Heimskringla, Haralds saga Sigurðssonar 83

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HSig ch. 83

Haralds saga Sigurðssonar 83 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (HSig ch. 83)

Heimskringla Haralds saga Sigurðssonar

82 83 84

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En er Haraldur konungur var búinn og byr gaf sigldi hann út á
haf og kom af hafi við Hjaltland en sumt lið hans kom við
Orkneyjar. Lá Haraldur konungur þar litla hríð áður hann
sigldi til Orkneyja og hafði þaðan með sér lið mikið og
jarlana Pál og Erlend, sonu Þorfinns jarls, en lét þar eftir
Ellisif drottning og dætur þeirra, Maríu og Ingigerði.

Þaðan sigldi hann suður fyrir Skotland og svo fyrir England
og kom þar við land sem heita Kliflönd. Þar gekk hann á land
og herjaði þegar og lagði landið undir sig, fékk enga
mótstöðu.

Síðan lagði Haraldur konungur til Skarðaborgar og barðist þar
við borgarmenn. Hann gekk upp á bergið það sem þar verður og
lét þar gera bál mikið og leggja í eld. En er bálið logaði
tóku þeir forka stóra og skutu bálinu ofan í býinn. Tók þá að
brenna hvert hús af öðru. Gekk þá upp allur staðurinn. Drápu
þá Norðmenn þar mart manna en tóku fé allt það er þeir fengu.
Var enskum mönnum þá engi kostur fyrir höndum ef þeir skyldu
halda lífinu nema ganga til handa Haraldi konungi. Lagði hann
þá undir sig land allt þar sem hann fór.

Síðan lagði Haraldur konungur með allan herinn suður með
landi og lagði að við Hellornes. Kom þar safnaður í mót honum
og átti Haraldur konungur þar orustu og fékk sigur.

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