CHAPTER XXX. 



SOME EXPEDITIONS AND DEEDS OF GREAT VIKINGS. 



(Continued.) 



Harald founds Jomsborp; Svein His vow to drive ^Ethelred from England 

 Creation of the Thingamannalid Svein's death Massacre of North-i 

 men in London Olaf comes to the help of ^thelred the Second Attacks 

 the Danes at Southwark Captures Canterbury Defends the shores of 

 England, and sails up the New River His other expeditions. 



" HARALD GORMSSON (c. 940-986) was made king in Den- 

 mark after his father ; he was a powerful king and a great 

 warrior, and conquered Holstein in Saxland, and possessed a 

 great Earldom in Vindland. There he founded Jomsborg, and 

 placed in it a large garrison, which was under his laws and 

 pay, and which subjugated the country. During the summer 

 they went on expeditions, remaining at home in the winters, 

 and they were called Jomsvikings " (Knytlinga, c. 1). 



"Svein (c. 986-1014 A.D.) took possession of the Danish 

 kingdom after his father (Harald Gormsson); he was called Svein 

 Tjiiguskegg (fork-beard), and was a powerful king. In his days 

 jarl Sigvaldi and other Jomsvikings went to Norway and fought 

 against Hakon jarl in Mceri in Hjorungavag; there fell Bui 

 the Stout, but Sigvaldi fled. After that the power in Norway 

 was lost to the Danish kings, and a little later Olaf Tryggvason 

 came to Norway and got the rule. 



" King Svein was married to Gunnhild, daughter of Burislaf, 

 King of the Vends, and their sons were Knut (the Great) and 

 Harald. Svein was afterwards married to Sigrid-Storrada (the 

 Proud), daughter of Skoglar-Tosti, and mother of the Swedish 

 king Olaf. She had before been married to King Eirik 

 Sigrsseli (the Victorious) of Sweden. f 



" The daughter of King Svein and Sigrid was Astrid, married 

 to jarl Ulf, son of Thorgils Sprakalegg (woman's leg), \\lrn 

 had two sons, Svein and Bjorn. Gyda, a daughter of King 

 Svein Tjuguskegg, was married to jarl Eirik Ilakonsson <>t 

 Norway ; their son was jarl Hakon, whom St. Olaf took prisoner 

 in Sand ung's Sound. 1 



1 This Hakon was a grandson of the great Hakon jarl. 



