The Heimskringla on Thorleif Spake

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 7. Of Halfdan'S Dream.

• attestation: Thorleif Spake advised Halfdan to sleep in a swine-sty to induce dreams

  "Thorleif said that what he himself did, when he wanted to have any revelation by dream, was to take his sleep in a swine-sty, and then it never failed that he had dreams."

• attestation: Thorleif interpreted the dream to mean Halfdan would have great posterity ruling many countries, with one descendant more celebrated than all others

  "There should be a great posterity from him, and his descendants should rule over countries with great, but not all with equally great, honour; but one of his race should be more celebrated than all the others."

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 20. Death Of Skopte.

• attestation: Thorleif Spake (the Wise) served as steersman on a ship accompanying Earl Hakon on a cruise.

  "there was a ship with him of which Thorleif Spake (the Wise) was steersman"