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Harold sent messengers to the Norsemen's fleet offering mercy to them if they would surrender, and their chiefs come to York and swear never again to raise their swords against England an offer which was thankfully accepted, for the English fleet had entered the Humber, and their retreat was cut off.
"Have you boys come to tell us that we are too late, and that the enemy are all slain? Who was it found the Norsemen's ship?" "Then the Danes have landed?" cried the eldest boy excitedly. "Yes," cried his brother. "I knew that was it." "Yes, that's it, boy," said the leader, dragging at his horse's head, for the animal was impatient to go on.
He felt much interest in the Norsemen's discovery of America, and took steps to bring the subject before the people of Boston. The result of his efforts is to be seen in the statue of Lief Ericsson, commemorative of the event, which adorns the Public Gardens.
Why dares he not come forth and show himself? Who can point me to him? Then answered King Hacon: 'Hold thou on forward, if thou wilt find the Norsemen's king. And Hacon cast his shield by his side, and gripped his sword's mid-hilt with both hands, and ran forth from under the banner. But Thoralf Skumsson said, 'Suffer me, sire, to go against Eyvind.
Sliding down a heap of sand and stones, I stood under an arch eighty feet high; in front the breakers dashed into the entrance, flinging the spray half-way to the roof, while the sound rang up through the arches like thunder. It seemed to me the haunt of the old Norsemen's sea-gods! We left the road near Dunluce and walked along the smooth beach to the cliffs that surround the Causeway.
The messenger was to stop at Helmsley, and bid every soul left there to hurry to the field. It is but two miles away, and in half an hour they will be here. The first thing for them to do is to carry water to the wounded; there are no lack of vessels in the Norsemen's camp." "I will go to the bridge, my lord, and take them in charge when they arrive, and set them at the work."
This exchange of arrows was continued without ceasing while Sweyn's ships came onward at their fullest speed. Then, as the Danes drew yet closer under the Norsemen's prows, arrows gave place to javelins and spears, which were hurled with unerring aim from side to side.
Such was the type of men who in those days made all Europe tremble before the Norsemen's wrath, and won dominion for the viking warriors in many lands. Thorold when in Norway before had gained powerful friends in the great nobles, Thore Herse and Björn the Yeoman. On this visit the brothers became Thore's guests, and Egil and Arinbjörn, Thore's son, became warm friends.
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?
His ships were called off from the combat and withdrawn out of range of the Norsemen's arrows. He had won no fame by his daring attack, but only ignominious defeat, and he was fain to escape alive, albeit very badly wounded. Thus Olaf Triggvison had made both the Danes and the Swedes take to flight, and it had all befallen as he had said.
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