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Northmen Ellisif

Northmen: Indeed, the army of the Northmen was a thing to blush for; for an enemy crushed it by borrowing the...

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Northmen: Indeed, the army of the Northmen was a thing to blush for; for an enemy crushed it by borrowing the... (Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX), The Danish History, > Book Six.)

Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX)

  • attestation: Northmen: Indeed, the army of the Northmen was a thing to blush for; for an enemy crushed it by borrowing the... (The Danish History, > Book Six.)

    "Indeed, the army of the Northmen was a thing to blush for; for an enemy crushed it by borrowing the aid of a brute."

  • relationship: At this time a considerable tribe of the Northmen (Norwegians) was governed by Ring. (The Danish History, > Book Eight.)

    "At this time a considerable tribe of the Northmen (Norwegians) was governed by Ring, and his daughter Esa's great fame commended her to Omund, who was looking out for a wife."

Heimskringla

  • attribution: She is called by the Northmen Ellisif (Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 17. King Harald'S Marriage.)

    "She is called by the Northmen Ellisif."