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The story of a battle in AD 986 -- a strong ruler and his men versus a famed warrior community that feared no one and dared all.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • 1. Knút the Foundling
  • 2. King Gorm's Dreams
  • 3. Earl Harold's Visions
  • 4. Knút Gormsson Is Slain in England
  • 5. King Harold and Earl Hákon Plot Together
  • 6. King Harold Has Áki Tókason Slain
  • 7. Palnir's Marriage. The Rise of Palnatóki
  • 8. Of King Harold and Saumaesa
  • 9. Svein's Dealings with King Harold
  • 10. Palnatóki Slays King Harold and Proclaims Svein King
  • 11. Palnatóki Acknowledges His Arrow
  • 12. The Founding of Jómsborg
  • 13. Of Earl Strút-Harold and Véseti and Their Sons
  • 14. King Svein Arbitrates the Feud
  • 15. Búi, Sigvaldi, and Vagn Join the Jómsvikings
  • 16. Of Palnatóki's Death and Sigvaldi's Ambition
  • 17. Sigvaldi Captures King Svein
  • 18. The Vows of the Jómsvikings
  • 19. Geirmund Escapes and Warns Earl Hákon
  • 20. Preparations for the Battle
  • 21. The Battle
  • 22. The Aftermath
  • 23. The Testing of the Jómsvikings
  • 24. Of Vagn, Sigvaldi, and the Other Jómsvikings

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/12/1988
      ISBN13: 9780292776234, 978-0292776234
      ISBN10: 0292776233
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The story of a battle in AD 986 -- a strong ruler and his men versus a famed warrior community that feared no one and dared all.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • 1. Knút the Foundling
      • 2. King Gorm's Dreams
      • 3. Earl Harold's Visions
      • 4. Knút Gormsson Is Slain in England
      • 5. King Harold and Earl Hákon Plot Together
      • 6. King Harold Has Áki Tókason Slain
      • 7. Palnir's Marriage. The Rise of Palnatóki
      • 8. Of King Harold and Saumaesa
      • 9. Svein's Dealings with King Harold
      • 10. Palnatóki Slays King Harold and Proclaims Svein King
      • 11. Palnatóki Acknowledges His Arrow
      • 12. The Founding of Jómsborg
      • 13. Of Earl Strút-Harold and Véseti and Their Sons
      • 14. King Svein Arbitrates the Feud
      • 15. Búi, Sigvaldi, and Vagn Join the Jómsvikings
      • 16. Of Palnatóki's Death and Sigvaldi's Ambition
      • 17. Sigvaldi Captures King Svein
      • 18. The Vows of the Jómsvikings
      • 19. Geirmund Escapes and Warns Earl Hákon
      • 20. Preparations for the Battle
      • 21. The Battle
      • 22. The Aftermath
      • 23. The Testing of the Jómsvikings
      • 24. Of Vagn, Sigvaldi, and the Other Jómsvikings

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