The Heimskringla on Jamtaland
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 147. Of The Jamtaland People.
attestation: Many Throndhjem and Naumudal people fled to Jamtaland during Harald Fairhair's conquest of Norway.
"When Harald Harfager subdued the kingdom by force, many people fled out of the country from him, both Throndhjem people and Naumudal people, and thus new settlements were added to Jamtaland"
attestation: The Jamtalanders preferred being subjects of the Swedish king over King Olaf of Norway.
"the Jamtaland people preferred being subjects of the Swedish king."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 151. Thorod'S Story.
attestation: At the Jamtaland Thing, all unanimously refused to pay scat to Norway; some wanted to hang the messengers, others to sacrifice them to the gods.
"all were unanimous that no scat should be paid to the king of Norway; and some were for hanging the messengers, others for sacrificing them to the gods."
attestation: The Jamtalanders decided to hold the messengers until the Swedish king's sheriffs arrived, keeping them separated in pairs.
"it was resolved to hold them fast until the king of Sweden's sheriffs arrived"
attestation: During a Yule drinking match, the Jamtaland peasants' sons drunkenly revealed the plan to kill the twelve messengers after Yule.
"If our king has lost most people, his sheriffs will make it even with the lives of twelve men when they come from the south after Yule"
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 16. Of King Eystein.
attestation: Eystein brought the Jamtaland people back under Norwegian sovereignty through diplomacy rather than force
"King Eystein thus conquered Jamtaland by his wisdom, and not by hostile inroads, as some of his forefathers had done."
attestation: Eystein used gifts, friendship, and persuasion to win over Jamtaland's leading men, reminding them of their historical subjection to Norway since Hakon Athelstane's foster-son
"He began by saying how the Jamtaland people had submitted to the reign of Hakon, the foster-son of Athelstane, and had long afterwards been subjected to the kings of Norway"
attestation: Eystein argued that trade with Norway was more convenient for the Jamtalanders than dealing with the Swedish king
"he represented to them how many useful things they could get from Norway, and how inconvenient it was for them to apply to the Swedish king for what they needed."
attestation: The Jamtalanders voluntarily took oaths of fidelity to Eystein, an arrangement that continued for a long time
"the Jamtalanders should put their whole country under King Eystein. The first beginning was with the men of consequence, who persuaded the people to take an oath of fidelity to King Eystein; and then they went to King Eystein and confirmed the country to him by oath; and this arrangement has since continued for a long time."