Olaf with a signal of "All hands," works his two capstans; has the cable up high enough at the right moment, catches with it the keel of poor Hakon's barge, upsets it, empties it wholly into the sea.

Wholly into the sea; saves Hakon, however, and his people from drowning, and brings them on board.

His dialogue with poor young Hakon, especially poor young Hakon's responses, is very pretty.

Shall I give it, out of Snorro, and let the reader take it for as authentic as he can?
It is at least the true image of it in authentic Snorro's head, little more than two centuries later.
"Jarl Hakon was led up to the king's ship.

He was the handsomest man that could be seen.