The Heimskringla on Nikolas
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 6. Of Erling Skakke.
- attestation: Erling sent a boat to collect Nikolas, son of Simon Skalp and Maria (Harald Gille's daughter), and put him aboard the king's ship.
"he sent a boat on shore to Jon Halkelson's farm, and took Nikolas, a son of Simon Skalp and of Maria, Harald Gille's daughter, and brought him out to the fleet, and put him on board the king's ship."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 7. Fall Of King Hakon.
- attestation: Nikolas, Simon Skalp's son, was killed aboard the Baekisudin, and Erling's own men were accused of having killed him.
"In the Baekisudin fell Nikolas, Simon Skalp's son; and Erling's men are accused of having killed him themselves."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 38. Of Nikolas.
relationship: Nikolas was the son of Sigurd Hranason and Skialdvor, who was a daughter of Brynjolf Ulfalde and sister of Haldor Brynjolfson on the father's side and of King Magnus Barefoot on the mother's side.
"Nikolas was a son of Sigurd Hranason and of Skialdvor, a daughter of Brynjolf Ulfalde, and a sister of Haldor Brynjolfson by the father's side, and of King Magnus Barefoot by the mother's side."
attestation: Nikolas was a distinguished chief with a farm at Ongul in Halogaland called Steig, and also maintained a house in Nidaros below Saint Jon's church.
"Nikolas was a distinguished chief, who had a farm at Ongul in Halogaland, which was called Steig. Nikolas had also a house in Nidaros, below Saint Jon's church"
attestation: Nikolas was often in town and served as president of the townspeople.
"Nikolas was often in the town, and was president of the townspeople."
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 39. Of Eirik And Nikolas.
attribution: Nikolas dismissed the fishermen's reports and said he would send his own spies to the fjord, preferring to hold a Thing.
"Nikolas replies, "I don't go after fishermen's reports; but I shall send out spies to the fjord, and in the meantime hold a Thing to-day.""
attribution: Nikolas again insisted on first hearing mass and then holding a Thing, while Eirik saddled his horses and rode away.
"Nikolas replies, "Thou art mixing everything together; let us first hear mass, and then take our resolution.""
Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 40. The Fall Of Nikolas.
attestation: The Birkebeins arrived while Nikolas was just sitting down to eat, rowing up the river to his position.
"The meat was scarcely put on the table, when a man came into the house to tell Nikolas that the Birkebeins were roving up the river."
attestation: Nikolas made the imprudent decision to retreat into the loft rather than defend the yard where townspeople might have reinforced him.
"Nikolas ordered them to go up into the loft. But that was a most imprudent step; for if they had remained in the yard, the townspeople might have come to their assistance; but now the Birkebeins filled the whole yard"
attestation: The Birkebeins offered Nikolas quarter, but he refused.
"They called to Nikolas, and offered him quarter, but he refused it."
attestation: Nikolas and his men defended the loft with bows, hand-thrown missiles, and chimney stones while the Birkebeins hewed down houses and stormed the loft.
"Nikolas and his men defended themselves with bow-shot, hand-shot, and stones of the chimney; but the Birkebeins hewed down the houses, broke up the loft, and returned shot for shot from bow or hand."
attestation: Nikolas carried a red shield with gilt nails and a border of stars, which was shot through so deeply that arrows went in up to the feather.
"Nikolas had a red shield in which were gilt nails, and about it was a border of stars. The Birkebeins shot so that the arrows went in up to the arrow feather. Then said Nikolas, "My shield deceives me.""
attestation: Nikolas fell along with a number of his people, and his death was greatly lamented; the Birkebeins spared all the townspeople.
"Nikolas and a number of his people fell, and his death was greatly lamented. The Birkebeins gave all the towns-people their lives."