The Heimskringla on Geirmund
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 41. Expedition Of The Jomsborg Vikings.
attestation: A man named Geirmund sailed a light boat northward to More and reported to Earl Hakon that a Danish army had arrived.
"A man, by name Geirmund, sailed in a light boat with a few men northwards to More, and there he fell in with Earl Hakon, stood before his dinner table, and told the earl the tidings of an army from Denmark having come to the south end of the land."
attestation: Geirmund proved the enemy's presence by showing his severed hand as evidence.
"Then Geirmund stretched forth one arm, from which the hand was cut off, and said, "Here is the token that the enemy is in the land.""
attestation: Geirmund identified the attackers as Jomsborg vikings who had killed many and plundered broadly.
"Geirmund says it consists of Jomsborg vikings, who have killed many people, and plundered all around."