The Heimskringla on Eystein Orre
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 148. Stein'S Story.
attestation: Eystein Orre, Ragnhild's son, was twelve years old when Stein arrived as a fugitive.
"she then showed him to a seat beside her son Eystein Orre, who was then twelve years old."
attestation: Eystein Orre declared he would leave with his mother Ragnhild if Stein was expelled.
"Her son Eystein Orre then stood forward, and said he would not stay behind if Ragnhild goes."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 97. Skirmish Of Orre.
attestation: Eystein Orre arrived from the ships with fully armored reinforcements and took up the banner Land-ravager, launching the third and fiercest phase of battle.
"Eystein Orre came up at this moment from the ships with the men who followed him, and all were clad in armour. Then Eystein got King Harald's banner Land-ravager"
attestation: This final phase was called 'Orre's storm' and nearly drove the English to flight.
"This conflict is called Orre's storm. Eystein and his men had hastened so fast from the ships that they were quite exhausted, and scarcely fit to fight before they came into the battle"
attestation: Eystein's men fought with unguarded fury, eventually throwing off their ringmail from exhaustion, at which point the English cut them down easily.
"afterwards they became so furious, that they did not guard themselves with their shields as long as they could stand upright. At last they threw off their coats of ringmail, and then the Englishmen could easily lay their blows at them"
attestation: Almost all the chief Norwegian men fell in this final engagement, which ended toward evening with survivors escaping into darkness.
"Thus almost all the chief men fell among the Norway people. This happened towards evening; and then it went, as one might expect, that all had not the same fate, for many fled, and were lucky enough to escape in various ways; and darkness fell before the slaughter was altogether ended."