[ 3 1 THIS narration begins at the time when Ragnar Lodbrog, king of Denmark, ruled his dominions in peace, ignorant, as well as his queen Aflauga, in what region his fons were. But, hearing it univerfally faid that none could compare with them in prowefs, he was jealous of his own glory, and thought that not even they deferved equal praife. After much deliberation, he ordered fhip-wrights to be affembled, and trees to be cut down, in order to conftrudt two {hips of great lize ; which, for burden and bulk, were reputed by all fuperior to any ever feen in the northern world. In the mean time, the arrow, lignal of war, being fent through all his kingdom, the king ordered forces to be affembled, and provided with arms at great expence, fo that it was certainly believed that he meant to carry on a foreign war. The tidings reaching the neighbouring countries, thofe kings and nations, who fufpedted danger to their peace, were excited to appoint fentinels to give notice of the approach of the enemy, if he turned that way. It happened that the Queen afked her hufband where he in- tended to lead his army. He anfwered, that he would perform an adtion not inferior to thofe of his fons. That, befides the dominions of his anceftors recovered by his arms, England re- mained ; and that for this two large {hips were begun to be built at Lid in Weitfold (for the tradt between the Dofra moun- tains and Lidandes-nefs was fubjedt to him). The Queen re- plied, that the expedition he meditated was an hazardous one, and that it would be better to ufe more {hips, and of lefs fize. To which Ragnar faid, that there would be no merit in fubduing a kingdom with a large fleet; but that it was unexampled that fuch a nation as the Englifh was conquered by only two {hips; and that if he was defeated, the fewer he had the better. The Queen again anfwered, that lhe thought the expence of thefe two vclfcls might fuffice for many even of confiderable bulk. And that he knew that it was difficult with large fhips to 3 enter ) '

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