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The Heimskringla on King Carl Magnus

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 76. Of King Harald.

attestation: Thiodolf noted that fifteen years had passed since King Magnus's death before the battle at Nis-river, and two years more before Harald and Svein made peace.

"After the death of King Magnus fifteen years had passed when the battle at Nis-river took place, and afterwards two years elapsed before Harald and Svein made peace."

attestation: Magnus rejected sharing the kingdom he had won entirely in summer, asking for different counsel.

"Then King Magnus replied, "This proposal I will not accept of; for of what advantage would it be, after we have gained the whole kingdom in summer to give away the half of it now? Give us some other counsel.""
attestation: Magnus refused to flee from men he had beaten in summer, rejecting all three proposals.

"The king replies, "We must not fly from those whom we beat in summer. Give some better counsel still.""
attestation: Magnus also rejected killing men of distinction to raise inferior ones, saying the country would be worse off with men who break faith and law.

"The king replies, "It would be unpopular to put to death people of distinction, and raise up inferior people who often break faith and law, and the country would be still worse off.""

attestation: Magnus prepared Bergen's defenses with a stone-slinging machine on the holm, iron chains and wooden booms across passages, and foot-traps in Saint John's field.

"He erected a stone-slinging machine out on the holm, and had iron chains and wooden booms laid across over the passage from the king's house to Nordnes, and to the Monks bridge. He had foot-traps made, and thrown into Saint John's field"

attestation: Magnus's men fled in all directions -- to mountains, nuns' convent, and churches -- and Magnus himself was trapped on his ship by the iron chains he had laid.

"King Magnus fled to his ship; but there was no possibility of getting away, for the iron chains outside prevented the passage of vessels."
attestation: Magnus was captured sitting in his ship's forecastle with his uncle Hakon Fauk and Ivar Assurson; many of Magnus's friends were taken or killed on the spot.

"King Magnus was made prisoner. He was sitting behind in the forecastle upon the chests of the high-seat, and at his side Hakon Fauk, his mother's brother"

attestation: Magnus was judged deposed, then delivered to the king's slaves who blinded both his eyes, cut off one foot, and castrated him.

"he was delivered to the king's slaves, who mutilated him, picked out both his eyes, cut off one foot, and at last castrated him."
attestation: The holy cross was kept by Magnus since the battle of Fyrileif, but he refused to reveal its hiding place even under torture.

"The holy cross King Magnus had kept beside him since the battle of Fyrileif, but would not tell where it was deposited for preservation."

attestation: After his blinding, King Magnus went north to Nidaros and entered the cloister on the holm as a monk, with the cloister receiving the farm of Great Hernes in Frosta for his support.

"King Magnus, after he was deprived of sight, went north to Nidaros, where he went into the cloister on the holm, and assumed the monk's dress. The cloister received the farm of Great Hernes in Frosta for his support."