Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway

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Author: Snorri Sturluson

87. Battle in Ulfreks-Fjord.

The summer that Thorarin went with Hrorek to Iceland, Hjalte Skeggjason went also to Iceland, and King Olaf gave him many friendly gifts with him when they parted. The same summer Eyvind Urarhorn went on an expedition to the west sea, and came in autumn to Ireland, to the Irish king Konofogor (1). In autumn Einar earl of Orkney and this Irish king met in Ulfreks-fjord, and there was a great battle, in which Konofogor gained the victory, having many more people. The earl fled with a single ship and came back about autumn to Orkney, after losing most of his men and all the booty they had made. The earl was much displeased with his expedition, and threw the blame upon the Northmen, who had been in the battle on the side of the Irish king, for making him lose the victory.

ENDNOTES: (1) Konofogor’s Irish name was Connor.

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Chicago: Snorri Sturluson, "87. Battle in Ulfreks-Fjord.," Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, ed. CM01B10.Txt - 149 Kb, CM01B10.Zip - 56 Kb and trans. Stanley Young in Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (New York: The Modern Library Publishers, 1918), Original Sources, accessed April 25, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CY7Q84RCY7JHZ6U.

MLA: Sturluson, Snorri. "87. Battle in Ulfreks-Fjord." Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, edited by CM01B10.Txt - 149 Kb, CM01B10.Zip - 56 Kb, and translated by Stanley Young, in Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, New York, The Modern Library Publishers, 1918, Original Sources. 25 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CY7Q84RCY7JHZ6U.

Harvard: Sturluson, S, '87. Battle in Ulfreks-Fjord.' in Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, ed. and trans. . cited in 1918, Heimskringla, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway, The Modern Library Publishers, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 25 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CY7Q84RCY7JHZ6U.