ZWYCIĘSTWO BEZ WALKI I WOJOWNICY UDAJĄCY KUPCÓW. PODSTĘP OLAFA ŚWIĘTEGO W SAUDUNGSSUNDZIE
Victory without Battle and Warriors Disguised as Merchants: Olaf the Saint’s Deception at Saudungssund

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the article is the story of the skirmish between St Olaf and Jarl Hákon Eriksson at Saudungssund (c. 1015) as recorded in Theodoricus Monachus’ Chronicle and the royal sagas. The comparative analysis highlights three aspects of the encounter: its bloodless nature, the deceit of stopping the ships with stretched ropes, and above all, the deception of Hákon by Olaf’s people posing as merchants.

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