The Heimskringla on Bishop Sigurd
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 87. Of Raud'S Being Tortured.
- attestation: Bishop Sigurd performed a Christian ritual at the bow of the king's ship with mass robes, tapers, incense, crucifix, and holy water.
"Bishop Sigurd took all his mass robes and went forward to the bow of the king's ship; ordered tapers to be lighted, and incense to be brought out. Then he set the crucifix upon the stem of the vessel, read the Evangelist and many prayers, besprinkled the whole ship with holy water"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 118. The Story Of Dale-Gudbrand.
- attestation: The bishop wore choir-robes, a bishop's coif, and carried a bishop's staff while preaching the true faith to the bondes.
"the bishop stood up in his choir-robes, with bishop's coif upon his head, and bishop's staff in his hands. He spoke to the bondes of the true faith, told the many wonderful acts of God, and concluded his speech well"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 119. Dale-Gudbrand Is Baptized.
- attestation: The bishop baptized Gudbrand and his son, and Olaf and Bishop Sigurd left teachers behind; Gudbrand built a church.
"The bishop baptized Gudbrand and his son. King Olaf and Bishop Sigurd left behind them teachers, and they who met as enemies parted as friends; and Gudbrand built a church in the valley"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 126. Of Thorarin Nefiulfson.
- attestation: On Sunday the bishop visited Asbjorn, heard his confession, and ordered him to attend high mass.
"On Sunday the bishop visited Asbjorn, confessed him, and gave him orders to hear high mass"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 127. Erling'S Reconciliation With King Olaf.
- attestation: Bishop Sigurd intervened, begging the king on God's account to accept Erling's terms.
"Bishop Sigurd came forward to the king and said, "Sire, I entreat you on God Almighty's account to be reconciled with Erling according to his offer""
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 229. Of Bishop Sigurd.
attestation: Bishop Sigurd was hot-tempered, obstinate, and haughty, and a great enemy of King Olaf who urged the bondes to insurrection.
"This bishop was of a very hot temper, and particularly obstinate, and haughty in his speech; but supported King Canute all he could in conversation, and was a great enemy of King Olaf."
attestation: Bishop Sigurd was present in the bondes' army and spoke often to urge insurrection against King Olaf.
"He was now also in the bondes' army, spoke often before the people, and urged them much to insurrection against King Olaf."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 230. Bishop Sigurd'S Speech.
attestation: Bishop Sigurd addressed a House-thing, calling the assembled native army the largest ever seen in the country.
"Here are now assembled a great many men, so that probably there will never be opportunity in this poor country of seeing so great a native army"
attestation: Sigurd accused Olaf of a lifetime of plunder and killing from his earliest youth, roaming through all countries.
"From his very earliest youth he has been accustomed to plunder and kill: for which purposes he drove widely around through all countries"
attestation: Sigurd accused Olaf of murdering many worthy lendermen and forcing many to flee the country.
"Ye know yourselves how he has treated the lendermen, of whom many of the worthlest have been murdered, and many obliged to fly from their country"
attestation: Sigurd described Olaf's current followers as a foreign troop of forest-men, vagabonds, and marauders.
"Now he has come hither with a foreign troop, consisting mostly of forest-men, vagabonds, and such marauders."
attestation: Sigurd invoked King Canute's prior instruction that the Norwegians should defend the liberty Canute promised and oppose Olaf's return.
"ye remember King Canute's words when he told you, if King Olaf attempted to return to the country ye should defend the liberty King Canute had promised you"
attestation: Sigurd urged that the fallen enemies be left for wolves and eagles, denied church burial as robbers and evil-doers.
"cast forth these malefactors to the wolves and eagles, leaving their corpses on the spot they cover"
attestation: Sigurd's speech was received with loud applause and unanimous agreement.
"When he had ended his speech it was hailed with the loudest applause, and all unanimously agreed to act according to his recommendation."
attestation: Sigurd reminded the bondes that the Upland kings had broken their oaths of fealty to Canute by following Olaf, and were justly punished by mutilation and loss of kingdoms.
"it was but just reward for having been false to their oaths of fealty to King Canute, and having followed this King Olaf in all the folly he could invent; so their friendship ended according to their deserts, by this king mutilating some of them"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 251. Of King Olaf'S Body.
- attestation: Bishop Sigurd's men took the decoy coffin and sank it in the fjord, believing they had disposed of King Olaf's remains.
"Thorgils and his people then took the coffin which stood in view, and bore it into the boat; and the bishop's men rowed out into the fjord, and sank the coffin in the sea."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 257. Bishop Sigurd'S Flight.
- attestation: Bishop Sigurd became the particular target of public reproach for his role opposing King Olaf, gaining so many enemies that he fled to England to King Canute.
"Bishop Sigurd in particular was accused. He got so many enemies, that he found it most advisable to go over to England to King Canute."