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Identifier: stnicholasserial112dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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r proudly, resolved to meet his fatelike a man. They speak truth who say of the house of Ericthat ye be handsome men, said the King, study-ing his prisoners face. But now, Earl, eventhough thou be fair to look upon, thy luck hathfailed thee at last. Fortune changes, said the young earl. Weboth be boys; and thou, King, art perchance theshrewder youth. Yet, had wre looked for such atrick as thou hast played upon us, we had notthus been tripped upon thy sunken cables. Betterluck next time. Next time! echoed the King; dost thounot know, Earl, that as thou standest there, a pris-oner, there may be no next time for thee ? The young captive understood full well themeaning of the words. Yes, King. he said; it must be only as thou mayst determine. Mancan die but once. Speak on ; I am ready ! But 5 6o HISTORIC BOYS. (May, Olafsaid: What wilt thou give me, Earl, if at Nothing, said the generous young viking,this time I do let thee go, whole and unhurt ? advancing nearer to his handsome rival. As
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SKOAL TO THE VIKING ! T is not what I may give, but what thou thou didst say, we both be boys, and life ismayst take, King, the earl made answer. I all before us. Earl, I give thee thy life, do thouam thy prisoner; what wilt thou take to free me? but take oath before me to leave this mv realm of i884.) HISTORIC BOYS. 56l Norway, to give up thy kingdom, and never to dobattle against me hereafter. The conquered earl bent his fair young head. Thou art a generous chief, King Olaf, hesaid. I take my life as thou dost give it, andall shalt be as thou wilt. So Earl Hakon took the oath, and King Olafrighted his rivals capsized war-ship, refitted itfrom his own stores of booty, and thus the twolads parted ; the young earl sailing off to his uncle,King Canute, in England, and the boy vikinghastening eastward to Vigen, where lived hismother, the Queen Aasta, whom he had not seenfor full five years. It is harvest-time in the year 1014. Withoutand within the long, low house of Sigurd Syr, atVigen,

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