The Heimskringla Volume 5, pt. 3; a history of the Norse kings Snorri Sturluson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...land, both the mainland and the out-islands, rocks and strands; and it appeared to me as if I saw over all Norway along the sea-coast, and saw pieces of that tree, some small and some large, driven into every bight." Then said the bailiff, "It is likely that you can best interpret this dream yourself; and I would willingly hear your interpretation of it." 000 Then said the king, "This dream appears to me to denote the arrival in this country of some man who will fix his seat here, and whose posterity will spread itself over the land; but with unequal power, as the dream shows." 32.-OF ASLAK HANE. It so happened once, that King Sigurd sat in a gloomy mood among many worthy men. It was Friday evening, and the kitchen-master asked what meat should be made ready. The king replies, "What else but flesh-meat?" And so harsh were his words that nobody dared to contradict him, and all were ill at ease. Now when people prepared to go to table, dishes of warm flesh-meat were carried in; but all were silent, and grieved at the king"s illness. Before the blessing was pronounced over the meat, a man called Aslak Hane spoke. He had been a long time with King Sigurd on his journey abroad, and was not a man of any great family; and was small of stature, but fiery. When he perceived how it was, and that none dared to accost the king, he asked, "What is it, sire, that is smoking on the dish before you?" The king replies, "What do you mean, Aslak? what do you think it is?" Aslak: "I think it is flesh-meat; and I would it were not so." The king: "But if it be so, Aslak?" He replied, "It would be vexatious to know that a gallant king, who has gained so much honour in the world, should so forget himse... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Heimskringla Volume 5, pt. 3; a history of the Norse kings (Snorri Sturluson)