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With this fleet, too, was Earl Eric, Hacon's son, who deemed he had very great charges against King Olaf and his men, because they had been present at the slaying of his father, Earl Hacon, and had driven out of the land all his sons; and Olaf had established himself in the kingdom afterwards.
He was told that it was Earl Eric, Hacon's son, with the Iron Earn, of all ships the largest. Then said King Olaf: 'Many high-born men are arrayed against us in that host, and with that force we may expect a stubborn battle: they are Norsemen as are we, and have often seen bloody swords and exchange of blows, and they will think they meet their match in us, as in truth they do.
"And thou art ever at thy best where danger is, Hacon," said Sir Benedict, "so will I give thee charge of our van-ward!" Now hereupon Sir Hacon's gloom vanished and rising up, he smiled and forthwith did on his great war-helm.
There we lingered, seaward gazing, Watching o'er that living tomb, Through the gloom Gloom! which awful light is chasing Blood-red flames the surge illume! Lo! King Hacon's ship is blazing; 'Tis the hero's self-sought doom. Right before the wild wind driving, Madly plunging stung by fire No help nigh her Lo! the ship has ceased her striving! Mount the red flames higher higher!
Till on ocean's verge arriving, Sudden sinks the Viking's pyre Hacon's gone! Let me call one more heroic phantom from Norway's romantic past. A kingly presence, stately and tall; his shield held high above his head a broken sword in his right hand. Olaf Tryggvesson!
Gloomy red Glowed the angry sun descending; While round Hacon's dying bed, Tears and songs of triumph blending, Told how fast the conqueror bled "Raise me," said the King. We raised him Not to ease his desperate pain; That were vain! "Strong our foe was but we faced him Show me that red field again." Then, with reverent hands, we placed him High above the bloody plain.
King Hacon's men followed them far that day, and slew all whom they might; but the King bade his swift ship be launched, and rowed northwards along the coast, meaning to seek his house at Alrekstead, for he had gotten a wound by an arrow that pierced his arm while he drove before him the flying foe. And he lost so much blood that he swooned away.
When the missiles were all thrown, King Hacon drew sword and stood in front under the banner, and hewed right and left; never did he miss, or, if he missed his man, the sword bit another. Eyvind Skreyja went fiercely forward in the battle, challenging the Norsemen's courage. And chiefly pressed he on where Hacon's banner was, crying, 'Where is the Norsemen's king? Why doth he hide him?
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