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"Thy labour is not light, Kettle," observed Ulf to the thrall as he paused for a few moments in the midst of his work to wipe his heated brow. "Ill would it become me, master," replied the man, "to take my work easy when my freedom is so nearly gained." "Right, quite right," replied Ulf with an approving nod, as the thrall set to work again with redoubled energy.
Among them Hyrning, Thorgier, Vikar, and Ulf the Red, and many other brave men who left a famous name behind. The Long Serpent was now cleared of men and captured, but Olaf Tryggvasson was never seen or heard of more. He probably threw himself into the sea not to survive his defeat. "It was a grand fight, Captain Larsen!" I exclaimed, as the narrator concluded his story.
But when all the other lads had gone, and the sunset flush had faded into grey, Ulf lingered, then went up to the high seat, and said, boldly, "Jarl Sigurd, thrall am I, yet a chief's son also. Is the offer open to me?" Sigurd looked at a scar on his arm and laughed. Then he nodded kindly, and said, "Thrall thou art, and a chief's son also. Win thou the prize and thrall art thou no longer."
It is a gift for a King!" and Ulf was content. And History tells that in after days, when King Knut wanted to make an especially valuable gift to the Minster of Crowland, he could think of nothing richer than twelve great white bearskins, one for each of the twelve Apostles. I like to believe that one of them had a deep cleft in the back of the head, where Ulf's axe sank in.
And, looking whither he pointed, Beltane beheld Sir Benedict borne down beneath a press of knights, but as he lay, pinned beneath his squealing charger, Beltane leapt and bestrode him, sword in hand. "Roger!" he shouted, "Ulf Walkyn to me!"
Instead, however, of undertaking the apparently hopeless enterprise of conducting Ulf to the Severn, he took him to his father's cottage and concealed him there. During the day they formed plans for journeying together, not to the ships in the Severn, but to the Danish camp. They were to set forth as soon as it was dark.
So Ulf at my command smote thee and bound thee fast, and, ere the dawn, I brought thee to Garthlaxton O my lord!" "Thou ? It was thou?" "I do confess it, my lord Beltane traitor to thee, and base traitor to her " "Why, verily here was treachery " quoth Beltane speaking slow and soft, "truly here methinks was treachery and wherefore?" "O my lord, must I tell this?" "I do ask thee."
Ulf found no difficulty in mounting to the top, although he was much longer than his companion in getting up. There were several sail following them, and Ulf was surprised at the knowledge his companion showed of vessels that appeared to him almost precisely similar. "The one nearest to us is the Alfred," he said. "I know her by that patch on her sail. She trades with Harwich.
Great was the wonder throughout all the Northland, for fierce were the fighters who dwelt in Britain, and such a deed had never been done before. This was better than fighting off pirates in the mouth of a vik, thought Ulf. Moreover, the pirates had ceased to come.
"Anything that concerns Wulf concerns me, and as he is in the matter you can count on me without question." Upon reaching his house Ulred left Beorn for a moment in the room upstairs, and fetched Ulf down from the attic. "This is an apprentice lad of mine," he said, "and as it is he who has been employed by the Thane of Steyning in this affair, it were best that he himself informed you of it"
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