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The Heimskringla on Eirik Hakonarson

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 20. Death Of Skopte.

attestation: Young Eirik insisted that no ship but his could moor nearest to the earl's vessel.

"Eirik would not allow any ship but his to lie nearest to the earl's."
attestation: In 973 AD, Eirik was fostered by Thorleif, who gave him a fifteen-bench boat with full provisions for a spring expedition.

"The winter after (A.D. 973) Eirik was with his foster-father Thorleif, and early in spring he gathered a crew of followers, and Thorleif gave him a boat of fifteen benches of rowers, with ship furniture, tents, and ship provisions"
attestation: Eirik sailed south to More and attacked Skopte, killing him in battle despite equal forces.

"Eirik went against him to have a battle. Skopte was slain, but Eirik granted life to those of his men who were still on their legs."
attestation: After killing Skopte, Eirik sailed to Denmark and stayed the winter of 974 AD with King Harald Gormson.

"Eirik sailed along the land and came to Denmark, and went to King Harald Gormson, and staid with him all winter (A.D. 974)."
attestation: Eirik became a great chief after receiving his earldom from the Danish king.

"Eirik became afterwards a great chief."

attestation: Earl Eirik, son of Hakon, was in Raumarike when he heard of the Jomsborg threat and immediately gathered troops.

"When Earl Eirik, the son of Hakon, who at that time was in Raumarike, heard the tidings, he immediately gathered troops"
attestation: Eirik traveled from the Uplands over the mountains to Throndhjem to join his father Earl Hakon.

"and went to the Uplands, and thence over the mountains to Throndhjem, and joined his father Earl Hakon."

attestation: Earls Hakon and Eirik assembled 150 ships at Halkelsvik when they learned the Jomsborg vikings had come from sea and lay at the island Hod

"The earls Hakon and Eirik lay in Halkelsvik, where all their forces were assembled. They had 150 ships, and they had heard that the Jomsborg vikings had come in from sea, and lay at the island Hod"

attestation: Earl Eirik reinforced Svein's position and then moved to the other wing where Bue had cut the ropes to pursue

"Then Earl Eirik came up, and laid his ship alongside of Vagn, and then Vagn gave way"
attestation: Two or three of Eirik's ships laid alongside Bue's single vessel during the fighting

"Two or three of Eirik's ships then laid themselves upon Bue's single vessel"

attestation: Earl Eirik cleared Vagn Akason's ship and took Vagn and thirty men prisoner

"Earl Eirik then laid himself alongside of Vagn's ship, and there was a brave defence; but at last this ship too was cleared, and Vagn and thirty men were taken prisoners, and bound, and brought to land"
attestation: Earl Eirik gave Vagn and twelve others their lives; eighteen of the thirty prisoners were killed

"Eighteen were killed, and twelve got their lives"

attestation: Earl Eirik married Vagn Akason to Ingebjorg daughter of Thorkel Leira and gave him a good warship

"Earl Eirik married Vagn to Ingebjorg, a daughter of Thorkel Leira, and gave him a good ship of war and all belonging to it, and a crew"

attestation: Earl Eirik, his brother Svein, and their relations fled to Sweden and were well received by King Olaf the Swede.

"Earl Eirik, the son of Earl Hakon, his brother Svein, and their friends and relations, fled out of the country, and went east to Sweden to King Olaf the Swede, who gave them a good reception."