Excerpt: ...of the hostile fleet even for to meet him; and his men witnessing this same prayed the King sail his way, and not engage in battle with so large an host. But King Olaf stood up on the poop, and shouted with a loud voice: 'Let no men of mine lower sail or think of fleeing; never have I fled in battle. May God look to my life, for never will I turn to flight.' And it was done even as the King said. Thus saith Hallfrod: 'Fain would I name those words, Which Olaf's warriors tell us The lord deed-mighty spake there, ...
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Excerpt: ...of the hostile fleet even for to meet him; and his men witnessing this same prayed the King sail his way, and not engage in battle with so large an host. But King Olaf stood up on the poop, and shouted with a loud voice: 'Let no men of mine lower sail or think of fleeing; never have I fled in battle. May God look to my life, for never will I turn to flight.' And it was done even as the King said. Thus saith Hallfrod: 'Fain would I name those words, Which Olaf's warriors tell us The lord deed-mighty spake there, To his men before the battle. The warlike King forbade His champions to think of flight, And how they live, the words the loved one of the people spoke.' So were sounded the horns for the assembling of the ships; and the King's ship was in the midst of the fleet, with the 'Short Serpent' on one side and the 'Crane' on the other. Now when they were about to lash together the prow of the 'Long Serpent' and stern of the 'Short Serpent, ' the King observed what was being done, and he cried out bidding them lay the 114 big ship more forward, & not let her be astern of all the ships in the fleet. Thereon answered Ulf the Red: 'If we are to lay the "Serpent" as much longer ahead as she is longer than other ships hard will the day's work be behind the gunwales.' Said the King: 'I knew not that I had a forecastle man who was both red and afraid, ' Ulf made answer back, 'Turn not thou thy back there on the poop more than I turn mine when I guard the prow.' Now the King had a bow in his hand, and placing an arrow on the string thereof he turned him towards Ulf; then cried Ulf, 'Shoot another way, King, thither where it is needed more greatly; what I do, I do for thee.' King Olaf towered high on the poop of the 'Serpent, ' and easy was it to know him from other men. A golden shield had he, and a gold-wrought helmet, & a short red kirtle over his shirt of mail. Now when King Ola
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