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LEDREBORG.
Chap. LVI.
great riches of gold and silver. Upon the deck of the
vessel lay a beautiful child—a little boy—reposing upon a
shield, while his head rested upon a sheaf of wheat.
When the people beheld him they cried, hold the
son of Odin, who comes to be our king!” So hey took
the child, and sowed the corn, which came up in plenty,
each ear bearing more than any ear had before borne in
this country; the boy was proclaimed king of Denmark.
When only twelve years old he caught a bear and bound
it fast in thongs, and at eighteen became king and
assumed the reins of government. Courageous and
just was King Skiold: in victory he declared “ honour
is the share of the king, but booty is for the soldiers.”
Long did he reign over Denmark, and, when an aged
man and about to die, he caused himself to be placed
in his old ship by his weeping servants, and, when
the sails were set, the sun shone bright, and the wind
arose, the ship sailed forth; all men wept, and no
one knew where he went to. Such is the legend of
King Skiold.
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