United States or Kazakhstan ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
Soon they did not hold their ground, but withdrew out of shot range; and this fleet, as Olaf had said, came off with no glory. But none the less the battle raged fierce and long, and numbers fell on either side of the Swedes, however, most till it came about that Olaf the Swede saw this to be the best counsel for himself and his fleet, to make as if they shunned the fight.
And then he looked yet more keenly into the boy's face, as if to seek some likeness there. "Even so," returned Olaf. "And what of that? Little good can it do me to be a king's son if I am also a slave, made to work hard for my daily portion of black bread and tough horse flesh. Triggvi is in Valhalla, with Harald Fairhair and the rest of them, and he cannot help me now.
But up to this time, she had been, as it were, secluded from all eyes, a few haymakers and fishermen were the only persons of the male sex who had ever been within the precincts of Olaf Gueldmar's dwelling, with the exception of himself, Dyceworthy, who, being armed with a letter of introduction from the actual minister of Bosekop, whose place, he, for the present, filled, had intruded his company frequently and persistently on the bonde and his daughter, though he knew himself to be entirely unwelcome.
"I will hang you up if he is lost," said Wulfnoth's voice. Then I sprang up and shouted, and the vault rang painfully in my ears. It was Olaf who called back to me. "Ho, Redwald where are you?" "Under the house, in a pit," I answered, standing under the opening. Then someone came tramping above me, and the next moment Spray's leather-hosed leg came through the hole, and he nearly joined me.
Storm had washed the air until it was like tonic; a salty perfume rose from the sea; and Olaf stood up and stretched himself and shook the wet from his body as he drank the sweetness into his lungs. Shoreward Alan saw the mountains taking form, and one after another they rose up like living things, their crests catching the fire of the sun.
At the confirmation of Olaf, which took place with great pomp, King Ethelred himself was present, and even stood sponsor. Olaf lived for many weeks at Andover, as King Ethelred's friendly guest, and before he left to join his ships he signed a treaty in which he engaged never again to invade England. This promise he faithfully kept, and for a time there was peace in the land.
In those days dwelt in Waterfirth Vermund the Slender, the brother of Slaying-Styr; he had to wife Thorbiorg, the daughter of Olaf Peacock, son of Hoskuld. She was called Thorbiorg the Big; but at the time that Grettir was in Longdale had Vermund ridden to the Thing. Now Grettir went over the neck to Bathstead.
"The boat is coming with the Saracen officers of the port, who must inspect and pass the ship before she is allowed to discharge her cargo. Now, Olaf, remember that henceforth you are called Hodur." If you are reviled, or even struck, show no anger, and be sure to keep that red sword of yours close hidden beneath your robe.
"When Olaf went out, he had to push his boat ever so far, and now the water is almost up to the line of seaweeds and shells." "I wonder what makes the water go in and out?" questioned Dodo, half to herself. "I don't exactly know," said Rap; "but I think it is because the earth goes round every day, making the water tip from one side to the other and then back again."
It'll have to be Olaf who goes on. 'And sometimes Blamed if I don't feel like coming out and saying, 'I've been conservative. Nothing to it. Now I'm going to start something in these rotten one-horse lumber-camps west of town. But Bea's got me hypnotized. Lord, Mrs. Kennicott, do you re'lize what a jolly, square, faithful woman she is?
Word Of The Day