Heimskringla
The Chronicle of The Kings of Norway
by Snorri Sturlson | c.1179-1241 | 320,198 words
The "Heimskringla" of Snorri Sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about A.D. 850 to the year A.D. 1177....
Part 33 - Of A Woman Brought To The King
One Yule eve the king sat in the hall, and the tables were laid out, and the king said,
"Get me flesh-meat."
They answered,
"Sire, it is not the custom to eat flesh-meat on Yule eve."
The king said,
"If it be not the custom I will make it the custom."
They went out, and brought him a dolphin. The king stuck his knife into it, but did not eat of it.
Then the king said,
"Bring me a girl here into the hall."
They brought him a woman whose head-dress went far down her brows. The king took her hand in his hands, looked at her, and said,
"An ill looking girl!"
((LACUNA — The rest of this story is missing))