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CHAPTER v.— THE EDDA MYTHOLOGY (continued). 



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The Underworld — Conjuration of the Dead — Ragnarok : The 



Doom of the Gods — Heroic Lays and Court Poetry, . 107 



CHAPTER VI.— THE SAGAS. 



The Settlement of Iceland — Rise of the Saga — The Shorter 

 and Longer Sagas — Character Studies from Saga Litera- 

 ture — Narrative — Quotation from Njala— The Book Age 

 — Snorri Sturluson, ..... 122 



CHAPTER VIL— HISTORY. 



Consolidation of Norway — Harald Fairhair — Battle of Hafirs- 

 fjord — Harald's Land Laws — Harald's Sons — Erik Bl6d- 

 dx — Hakon the Good — Lapp Magic — Gunhild — Hakon 

 and the Sons of Erik and Gunhild — Battle of Frccdar- 

 berg — Battle of Stordo — Death of Hakon — Harald Grey- 

 skin — Earl Hakon — Hakon and the Hai'alds of Denmark 

 and Norway, ...... 143 



CHAPTER VIIL— HISTORY. 



Olaf Tryggvason — His Legendary Youth — The Age of the 

 two Olaf s— Conversion of Olaf Tryggvason— Earl Hakon 

 and the J oms- vikings— Battle in the Jorundfjord— Death 

 of Earl Hakon — Succession of Olaf — Christianisation of 

 Norway— Olaf and Kjartan— Olaf and Half red Vand- 

 7xedasJ:ald~0la,i and Svend, King of Denmark— AUi- ni 



ance against Olaf— The Battle of S void— Death of Olaf 'J 



Tryggvason, a.d. 1000, ..... 167 



CHAPTER IX.— HISTORY. 



Norway under Earl Erik— Early Years of St. Olaf— Olaf 

 acquires the Crown of Norway— His Government— The 

 Spread of Christianity- Olaf of Norway and Olaf of 

 Sweden— Character of St. Olaf— Opposition Party in 

 Norway— Olaf and Cnut, King of Denmark— Olaf driven 

 from Norway— His Return— Battle of Stiklestad and 

 Death of St. Olaf, A.D. 1030, . . . .205 



