Olaf Haraldson

Eating horse-flesh at pagan sacrifice festivals was considered the most direct proof of paganism, later punished by death or mutilation under Saint Olaf.

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Eating horse-flesh at pagan sacrifice festivals was considered the most direct proof of paganism, later punished by death or mutilation under Saint Olaf. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 18. King Hakon Offers Sacrifices.)

Eating horse-flesh at pagan sacrifice festivals was considered the most direct proof of paganism, later punished by death or mutilation under Saint Olaf. (Heimskringla, Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 18. King Hakon Offers Sacrifices.)

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