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Angry Harald
Thorolf packed the tribute to the king which was produced by trading with the Lapps. He took it and ninety men to Trondheim where he met Olvir. Olvir told Thorolf that the king had been listening to the lies of the Hildiredarsons and that he had tried to convince the king otherwise but to no avail.
Thorolf approached the king and told him he had his full tribute ready for delivery. Thorolf told the king that he had brought more than the tribute in order to show the king his loyalty. The king said “Whatever you have brought I have deserved. I have conflicting reports on your loyalty.”
Thorolf replied that the king should know his loyalty from the battle of the final war.
The discussion became heated and when it was finished Thorolf walked out the door.
time are changing but the claims of the “kings” are still the same ;o)
I believe you are correct. And they still listen to others who take advantage of their weaknesses.
This part reminds me of the Mahabharat (and many other eposes out there) where a blind king trusts a serpent of a man rather than a friend.
Purnimodo, You have just introduced me to a new philosophy. I hope to be able to read more about it. My plate is full or future readings but this Mahabharat looks like something that I should study. Therefore I will put a BIG reminder on my desktop to read about it.
Thank you.
Wally
Vice versa and really thank you!! I love to add new worlds.
I think I will have to make a start with Prose Edda after reading your story and take it from there. I did had to learn about the pre christian Nordic culture in elementary but we never went past the hierarchies and some general history. After having read the little I read online just now I feel a little robbed. I would have love to learn about all this in school!
I understand what you say about feeling robbed while in school. I failed history (of all things) in high school. I hated it only because of the way it was taught. History is not only dates and other measurable things; it is a story – - – a story that ties all the dates together that make some sort of coheasive sense. Some history teachers should be taken out back and – - – spanked.