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History and Genealogy
of the Pearsall Family in England
and America:
Volume I
Front Cover
Inside Front Cover
The Motive
Thanks
Illustrations
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Appendix I
Volume II
Volume III
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When he had
sacrificed the seventh of his sons he continued to live; but so that he
could not walk, but was carried on a chair. Then he sacrificed his eighth
son, and lived thereafter ten years, lying in his bed. Now he sacrificed
his ninth son, and lived ten years more; but so that he drank out of a
horn like a weaned infant. He had now only one son remaining, whom he
also wanted to sacrifice, and to give Odin Upsal
and the domains thereunto belonging, under the name of the Ten Lands, but
the Swedes would not allow it; so there was no sacrifice, and King On
died, and was buried in a mound at Upsal. Since
that time it is called On's sickness when a man
dies, without pain, of extreme old age.
*39. EGIL was
the name of On the Old's son, who succeeded as
king in Sweden
after his father's death. He was no warrior, but sat quietly at home. Tunne was the name of a slave who had been the counsellor and treasurer of On the Old; and when On
died Tunne took much treasure and buried it in
the earth. Now when Egil became king he put Tunne among the other slaves, which he took very ill
and ran away with others of the slaves. They dug up the treasures which Tunne had concealed, and he gave them to his men, and
was made their chief. After-wards many malefactors flocked to him; and
they lay out in the woods, but some-times fell upon the domains,
pillaging and killing the people. When King Egil
heard this, he went out with his forces to pursue them; but one night
when he had taken up his night quarters, Tunne
came there with his men, fell on the king's men unexpectedly, and killed
many of them. As soon as king Egil perceived
the tumult, he prepared for defense, and set up his banner; but many
people deserted him, because Tunne and his men
attacked them so boldly, and King Egil saw that
nothing was left but to fly. Tunne pursued the
fugitives into the forest, and then returned to the inhabited land,
ravaging and plundering without resistance. All the goods that fell into Tunne's hands he gave to his people, and thus became
popular and strong in men. King Egil assembled
an army again, and hastened to give battle to Tunne.
But Tunne was again victorious, and King Egil fled with the loss of many people. Egil and Tunne had eight
battles with each other, and Tunne always
gained the victory. Then King Egil fled out of
the country, and went to Sealand in Denmark,
to Frode the Bold, and promised him a scatt from the Swedes to obtain help. Frode gave him an army, and also his champions, with
which force King Egil repaired to Sweden.
When Tunne heard this he came out to meet him;
and there was a great battle, in which Tunne
fell, and King Egil recovered his kingdom, and
the Danes returned home. King Egil sent King Frode great and good presents every year, but he paid
no scatt to the Danes; but notwithstanding, the
friendship between Egil and Frode
continued without interruption. After Tunne's
fall, Egil ruled the kingdom for three years.
Frode the Bold of
Denmark was the son of Olaf, and counting the kings of Sweden from Dag to
Egil, the generations of the two sagas exactly
coincide, as will appear by the following list wherein Dag is
contemporary with Harald; Agne
with Frode; Alric
with Freidleif; Yngve
with Olaf; Jorund with Ingeld;
Aun with Olaf and Egil
with Frode.
*38. OTTAR was
the name of King Egil's son who succeeded to
the domains and kingdom after him. He did not continue friendly with King
Frode, and there-fore King Frode
sent messengers to King Ottar to demand the scatt which Egil
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