The Heimskringla on Vidkun Jonson

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 27. Fall Of King Magnus.

• attestation: Vidkun Jonson killed Magnus's slayer, then fled last with the king's banner and the sword Legbit despite three wounds

  "Vidkun Jonson instantly killed the man who had given the king his death-wound, and fled, after having received three wounds; but brought the king's banner and the sword Legbit to the ships."

• attestation: The order of retreat was Vidkun last, Sigurd Hranason second-to-last, and Dag Eilifson third

  "Vidkun was the last man who fled; the other next to him was Sigurd Hranason, and the third before him, Dag Eilifson."

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 28. Of King Magnus And Vidkun Jonson.

• attestation: Vidkun Jonson earned the lasting gratitude of Magnus's sons because he avenged the king's killer before retreating

  "Vidkun did not fly until he had killed the man who gave the king his mortal wound, and for this cause King Magnus's sons had him in the most affectionate regard."