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The Danish History
Books I-IX

BOOK EIGHT
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Besides these there was Gardh, founder of the town Stang.

To these are added the kinsfolk or bound followers of Harald: Blend (Blaeng ?), the dweller in furthest Thule, (1) and Brand, whose surname was Crumb (Bitling ?).
Allied with these were Thorguy, with Thorwig, Tatar (Teit), and Hialte.
These men voyaged to Leire with bodies armed for war; but they were also mighty in excellence of wit, and their trained courage matched their great stature; for they had skill in discharging arrows both from bow and catapult, and at fighting their foe as they commonly did, man to man; and also at readily stringing together verse in the speech of their country: so zealously had they trained mind and body alike.

Now out of Leire came Hortar (Hjort) and Borrhy (Borgar or Borgny), and also Belgi and Beigad, to whom were added Bari and Toli.

Now out of the town of Sle, under the captains Hetha (Heid) and Wisna, with Hakon Cut-cheek came Tummi the Sailmaker.

On these captains, who had the bodies of women, nature bestowed the souls of men.


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