Thing

Part 81 - Thorgny's Speech

Part 82 - Of King Hrorek's Treachery

Part 83 - Of Little Fin

Part 84 - Murder Of Olaf's Court-men

Part 85 - Of Hrorek's Assault

Part 86 - King Hrorek's Journey To Iceland

Part 87 - Battle In Ulfreks-fjord

Part 88 - Olaf Prepares For His Bridal Journey

Part 89 - Of The Swedish King's Children

Part 90 - Of The Swedish King Olaf's Hunting

Part 91 - Olaf The Norway King's Counsels

Part 92 - Sigvat The Skald's Journey Eastwards

Part 93 - Ragnvald And Astra's Journey

Part 94 - Of King Olaf's Marriage

Part 95 - The Agreement Broken By Olaf

Part 96 - History Of The Lagman Emund

Part 97 - Meeting Of Reconciliation Between The Kings

Part 98 - Of Olaf Of Norway, After The Meeting

Part 99 - History Of The Earls Of Orkney

Part 100 - Of The Earls Einar And Bruse

Part 101 - Of Thorkel Amundason

Part 102 - The Agreement Of The Earls

Part 103 - Eyvind Urarhorn's Murder

Part 104 - Earl Einar's Murder

Part 105 - Agreement Between King Olaf And Earl Bruse

Part 106 - The Earl's Agreement To The King's Terms

Part 107 - Earl Thorfin's Departure, And Reconciliation With Thorkel

Part 108 - Earl Bruse's Departure

Part 109 - Of The Earls Thorfin And Bruse

Part 110 - Of Harek Of Thjotta

Part 111 - Of The People Of Halogaland

Part 112 - Of Asmund Grankelson

Part 113 - Of The Sacrifices Of The Throndhjem People

Part 114 - Of The Sacrifices By The People Of The Interior Of The Throndhjem District

Part 115 - Murder Of Olver Of Eggja

Part 116 - Of The Sons Of Arne

Part 117 - King Olaf's Journey To The Uplands

Part 118 - The Story Of Dale-gudbrand

Part 119 - Dale-gudbrand Is Baptized

Part 120 - Hedemark Baptized

Part 121 - Reconciliation Of The King And Einar

Part 122 - Reconciliation Of The King And Erling

Part 123 - Here Begins The Story Of Asbjorn Selsbane

Part 124 - Murder Of Thorer Sel

Part 125 - Of Skjalg, The Son Of Erling Skjalgson

Part 126 - Of Thorarin Nefiulfson

Part 127 - Erling's Reconciliation With King Olaf

Part 128 - Of Thorer Hund And Asbjorn Selsbane

Part 129 - King Olaf Baptizes In Vors And Valders

Part 130 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 131 - The Birth Of King Magnus

Part 132 - The Murder Of Asbjorn Selsbane

Part 133 - Of King Olaf

Part 134 - King Olaf's Message To Iceland

Part 135 - The Answer Of The Icelanders

Part 136 - Of The People Of The Farey Islands

Part 137 - Of The Marriage Of Ketil And Of Thord To The King's Sisters

Part 138 - Of The Icelanders

Part 139 - Here Begins The Story Of Canute The Great

Part 140 - Canute's Message To King Olaf

Part 141 - King Olaf's Alliance With Onund The King Of Svithjod

Part 142 - King Canute's Ambassadors To Onund Of Svithjod

Part 143 - The Expedition To Bjarmaland

Part 144 - Meeting Of King Olaf And King Onund

Part 145 - Thoralf's Murder

Part 146 - Of The Icelanders

Part 147 - Of The Jamtaland People

Part 148 - Stein's Story

Part 149 - Fin Arnason's Expedition To Halogaland

Part 150 - Dispute Between Harek And Asmund

Part 151 - Thorod's Story

Part 152 - King Olaf's Levy Of Men

Part 153 - Karl Morske's Story

Part 154 - King Olaf's Expedition With His Levy

Part 155 - Of King Olaf And King Onund

Part 156 - Of King Canute The Great

Part 157 - Of King Canute's Ship The Dragon

Part 158 - Hardaknut Taken To Be King In Denmark

Part 159 - Foray In Scania

Part 160 - Battle In Helga River

Part 161 - King Olaf And King Onund's Plans

Part 162 - Of King Canute And Earl Ulf

Part 163 - Of The Earl's Murder

Part 164 - Of King Olaf And The Swedes

Part 165 - Of Egil And Tofe

Part 166 - Treachery Towards King Olaf

Part 167 - King Olaf's Consultations

Part 168 - Harek Of Thjotta's Voyage

Part 169 - King Olaf's Course From Svithjod

Part 170 - Of Sigvat The Skald

Part 171 - Of Erling Skjalgson And His Sons

Part 172 - Of King Olaf's Presents At Yule

Part 173 - Of Bjorn The Bailiff

Part 174 - Of Raud's Sons

Part 175 - Thorer's Death

Part 176 - The Fall Of Grjotgard

Part 177 - King Olaf Sends For His Ships And Goods

Part 178 - King Olaf's Counsels

Part 179 - Harek Of Thjotta Burns Grankel And His Men

Part 180 - King Canute's Expedition To Norway

Part 181 - Of King Canute

Part 182 - Of Thorarin Loftunga

Part 183 - Of The Messengers Sent By King Olaf For His Ships

Part 184 - Of King Olaf In His Proceedings

Part 185 - Of King Olaf's Voyage

Part 186 - Of Erling Skjalgson's Fall

Part 187 - Of The Insurrection Of Agder District

Part 188 - Death Of Aslak Fitiaskalle

Part 189 - Clearing Of The Urd

Part 190 - Olaf's Prophecies

Part 191 - King Olaf Proceeds To Russia

Part 192 - Causes Of The Revolt Against King Olaf

Part 193 - Of Jokul Bardson

Part 194 - Of Kalf Arnason

Part 195 - Of The Death Of Earl Hakon

Part 196 - Of Bjorn The Marshal

Part 197 - Bjorn The Marshal's Journey

Part 198 - Of King Olaf

Part 199 - Of King Olaf's Dream

Part 200 - Of King Olaf's Healing Powers

Part 201 - King Olaf Burns The Wood Shavings On His Hand For His Sabbath Breach

Part 202 - Of King Olaf

Part 203 - Of King Olaf's Journey From Russia

Part 204 - Of The Lendermen In Norway

Part 205 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 206 - Of The Chief People In Norway

Part 207 - Of Harald Sigurdson's Proceedings

Part 208 - Of King Olaf's Proceedings In Svithjod

Part 209 - King Olaf Advances To Jarnberaland

Part 210 - Of Dag Hringson

Part 211 - Of King Olaf's Journey

Part 212 - Of Vagabond-men

Part 213 - Of King Olaf's Vision

Part 214 - Of The Miracle On The Corn Land

Part 215 - Of The Baptism Of The Vagabond Forest-men

Part 216 - King Olaf's Speech

Part 217 - King Olaf's Counsel

Part 218 - Of King Olaf's Skalds

Part 219 - Of King Olaf's Gifts For The Souls Of Those Who Should Be Slain

Part 220 - Of Thormod Kolbrunarskald

Part 221 - King Olaf Comes To Stiklestad

Part 222 - Of Thorgils Halmason

Part 223 - Olaf's Speech

Part 224 - Of Thord Folason

Part 225 - Of King Olaf's Armour

Part 226 - King Olaf's Dream

Part 227 - Of Arnljot Gelline's Baptism

Part 228 - Concerning The Army Collected In Norway

Part 229 - Of Bishop Sigurd

Part 230 - Bishop Sigurd's Speech

Part 231 - Of The Lendermen

Part 232 - Kalf Arnason's Speech

Part 233 - How The Lendermen Set Up Their Banners

Part 234 - Of Thorstein Knarrarsmid

Part 235 - Of The Preparations Of The Bondes

Part 236 - Of The King's And The Bondes' Armies

Part 237 - Meeting Of The King And The Bondes

Part 238 - Beginning Of The Battle Of Stiklestad

Part 239 - Thorgeir Of Kviststad's Fall

Part 240 - King Olaf's Fall

Part 241 - Beginning Of Dag Hringson's Attack

Part 242 - King Olaf's Miracle Shown To Thorer Hund

Part 243 - Of Kalf Arnason's Brothers

Part 244 - Of The Bondes Of Veradal

Part 245 - Of The King's Brother, Harald Sigurdson

Part 246 - Of Thormod Kolbrunarskald

Part 247 - Thormod's Death

Part 248 - Of Some Circumstances Of The Battle

Part 249 - A Miracle On A Blind Man

Part 250 - Of Thorer Hund

Part 251 - Of King Olaf's Body

Part 252 - Of The Beginning Of King Svein Alfifason's Government

Part 253 - Of King Svein's Laws

Part 254 - Of King Olaf's Sanctity

Part 255 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 256 - Of The Sons Of Arne

Part 257 - Bishop Sigurd's Flight

Part 258 - King Olaf The Saint's Remains Disinterred

Part 259 - Of King Olaf's Miracles

Part 260 - Of King Olaf's Age And Reign

Part 261 - Of The Throndhjem People

Part 262 - Of King Svein's Levy

Part 263 - King Trygve Olafson's Fall

Part 264 - Of The Counsels Of Einar Tambaskelfer And Kalf Arnason

Part 265 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer And Kalf Arnason's Journey

Chapter VIII - Saga Of Magnus The Good

Part 1 - Magnus Olafson's Journey From The West

Part 2 - Magnus's Expedition From Svithjod

Part 3 - Magnus Made King

Part 4 - King Svein's Flight

Part 5 - King Magnus's Journey To Norway

Part 6 - Death Of King Canute The Great And His Son Svein

Part 7 - Reconciliation Between Hardaknut And King Magnus

Part 8 - Of Queen Astrid

Part 9 - Of Sigvat The Skald

Part 10 - Of King Magnus's First Arrival In Svithjod

Part 11 - King Olaf's Shrine

Part 12 - Of Thorer Hund

Part 13 - Of The Murder Of Harek Of Thjotta

Part 14 - Of Thorgeir Flek

Part 15 - Kalf Arnason Flies The Country

Part 16 - Of The Threats Of The Bondes

Part 17 - Of The Free-speaking Song

Part 18 - Of The English Kings

Part 19 - Of King Magnus Olafson

Part 20 - King Magnus's Armament

Part 21 - King Magnus Comes To Denmark

Part 22 - King Magnus Chosen King Of Denmark

Part 23 - Of Svein Ulfson

Part 24 - Svein Ulfson Created An Earl

Part 25 - King Magnus's Foray

Part 26 - Svein Receives The Title Of King

Part 27 - Of King Magnus's Military Force

Part 28 - Of King Olaf's Miracle

Part 29 - Battle Of Hlyrskog Heath

Part 30 - Battle At Re

Part 31 - Battle At Aros

Part 32 - Svein's Flight

Part 33 - Burning In Fyen

Part 34 - Battle At Helganes

Part 35 - Of King Magnus's Campaign

Part 36 - Of King Magnus's Battles

Part 37 - Of King Magnus, And Thorfin And Ragnvald, Earls Of Orkney

Part 38 - Of King Magnus's Letter To England

Part 39 - King Edward's Answer To King Magnus's Letter

Chapter IX - Saga Of Harald Hardrade

Part 1 - Harald Escapes From The Battle Of Stiklestad

Part 2 - Harald's Journey To Constantinople

Part 3 - Of Harald

Part 4 - Of Harald And Gyrger Casting Lots

Part 5 - Harald's Expedition In The Land Of The Saracens (serkland)

Part 6 - Battle In Sicily

Part 7 - Battle At Another Castle

Part 8 - Battle at a Third Castle

Part 9 - Of Ulf and Haldor

Part 10 - Battle at a Fourth Castle

Part 11 - Of Harald

Part 12 - Harald's Expedition to Palestine

Part 13 - Harald Put In Prison

Part 14 - King Olaf's Miracle And Blinding The Greek Emperor

Part 15 - Harald's Journey From Constantinople

Part 16 - Of King Harald

Part 17 - King Harald's Marriage

Part 18 - The League Between King Harald And Svein Ulfson

Part 19 - King Harald's Foray

Part 20 - King Magnus's Levy

Part 21 - Treaty Between Harald And Magnus

Part 22 - Treaty Between Harald And Svein Broken

Part 23 - King Magnus Gives Harald Half Of Norway

Part 24 - Harald Gives Magnus The Half Of His Treasures

Part 25 - Of King Magnus

Part 26 - Of Svein Ulfson

Part 27 - Of The Levy Of The Two Kings

Part 28 - King Magnus The Good's Death

Part 29 - King Magnus's Funeral

Part 30 - Of Svein Ulfson

Part 31 - Of King Harald Sigurdson

Part 32 - Of Thorkel Geysa's Daughters

Part 33 - Marriages And Children Of Harald Hardrade

Part 34 - Of The Armaments Of Svein Ulfson And Harald

Part 35 - Harald's Escape Into The Jutland Sea

Part 36 - Of Harald

Part 37 - Of Haldor Snorrason

Part 38 - Of Ulf Uspakson

Part 39 - Of The Building Of Churches And Houses

Part 40 - Beginning Of Hakon Ivarson's Story

Part 41 - Of Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 42 - Of Earl Orm

Part 43 - Harald's Pride

Part 44 - Of The Quarrel Of King Harald And Einar Tambaskelfer

Part 45 - The Fall Of Einar And Eindride

Part 46 - Of King Harald And Fin Arnason

Part 47 - Of Fin Arnason's Journey

Part 48 - Of Fin And Hakon Ivarson

Part 49 - Of The Courtship Of Hakon Ivarson

Part 50 - Hakon's Journey To Denmark

Part 51 - Murder Of Asmund

Part 52 - Hakon Ivarson's Marriage

Part 53 - Reconciliation Of King Harald And Kalf

Part 54 - Fall Of Kalf Arnason

Part 55 - Fin Arnason's Expedition Out Of The Country

Part 56 - Of Guthorm Gunhildson

Part 57 - Guthorm's Junction With The Irish King Margad

Part 58 - Miracle Of King Olaf In Denmark

Part 59 - King Olaf's Miracle On A Cripple

Part 60 - King Harald's Foray In Denmark

Part 61 - King Harald Had A Ship Built

Part 62 - King Harald's Challenge

Part 63 - Of King Harald's Fleet

Part 64 - Of King Svein's Armament

Part 65 - Beginning Of The Battle Of Nis-river

Part 66 - King Svein's Flight

Part 67 - Of King Harald

Part 68 - Fin Arnason Gets Quarter

Part 69 - Of King Svein

Part 70 - Of The Talk Of The Court-men

Part 71 - Of The Attempt To Take Earl Hakon

Part 72 - Of Earl Hakon

Part 73 - Agreement Between King Harald And King Svein

Part 74 - King Harald's Battle With Earl Hakon

Part 75 - Death Of Hal, The Murderer Of Kodran

Part 76 - Of King Harald

Part 77 - Of The Kings Of England

Part 78 - Of Harald Godwinson

Part 79 - King Edward's Death

Part 80 - Harald Godwinson Made King Of England

Part 81 - Earl Toste's Expedition To Denmark

Part 82 - Earl Toste's Expedition To Norway

Part 83 - Gyrd's Dreams

Part 84 - Thord's Dream

Part 85 - King Harald's Dream

Part 86 - Battle At Scarborough

Part 87 - Of Harald's Order Of Battle

Part 88 - The Battle At The Humber

Part 89 - Of Earl Toste

Part 90 - Of King Harald's Landing

Part 91 - Of Earl Toste's Counsel

Part 92 - Of King Harald's Army

Part 93 - Of King Harald Godwinson

Part 94 - Of The Troop Of The Nobility

Part 95 - Of The Beginning Of The Battle

Part 96 - Fall Of King Harald

Part 97 - Skirmish Of Orre

Part 98 - Of Styrkar The Marshal

Part 99 - Of William The Bastard

Part 100 - Fall Of King Harald Godwinson

Part 101 - Earl Valthiof's Death

Part 102 - Of Olaf Haraldson's Expedition To Norway

Part 103 - Of King Harald Sigurdson

Part 104 - King Harald And King Olaf Compared

Part 105 - King Magnus's Death

Chapter X - Saga Of Olaf Kyrre

Part 1 - Olaf's Personal Appearance

Part 2 - Of King Olaf's Manner Of Living

Part 3 - Fashion Of King Olaf's Court

Part 4 - Arrangement Of King Olaf's Court

Part 5 - King Svein Ulfson's Death

Part 6 - Miracles Of King Olaf The Saint

Part 7 - Of The Shrine Of King Olaf The Saint

Part 8 - King Olaf Was Blessed With Peace

Part 9 - Meeting Of Olaf Kyrre And Canute The Saint

Part 10 - A Bonde Who Understood The Language Of Birds

Part 11 - Of King Olaf Kyrre's Death

Chapter XI - Saga Of Olaf Kyrre

Part 1 - Beginning Of The Reign Of King Magnus And His Cousin Hakon

Part 2 - Hakon's Death

Part 3 - Of A Foray In Halland

Part 4 - Of Thorer Of Steig

Part 5 - Of Thorer's Adventures

Part 6 - Death Of Thorer And Egil

Part 7 - Of The Punishment Of The Throndhjem People

Part 8 - Of The Bonde Sveinke, And Sigurd Ulstreng

Part 9 - King Magnus Makes War On The Southern Hebudes

Part 10 - Of Lagman, King Gudrod's Son

Part 11 - Of The Fall Of Earl Huge The Brave

Part 12 - Death Of The Earls Of Orkney

Part 13 - Quarrels Of King Magnus And King Inge

Part 14 - Of The Northmen

Part 15 - King Magnus And Giparde

Part 16 - Battle Of Foxerne

Part 17 - Meeting Of The Kings At The Gaut River

Part 18 - King Magnus's Marriage

Part 19 - Of The Quarrel Of King Magnus And Skopte

Part 20 - Fin Skoptason's Proceedings

Part 21 - Ogmund Skoptason's Proceedings

Part 22 - Skopte Ogmundson's Voyage Abroad

Part 23 - Miracle Of King Olaf The Saint At A Fire

Part 24 - Miracle Of King Olaf On A Lame Woman

Part 25 - War In Ireland

Part 26 - King Magnus's Foray On The Land

Part 27 - Fall Of King Magnus

Part 28 - Of King Magnus And Vidkun Jonson

Chapter XII - Saga Of Sigurd The Crusader And His Brothers Eystein And Olaf

Part 1 - Beginning Of The Reign Of King Magnus's Sons

Part 2 - Of The Earls Of Orkney

Part 3 - King Sigurd's Journey Out Of The Country

Part 4 - Of King Sigurd's Journey

Part 5 - Lisbon Taken

Part 6 - Battle In The Island Forminterra

Part 7 - Of The Battles Of Iviza And Minorca

Part 8 - Duke Roger Made A King

Part 9 - Of King Roger

Part 10 - King Sigurd's Expedition To Palestine

Part 11 - Sidon Taken

Part 12 - Sigurd's Expedition To Constantinople

Part 13 - Sigurd And The Emperor Of Constantinople

Part 14 - King Sigurd The Crusader's Return Home

Part 15 - Eystein's Doings In The Meantime

Part 16 - Of King Eystein

Part 17 - Of King Eystein's Perfections

Part 18 - Of Ivar Ingimundson

Part 19 - Of King Sigurd

Part 20 - Of King Sigurd's Dream

Part 21 - Of King Sigurd's Marriage

Part 22 - Of The Cases Before The Thing

Part 23 - Of King Olaf's Death

Part 24 - Magnus The Blind; His Birth

Part 25 - Comparison Between The Two Kings

Part 26 - Of King Sigurd's Sickness

Part 27 - Of King Eystein's Death

Part 28 - Baptizing The People Of Smaland

Part 29 - Of Thorarin Stutfeld

Part 30 - Of Sigurd And Ottar Birting

Part 31 - Of King Sigurd's Dream

Part 32 - Of Aslak Hane

Part 33 - Of A Woman Brought To The King

Part 34 - Harald Gille Comes To Norway

Part 35 - Race Between Magnus And Harald Gille

Part 36 - Of Sigurd's Swimming

Part 37 - Of Harald And Svein Rimhildson

Part 38 - Of King Olaf's Miracle

Part 39 - King Olaf's Miracle With A Prisoner

Part 40 - King Sigurd Marries Cecilia

Part 41 - Improvement Of Konungahella

Part 42 - King Sigurd's Death

Chapter XIII - Saga Of Magnus The Blind And Of Harald Gille

Part 1 - Magnus And Harald Proclaimed Kings

Part 2 - Of The Forces Of Harald And Magnus

Part 3 - Battle At Fyrileif

Part 4 - Death Of Asbjorn And Of Nereid

Part 5 - Of The Counsels Proposed

Part 6 - Of Harald's Force

Part 7 - King Magnus Taken Prisoner

Part 8 - King Magnus Mutilated

Part 9 - Wonderful Omens In Konungahella

Part 10 - The Rise Of War In Konungahella

Part 11 - The Second Battle

Part 12 - Of Magnus The Blind

Part 13 - Of King Harald Gille And Bishop Magnus

Part 14 - Beginning Of Sigurd Slembidjakn

Part 15 - Sigurd In Iceland

Part 16 - Of Sigurd Slembe

Part 17 - Treachery Towards King Harald

Part 18 - Murder Of King Harald

Chapter XIV - Saga Of Sigurd, Inge, And Eystein, The Sons Of Harald

Part 1 - History Of Kings Sigurd And Inge

Part 2 - Of Sigurd Slembidjakn

Part 3 - King Eirik's Expedition To Norway

Part 4 - The Town Of Oslo Burnt

Part 5 - Of Sigurd Slembidjakn

Part 6 - The Murder Of Beintein

Part 7 - Of Sigurd's Slembe's Campaign

Part 8 - Of King Inge's Letter To King Sigurd

Part 9 - Ottar Birting's Speech

Part 10 - Fall Of Magnus The Blind

Part 11 - Sigurd Slembe Taken Prisoner

Part 12 - Torture Of Sigurd Slembe

Part 13 - Eystein Haraldson Comes To Norway

Part 14 - Murder Of Ottar Birting

Part 15 - Beginning Of King Eystein

Part 16 - Beginning Of Orm The King-brother

Part 17 - Journey Of Erling Skakke And Earl Ragnvald

Part 18 - Birth Of Hakon Herdebreid

Part 19 - Eystein And The Peasants Of Hising Isle

Part 20 - War Expedition Of King Haraldson

Part 21 - Of Harald's Sons

Part 22 - Habits And Manners Of Harald's Sons

Part 23 - Cardinal Nikolas Comes To The Country

Part 24 - Miracle Of King Olaf

Part 25 - Miracles Of King Olaf On Richard

Part 26 - King Inge And Sigurd Hold A Thing

Part 27 - Of Gregorius Dagson

Part 28 - Of King Sigurd's Fall

Part 29 - Of Gregorius Dagson

Part 30 - Reconciliation Of Eystein And Inge

Part 31 - Of Eystein And Inge

Part 32 - King Eystein's Death

Chapter XV - Saga Of Hakon Herdebreid

Part 1 - Beginning Of Hakon Herdebreid

Part 2 - Of Gregorius Dagson

Part 3 - King Hakon's Flight

Part 4 - Fall Of Gyrd And Havard

Part 5 - Of The Consultations Of King Inge

Part 6 - Erling's Speech

Part 7 - Of Hakon's Fleet

Part 8 - Sigurd Of Reyr's Speech

Part 9 - Of King Inge's Men

Part 10 - Beginning Of The Battle

Part 11 - King Hakon's Flight

Part 12 - The Conflict Upon The Piers

Part 13 - Munan's Death

Part 14 - Of The Fall Of Gregorius Dagson

Part 15 - King Inge Hears Of Gregorius's Fall

Part 16 - Of King Inge

Part 17 - King Inge's Speech

Part 18 - King Inge's Fall

Part 19 - Of King Hakon And Queen Kristin

Part 20 - Of Olaf's Miracle

Part 21 - Olaf's Miracle In Favour Of The Varings

Chapter XVI - Magnus Erlingson's Saga

Part 1 - Of Magnus Erlingson's Beginning

Part 2 - King Magnus Goes To Denmark

Part 3 - Battle Of Tunsberg

Part 4 - Of Erling And Hakon

Part 5 - Of Erling's People

Part 6 - Of Erling Skakke

Part 7 - Fall Of King Hakon

Part 8 - Flight Of The Chiefs Of Hakon's Men

Part 9 - Of King Sigurd's Beginning

Part 10 - Earl Sigurd's Condemnation

Part 11 - Of Erling

Part 12 - Erling Gets News Of Earl Sigurd

Part 13 - Of Earl Sigurd's Battle Array

Part 14 - Earl Sigurd's Fall

Part 15 - Markus Of Skog, And Sigurd Sigurdson

Part 16 - Beginning Of Archbishop Eystein

Part 17 - Of Markus And King Sigurd

Part 18 - Markus And King Sigurd Killed

Part 19 - Erling And The People Of Hising Isle

Part 20 - Death Of Frirek Keina And Bjarne

Part 21 - Conference Between Erling And Eystein

Part 22 - King Magnus's Consecration

Part 23 - King Valdemar's Embassy

Part 24 - Erling And The People Of Viken

Part 25 - Letters Of The Throndhjem People

Part 26 - Erling And The People Of Throndhjem

Part 27 - King Valdemar's Expedition To Norway

Part 28 - Erling's Expedition To Jutland

Part 29 - Erling's Expedition To Denmark

Part 30 - King Valdemar And Erling

Part 31 - Beginning Of Olaf

Part 32 - Of Erling

Part 33 - Battle At Rydiokul

Part 34 - Battle At Stangar

Part 35 - Harald's Death

Part 36 - Eystein Eysteinson And The Birkebeins

Part 37 - Birkebeins, King Eystein, And Skakke

Part 38 - Of Nikolas

Part 39 - Of Eirik And Nikolas

Part 40 - The Fall Of Nikolas

Part 41 - Eystein Proclaimed King

Part 42 - The Fall Of King Eystein

Part 43 - Of The Birkebeins

Part 44 - Of King Magnus Erlingson

Author:	Snorri Sturlson
Date:	c.1179-1241
Category:	Norse
Count:	320,198 Words 1,807,171 Chars
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Heimskringla

The Chronicle of The Kings of Norway

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Heimskringla

or

The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway

by

Snorri Sturlson

(c.1179-1241)

Samuel Laing (London, 1844), translator.