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NOTES
The extracts given from the Saga of Olaf the Holy in these Notes
are from the translation by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson
in Volume Four of “The Saga Library.”
Page 3. The Ski-Journey.
The historical basis of this story is provided by Chapter 151 of the Saga
of Olaf the Holy, in the Heimskringla of Snorri Sturluson. Iamtland
(Jæmtland) is a province of Sweden lying just east of the Norwegian
mountain-wall in about the latitude of Throndhjem. The Saga reads:
“Ketil Iamti hight a man, the son of Earl Onund of Spareby in Thrandheim.
He had fled before King Eystein the Evil-minded east over the
Keel. He cleared the woods and built there whereas it is now called
Iamtland.”’ The Iamtlanders for a time recognized the King of Norway
as their liege, and paid him tribute, being themselves of Norwegian
descent. But at the date of The Ski-Journey (1027?), “they had
made up their mind that they would yield obedience to the King of
Sweden.” King Olaf of Norway, however, still claimed the right to tax
the Iamtlanders, and sent twelve messengers to make the collection.
When these messengers arrived in Iamtland, a Thing was summoned.
The people “were all of one mind on this, that they would not pay
scat to the King of Norway. The messengers some would have hanged,
and others would have them for blood-offering. But it was settled that
they should be held there until the bailiffs of the Swede-king should
be coming, and these should determine concerning them what they
would, by the counsel of the folk of the country; but that they should
make a show of this, that the messengers being well-holden, they were
tarried for their abiding the scat, and they should part them and quarter
them two and two together.” Thorod, their leader, with another of the
messengers, was quartered with Thorar, the Law-man, and one evening,
when “the ale spake in the Iamts,” these captives learned for what
purpose they were being held, and soon thereafter made their escape.
One night they sought shelter in “a little homestead,” were hospitably
welcomed, and “laid them down to sleep.” The rest of the story, as
related in the Saga, is as follows:
“That while the fire was yet aflame. Thorod then saw that from
another chamber came forth a man, and never had he seen a man like
big. That man had on raiment of gold-broidered scarlet, and was of
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