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Finding nothing there to appease his hunger, he sent the spoil homeward on two ships

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Finding nothing there to appease his hunger, he sent the spoil homeward on two ships (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Book Five.)

Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)

  • relationship: Finding his mother's ears shut to him, he observed, "That it was hard to discover a friendship that was firm and true, when a mother refused her son a meal, and a sister refused a brother the help ... (The Danish History, > Book Two)

    "Finding his mother's ears shut to him, he observed, "That it was hard to discover a friendship that was firm and true, when a mother refused her son a meal, and a sister refused a brother the help of her needle." Thus he punished his mother's error, and made her blush deep for her refusal of kindness."

  • attestation: Finding nothing there to appease his hunger, he sent the spoil homeward on two ships (The Danish History, > Book Five.)

    "Finding nothing there to appease his hunger, he sent the spoil homeward on two ships, which were to bring back supplies for another year."