The Heimskringla on Earl Eirik
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 96. Earl Eirik, The Son Of Hakon.
attestation: Earl Eirik, son of Earl Hakon, fled east to the Swedish King Olaf after his father's fall, and was given fiefs.
"Earl Eirik, the son of Earl Hakon, and his brothers, with many other valiant men their relations, had left the country after Earl Hakon's fall. Earl Eirik went eastwards to Svithjod, to Olaf, the Swedish king, and he and his people were well received. King Olaf gave the earl peace and freedom in the land, and great fiefs"
attestation: Many Norwegians who fled from Olaf Trygvason joined Earl Eirik in Sweden.
"Many people who fled from the country on account of King Olaf Trygvason came out of Norway to Earl Eirik"
attestation: Earl Eirik went raiding from Gotland, watching for merchant ships and vikings, as described in the Banda-drapa.
"First he steered to Gotland, and lay there long in summer watching for merchant vessels sailing towards the land, or for vikings. Sometimes he landed and ravaged all round upon the sea-coasts"
attestation: Eirik sailed south to Vindland and defeated viking ships at Stauren.
"Earl Eirik sailed south to Vindland, and at Stauren found some viking ships, and gave them battle. Eirik gained the victory, and slew the vikings"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 97. Eirik'S Foray On The Baltic Coasts.
attestation: Earl Eirik wintered in Sweden in 997, then sailed the Baltic in spring, plundering Valdemar's dominions in Gardarike.
"Earl Eirik sailed back to Sweden in autumn, and staid there all winter (A.D. 997); but in the spring fitted out his war force again, and sailed up the Baltic. When he came to Valdemar's dominions he began to plunder and kill the inhabitants, and burn the dwellings everywhere as he came along"
attestation: Eirik besieged and took the castle of Aldeigiuburg (Ladoga), killing many and burning it down.
"He came to Aldeigiuburg, and besieged it until he took the castle; and he killed many people, broke down and burned the castle, and then carried destruction all around far and wide in Gardarike"
attestation: Eirik's foray lasted five years total; on his return he ravaged Adalsysla and Eysysla and captured four Danish viking ships.
"Earl Eirik was five years in all on this foray; and when he returned from Gardarike he ravaged all Adalsysla and Eysysla, and took there four viking ships from the Danes and killed every man on board"
relationship: After a year in Sweden, Eirik went to Denmark in 996 and married Gyda, daughter of King Svein Tjuguskeg.
"When Eirik had been a year in Sweden he went over to Denmark (A.D. 996) to King Svein Tjuguskeg, the Danish king, and courted his daughter Gyda. The proposal was accepted, and Earl Eirik married Gyda"
relationship: Earl Eirik and Gyda had a son named Hakon in 997.
"a year after (A.D. 997) they had a son, who was called Hakon"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 111. Consultation Of The Kings.
attestation: Earl Eirik identified the first large ship as belonging to Eindride of Gimsar, and expressed satisfaction when Erling Skjalgson's well-equipped ship sailed past without Olaf's fleet.
"it was the ship belonging to Eindride of Gimsar. ... That is Erling Skialgson's. Let him sail; for it is the better for us that the ship is away from Olaf's fleet, so well equipt as she is."
attestation: Earl Eirik's men taunted him for delaying, saying he would not fight and avenge his father, but Eirik insisted on patience until the true Long Serpent appeared.
"Earl Eirik will not fight and avenge his father; and it is a great shame that it should be told that we lay here with so great a force, and allowed King Olaf to sail out to sea before our eyes."
attestation: Earl Eirik's warship was specially equipped with an iron beard on both sides of the stem and a thick iron plate extending down to the gunnel, designed for ramming.
"Earl Eirik had a large ship of war which he used upon his viking expeditions; and there was an iron beard or comb above on both sides of the stem, and below it a thick iron plate as broad as the combs, which went down quite to the gunnel."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 139. Here Begins The Story Of Canute The Great.
attestation: Svein Haraldson ruled Norway and placed his son-in-law Earl Eirik, son of Hakon, to defend it.
"The Danish King, Svein Haraldson, ruled also over Norway, and placed his son-in-law Earl Eirik, the son of Earl Hakon, to defend the country"
attestation: Earl Eirik went west to England on Canute's invitation, leaving his son Earl Hakon (Canute's sister's son) to govern Norway.
"Earl Eirik went west to England, on the invitation of his brother-in-law Canute the Great, when he left behind his son Earl Hakon, sister's son of Canute the Great, to govern Norway"