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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
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o London town yonderwith wondrous ships and a four-year-old child; andhe told the story of Athelstans foster-son, who cameto be a great king. Ay, Hakon, said Olaf; my father was kinsmanof his, and ruled for him in Vikin, as I have said. Little it profits to recall those days of the rovingeyes and the wayward heart. Fifty years hath Godsustained me in these isles, a sinful man, for His highpurpose. But come and see what I would show you. The holy man led Olaf by a rugged path to thesummit of his rock. Look around on these many isles, little and large,sown by the score on these bright waters. Some of them were bare spires and shelves of stoneon which only sea-birds could perch; others werestill gaily coloured with grass and wild flowers; hereand there, on the largest, blue smoke rose from thefisher-womens fires, and near them rode his ownships. From of old, said the hermit, the folk havecalled them Scilly, the Isles of the Sun. And intruth they are the mountain peaks and plateaux of 232
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Olaf in England an ancient land where that bright light of the heavenswas worshipped. Now it is sunken deep and lost, likea great ship gone down at sea. So say the ancientwinter tales, and I believe them. Could you butraise this sunken land up from the dark gulfs, whata realm it would be for your kingship! Olaf gazed at the speaker in astonishment, but theholy man continued: I know you would ask me ofthe hidden things that are to happen. This I willtell you. You shall come to great glory and power,and shall be a mighty king. And this shall be thework appointed to you; not to heave up valleys andmountains out of the sea, but to raise a people sunkenin darkness and the worship of evil spirits. Youshall make known to them the Lord Christ, whomyou yourself know not yet; and that land you shalllift up to the true Sun. Then the hermit stretched his arm towards theisles. There lie your ships, he said; goodlierhave I never seen, with their gilded beaks andcoloured shields. This token I give y

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