The Heimskringla on Archbishop Eystein
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 259. Of King Olaf'S Miracles.
- attestation: Archbishop Eystein raised a high altar on the exact spot where King Olaf's grave had been, when he erected the great temple (Nidaros Cathedral).
"Archbishop Eystein had a high altar raised upon the spot where the king's grave had been, when he erected the great temple which now stands there"
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 39. Of The Building Of Churches And Houses.
- attestation: Mary Church was so strongly built with lime that Archbishop Eystein found it difficult to demolish when he later had it pulled down.
"It was a large temple, and so strongly built with lime that it was difficult to break it when the Archbishop Eystein had it pulled down."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 16. Beginning Of Archbishop Eystein.
attestation: Eystein, son of Erlend Himaide, was chosen archbishop after Archbishop Jon's death and consecrated the same year King Inge was killed.
"Eystein, a son of Erlend Himaide, was selected to be archbishop, after Archbishop Jon's death; and he was consecrated the same year King Inge was killed."
attestation: Archbishop Eystein was well received by the Throndhjem people, as most great men there were connected to him by kinship or friendship.
"The Throndhjem people, in particular, received him with pleasure; for most of the great people in the Throndhjem district were connected with the archbishop by relationship or other connection, and all were his friends."
attestation: Eystein persuaded the bondes to pay him an ore of silver value instead of the lesser ore of judgment money, increasing episcopal revenue by half.
"He requested of the bondes that they should give him, for determining law-suits, an ore of silver value, instead of what they had before paid, which was an ore of judgment money"
attestation: The increased payment was fixed by law throughout the Throndhjem district and all districts of the archbishopric.
"it was fixed by law in all the Throndhjem district, and in all the districts belonging to his archbishopric."
attestation: Eystein was of high birth and gained his revenue increase through the help of his relations and friends.
"By help of the archbishop's relations and friends, and his own activity, this was carried"
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 21. Conference Between Erling And Eystein.
attribution: Eystein defended the increase as voluntary, done without compulsion and to the glory of God and the bishopric.
"the bondes have allowed me an advance on the ore of law casualties; but they did it willingly, and without any kind of compulsion, and have thereby added to their honour for God and the income of the bishopric."
attribution: Eystein countered that it was a greater breach of law for a non-king's-son to be king, having no support in law or precedent.
"it is, I think, a much greater breach of the law that one is king over the country who is not a king's son, and which has neither any support in the law, nor in any precedent here in the country."
attribution: Eystein recalled that Erling had promised to strengthen God's rights with all his power in exchange for episcopal support of Magnus's kingship.
"You promised then, Erling, that provided we gave our consent to electing Magnus king, you would, on all occasions, and with all your power, strengthen God's rights."
attestation: The archbishop brought the consecration proposal before the papal legate and easily got his consent.
"the archbishop brought the business before the legate, and got him easily persuaded to give his consent."
attestation: All bishops and learned men agreed to follow the archbishop's counsel on the consecration.
"They all replied in the same terms, that they would follow the counsels of the archbishop, and all were eager to promote the consecration as soon as the archbishop pleased."