Stories of persons and places in Europe . ge numberof nobles all dressed in their best, glittering in scarlet and gold, had rangedthemselves in a row in the streets, and a little to one side looking at theshow stood Olaf in his fur hood and cape thrown carelessly around him. As the princess passed along, looking to see which of the nobles pleasedher most, she caught sight of the handsome Northman. Walking up to himshe looked him over and said she would take him for her husband. Olaf, of course, was well pleased, and so he married the princess, settleddown in Ireland, and, in time, became a Chr


Stories of persons and places in Europe . ge numberof nobles all dressed in their best, glittering in scarlet and gold, had rangedthemselves in a row in the streets, and a little to one side looking at theshow stood Olaf in his fur hood and cape thrown carelessly around him. As the princess passed along, looking to see which of the nobles pleasedher most, she caught sight of the handsome Northman. Walking up to himshe looked him over and said she would take him for her husband. Olaf, of course, was well pleased, and so he married the princess, settleddown in Ireland, and, in time, became a Christian. After a while, his cousin, king of Norway heard of him and felt surethat sooner or later he would come back to claim the throne. So he sent aman to Ireland to tell Olaf that the people in Norway were rebelling against Norway. , s ?- ,;?,;??? :(:,i;;v :,^??,;1^;:^:,|?:>-^,?:.,!?,:l:??: *,*^% ? l;!l?l.,;,j ^.??^!-; ???J)«;;.;?.?*?»:;.,: . :iift,,i«.,, , r- .:,V.:t: ??;_. L - ilW. $£


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