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SORROW AXD MOURNING. 



the queen. He had been standing in front of the high-seat 

 while they were talking, but now sat down suddenly, answered 

 nothing, fell back against the wall of the hall, and died. He 

 was carried to burial, and a mound was thrown up over him 

 by order of Thyri. She then sent word to her son Harald to 

 return with all his men and drink arvel after his father. This 

 he did, and it was very splendid. 



" After this Harald took possession of the kingdom and all 

 the lands of his father, and held a Thing with the men of the 

 country, at which the Danes chose him as king over the whole 

 of Denmark " (Flateyjarbok, vol. i. ; Joins vikinga Thatt). 



Fig. 1353. Fig 1354. Fig. 1355. 



Small clay urns, with burnt bones and objects of bronze, buttons, needles, knives, etc. 



In a mound, Zealand. | real size. 







Fig. 1357. Small clay urn. size. 



Fig. 1356. Clay urn, in a mound with 

 burnt bones. Bjo'rkb, Lake Malar, 

 size. 





