The Heimskringla on Stein Herdison

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 63. Of King Harald'S Fleet.

• attestation: Stein Herdison, who served aboard Ulf's ship, composed verses about the marshal rallying his crew.

  "Stein Herdison, who was himself in Ulf's ship, sings of it thus"

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 65. Beginning Of The Battle Of Nis-River.

• attribution: Stein Herdison's verse records that Harald and Svein first clashed where the Nis flows into the ocean, and Norwegian skill overcame Danish numerical superiority.

  "Harald and Svein first met as foes, Where the Nis in the ocean flows; For Svein would not for peace entreat, But, strong in ships, would Harald meet."

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 88. The Battle At The Humber.

• attestation: Stein Herdison composed a verse about this battle as part of a poem about Olaf, Harald's son, confirming Olaf's presence at the battle.

  "This song was composed by Stein Herdison about Olaf, son of King Harald; and he speaks of Olaf being in this battle with King Harald, his father."

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 105. King Magnus'S Death.

• attribution: Stein Herdison's song of Olaf celebrated that Olaf had both power and right to defend Norway against Svein, with Saint Olaf's favour.

  "King Olaf had both power and right, And the Saint's favour in the fight. The Saint will ne'er his kin forsake, And let Svein Ulfson Norway take."

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > Preliminary Remarks.

• attestation: The skalds quoted in Olaf Kyrre's saga are Stein Herdison and Stuf.

  "Skalds quoted in this saga are: Stein Herdison and Stuf"

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 1. Olaf'S Personal Appearance.

• attribution: Stein Herdison praised Olaf as a king whose love of peace the bondes valued, who deterred England from war and drove the Danes to peace.

  "His love of peace our bondes prize; By friendly word and ready hand He holds good peace through every land. He is for all a lucky star; England he frightens from a war; The stiff-necked Danes he drives to peace"