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The Heimskringla on Iceland

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > Preface Of Snorre Sturlason.

attestation: Iceland was settled during the reign of Harald Harfager as king of Norway

"Iceland was occupied in the time that Harald Harfager was the King of Norway."

attestation: An Icelandic merchant ship loaded with skins and peltry came to Hardanger but found no buyers.

"a vessel came from Iceland belonging to Icelanders, and loaded with skins and peltry. They sailed to Hardanger, where they heard the greatest number of people assembled; but when the folks came to deal with them, nobody would buy their skins."

attestation: The Icelanders had passed a law requiring as many lampoons against the Danish king as there were headlands in his country.

"they had made a law in Iceland, that they should make as many lampoons against the Danish king as there were headlands in his country"
attestation: The lampoons originated because Danes seized Icelandic merchants' property as wreck, with the king's bailiff Birger to blame.

"because a vessel which belonged to certain Icelanders was stranded in Denmark, and the Danes took all the property, and called it wreck. One of the king's bailiffs called Birger was to blame for this"

attestation: The chiefs resolved not to go themselves but to send representatives in their places.

"it was at last resolved that they should not travel themselves, but that each of them should send in his place a man whom they thought best suited for it"

attestation: The Icelanders unanimously refused to pay the taxes demanded by King Olaf.

"at last they were unanimous in refusing all the taxes and burdens which were demanded of them."