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[ 29 ] eafe. Meantime the Irifli made feveral attempts to annoy the Norwegians with arrows, but without effedf. Olaf ftill maintained his poft, in the drefs already mentioned, attracting the admiration of his very enemies, through the gal- lantry of his behaviour. When the Norwegians, however, obferved the approach of the equeftrians, they began to dread left they fhould link be- neath the fuperiority of their numbers. On the contrary Olaf infpired them with frefh courage, af- ferting that their fituation had now taken a lucky change. The Irifli by this began to welcome their king Mirkiartan, who approached fo near to the Norwegian fhip, as to hear, and be underftood by them. The king afked the name of the captain; which being told, Olaf, in return, defired to know the name of the gallant knight with whom he now fpoke; the king replied, Mirkiartan, adding, on Olaf’s farther enquiry, king of Ireland. After this the king entered into clofer converfation with Olaf, and interrogated him as to feveral particulars, efpecially his rank and family, to which he received fatisfadtory anlwers ; but, as the ftranger fupportcd his dignity, and would not defcend from it; On this the king dropped all farther enquiry. Olaf, feeing this, addreffed the monarch thus, Sire, I think it neceflary to acquaint yqu, that we are Norwegians, and belong to the court of Haraldj Odpinnildfon : as to my family, this may be depended on, my father, whofe name is Hofkuld, at prefent refides in Ice- land, born there, of an illuftrious family; but as to my mother’s, I will venture to fay, that you have feen more of her kindred than I have : Melkorka is the name of my mother; who, as I H am
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Fragments of English and Irish history

Fragments of English and Irish History in the ninth and tenth century
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