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The Heimskringla on Aethelstan

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 41. King Athelstan'S Message

attestation: King Aethelstan, called victorious and faithful, had taken the Kingdom of England.

"At this time a king called Aethelstan had taken the Kingdom of England. He was called victorious and faithful."
attestation: Aethelstan sent ambassadors to King Harald with a gift of a gilded sword adorned with gold, silver, and precious jewels.

"He sent men to Norway to King Harald, with the errand that the messengers should present him with a sword, with the hilt and handle gilt, and also the whole sheath adorned with gold and silver, and set with precious jewels."

attestation: When Athelstan angrily drew his sword, Hauk declared that murdering the child would not eliminate all of King Harald's sons.

"Thou hast borne him on thy knee, and thou canst murder him if thou wilt; but thou wilt not make an end of all King Harald's sons by so doing."

attestation: King Athelstan had Hakon baptized and raised in the Christian faith with good habits and manners.

"King Athelstan had Hakon baptized, and brought up in the right faith, and in good habits, and all sorts of good manners"
attestation: Athelstan loved Hakon above all his other relations, and Hakon was universally beloved.

"he loved Hakon above all his relations; and Hakon was beloved by all men."
attestation: Athelstan gave Hakon a golden-hilted sword whose blade could cut through a millstone to its center eye; it was named Quernbite.

"King Athelstan gave Hakon a sword, of which the hilt and handle were gold, and the blade still better; for with it Hakon cut down a mill-stone to the centre eye, and the sword thereafter was called the Quernbite"

attestation: King Athelstan gave Hakon men, good ships, and excellent provisions for his journey to Norway.

"King Athelstan gave him men, and a choice of good ships, and fitted him out for his journey most excellently."

attestation: Athelstan offered Eirik Northumberland as a fief in exchange for defending the land against Danes and vikings and accepting baptism.

"King Eirik should take Northumberland as a fief from King Athelstan, and which land he should defend against the Danes or other vikings. Eirik should let himself be baptized, together with his wife and children"

attestation: King Athelstan died after reigning fourteen years, eight weeks, and three days, succeeded by his brother Jatmund (Edmund) who was no friend to Northmen.

"King Athelstan died on a sick bed, after a reign of fourteen years, eight weeds, and three days. After him his brother Jatmund was king of England, and he was no friend to the Northmen."