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Updated: September 27, 2025
"Come over to me, and leave this half-crowned kinglet of yours. It shall be worth your while." "Hard up for men must you be, Hodulf," said one of my courtmen, laughing. At that he made a sign to his followers, for they came on us at the gallop, with levelled spears.
And that was good hearing for us all, for there was not a man who did not long to be up and doing, though to smite a blow for Havelok should be the last deed that he might do. They made me captain of the courtmen who were Havelok's own, maybe because I had served with Alsi, and Withelm was captain of Goldberga's own guard.
"We shall not be content till we have seen you in safety, and in Norway if that may be," I answered. "That is all we have to think of now." "We are two men at a loose end if we have not you to follow as your courtmen," added Bertric. "We would pray you not to turn us off." "It is good to hear you speak so," she said, with a smile that was of sheer relief.
He gave one look at Gerda, and tossed his leathern helm in the air, and so fell in with us as we crossed the courtyard to the great door. From the hall came the pleasant sounds of song and laughter from the courtmen within. Gorm knocked and the doors flew open. The shipmen had been expected to return with him for supper.
Dalfin is still in Norway, and high in honour with Hakon, and here he will bide, being wedded, and holding himself to be a very Norseman. There might be worse than he, in all truth. And Asbiorn is with Hakon, as the head of his courtmen, silent and ready, and well liked by all.
He spoke to the earl, and he too counted the odds before him, and he smiled a little to himself. He had not much to say to Alsi. Then broke out a thunderous cheer from all our men, for with Havelok and Sigurd at her horse's rein, and with Withelm's courtmen of her own guard behind her, came Goldberga the queen to speak with the man who had broken his trust.
From some point in the road they must have seen their pursuers before I cared to look behind me to see who followed, for there was no mistaking the red cloaks that the Danes of the king's courtmen always wear. This I thought at the time, and long afterwards learnt from one of those thanes that I was right.
Hodulf is dead, and his courtmen would not live after him while there was a chance of avenging his fall. That was before the host came up. Now I offer peace and friendship to all, and I can blame none who have held to the king who has fallen. It was not to be expected that all would own me at once.
So a message was to be sent to Alsi at once, bidding him know that Goldberga had come to ask for her rights, and that he might give them to her in all honour. Arngeir was to take this, for it did not seem right that a Dane should do so, and he was one who would be listened to. I was to go with him, with my courtmen as guard; and we rode to Lincoln on the fourth day after our coming to Saltfleet.
But when the bonders and neighbouring folk were ware that war was come among them, they went abroad and would bring help to the Earl, and a hard fight there was, for Onund had many men, and there fell many good bonders and courtmen of the Earl.
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