496 SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. 



and he and Knut renewed their friendship; Knut amongst 

 other things promised him that he should rule all the hind 

 between Stad and Eygjarbit. Knut then sailed northward 

 to Nidaros in Thrandheim (Throndhjem). He summoned 

 men from eight fylU to a Thing, at which he was chosen 

 king over the whole of Norway. 



" When Knut had subdued all Norway, he summoned his 

 own men and the Northmen to a Thing. He declared that 

 he would give his kinsman Hakon rule over all the land which 

 he had won in that expedition ; he also led his son Horda-Knut 

 into the high-seat, and gave him the name of king, and also 

 presented him with the realm of Denmark. He took hostages 

 from all lendirmen and great bcendr, and their sons and 

 brothers or other near kinsmen, or those who were dearest 

 to them, as he thought best, and thus he strengthened the' 

 faithfulness of the people " (St. Olaf s Saga, cc. 180, 181). 



" Horda-Knut, son of Knut the Old, succeeded to the king- 

 ship in Denmark after his father, and Harald, the other son, 

 ruled over England. At this time Edward the Good, the son 

 of ^Ethelred, and brother of Harald and Horda-Knut, came to 

 England, and, as was fit, was well liked there. Two years 

 after the death of Knut the Old his daughter, Queen Gunu- 

 hild of Saxland, died ; she had married the Emperor Henry 

 (of Germany). 



"Three years later Harald Knutsson, King of England, 

 died, and was buried at Morst (Shaftesbury), at the side of his 

 father. 



" Then his brother, Horda-Knut, got both the realms of 

 England and Denmark ; and Magnus, St. Olaf s son, the sworn 

 brother l of Horda-Knut, ruled over Norway, as is written in 

 the lives of the Norwegian kings. Two winters after the death 

 of Harald, Horda-Knut died, and was also buried at Morst 

 with his father. 



" After the death of Horda-Knut the line of the old Danish 

 kings became extinct. Edward, ^Ethelred's son, was taken 

 king over England " (Knytlinga Saga, c. 21). 



" Svein, son of King Knut and Alfifa, daughter of Alfrun 

 jarl, had been put to rule Vinland in Jomsborg. Then his 

 father sent word to him that he must go to Denmark, and 

 thence to Norway and rule it, with the name of king. Svein 

 had many men with him from Denmark, Harald jarl and many 

 other powerful chiefs. His mother went with him, and he was 

 taken as king at every law-thing " (St. Olaf's Saga, c. 252). 



1 Sworn brothers foster-brother. 



