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Identifier: childsbookofwarr00cant (find matches)
Title: A child's book of warriors
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Canton, William, 1845-1926
Subjects: Legends
Publisher: London : J.M Dent & sons, ld New York, E.P. Dutton & co. London, J.M. Dent
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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t, than that he should have been caught upinto Paradise. Some good, perchance, he did in hislife, but he was a sinful man—even as I. Now tellme, what hast thou heard of Einar Tamberskelver ?Does he still live ? Yea, and a mighty lord he is, and wellloved. Greater archer than he there was not in Norwaywhen he was young; and no man on the Dragon didmore valiant deeds; and the abbot, rising from hisseat, brought from a chest a kingly belt and dagger. These, when thou goest, he said, I pray theetake to Einar, and greet him for me with this message,that he said a true word when he spoke of the break-ing of the great bow of Norway from the kingshand. Very willingly, replied Gaut; and as he pausedas if in doubt of something, the abbot asked him, What is in thy thought ? I had a thing to say, if I might say it. Speak freely, said the abbot. Once when I was a lad I saw King Olaf. It islong ago; but changing gold for silver and the bloomof youth for the majesty of age, you, lord, remember 296
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The Jorsala Pilgrims me strangely of him. I pray you tell me whetheryou are not indeed King Olaf ? I knew the man, brother, answered the abbot, and no one stood nearer to him than I in the lastsea-fight; but I bear not his name, and I desire nothis glory. Some days thereafter, when Gaut had rested, theabbot provided him with all he needed, and gavehim guides, who led him through the hills and theold Forest of Assur till he came to the sea and therefound a ship for Greenland. All things were donein obedience to the abbots word, as though he werea king in that land. When Einar received his gift and heard his message,his eyes filled with tears. I would I had been withthee, Gaut, he said, for this was no other thanKing Olaf that spoke with thee. Now, when Edward the Confessor was king, it washis custom to read to his great men from the sagaof King Olaf at Eastertide; for, said he, asEaster day is the greatest and most glorious of alldays, so was this king the best and most illustriousof a

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