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[ II ] Olaf encreafed To faft in flrength and beauty, that he was al- lowed to excel every boy of his years ; on every occafion dif- clofed the ftrongeft marks of love for his father, which the fa- ther failed not to return. The fummer following Iorun told the maid Have that fhe muff either quit the houfe, or perform the duties of a fervant. Hofkuld requefted that fhe might attend to the child in pre- ference to any other duty. When the boy was two years old he fpake perfectly, and walked quicker than others at four. One morning it happened as Hofkuld was walking round the houfe rather early, as the weather was exceedingly fair, and the fun inviting, he thought he heard a voice at a little diftance ; he fought the margin of a rivulet, that wafhed the foot of a neigh- bouring hill, under the fhade of which he could diftinguifh two perfons, whom he found to be his fon Olaf and his mother ; on this he found that fhe was not dumb, being occupied in fpCaking to the child. Having liftened for fome time, he approached at length, and defired to know her name. Seeing that lhe could no longer conceal it, fine complied on his being leafed, file faid my name is Melkorka. He then de- fired to know fomething of her family. In return to this fhe acquainted him, that her father Merkeartan (Murcartoc) was king of Ireland, from whom lhe was taken captive at the age of eleven. Hofkuld obferved that flic had kept this a fecret too long. He then returned to his wife, and recounted this* incident, who did not feem to relilli the intelligence, die laid die did not know what to believe, nor did {he like the family. This circumftance, however it might raife the envy of Iorun, failed net I
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Fragments of English and Irish history

Fragments of English and Irish History in the ninth and tenth century
Year
1788
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