Hero tales of the far North . r see where he was dragged out of the townand chopped into bits. That night he fedthe fires of the camp. So fickle is popularfavor that when the crowd saw that nothinghappened, they spurned the god loudlybefore whom they had grovelled in the dusttill then. When they heard of Arconas fall in theroyal city of Karents, they hastened withoffers of surrender, and Absalon went therewith a single ships crew to take were met by 6000 armed Wends, whoguarded the narrow approach to the single file they walked between the ranksof the ene
Hero tales of the far North . r see where he was dragged out of the townand chopped into bits. That night he fedthe fires of the camp. So fickle is popularfavor that when the crowd saw that nothinghappened, they spurned the god loudlybefore whom they had grovelled in the dusttill then. When they heard of Arconas fall in theroyal city of Karents, they hastened withoffers of surrender, and Absalon went therewith a single ships crew to take were met by 6000 armed Wends, whoguarded the narrow approach to the single file they walked between the ranksof the enemy, who stood with invertedspears, watching them in sullen men feared a trap, but Absalon strodeahead unmoved. Coming to the templeof their local god, Rygievit, he attackedhim with his axe and bade his guard fall to,which they did. Saxo has left us a uniquedescription of this idol that stood behindpurple hangings, fashioned of oak in everyevil and revolting shape. The swallowshad made their nests in his mouths and. X X U ABSALON, THE WARRIOR BISHOP 109 throats (there were seven in so manyfaces) and filled him up with all manner ofstinking unclcanness. Truly, for such godwas such sacrifice fit. He had a sword forevery one of his seven faces, buckled abouthis ample waist, but for all that he wentthe way of the others, and even had to putup with the indignity of the Christian priestsstanding upon him while he was beingdragged out. That seems to have helpedcure his followers of their faith in delivered the temple treasure into thehands of the King - - seven chests filled withmoney and valuables, among them a silvercup which the wretched King Svend hadsent to Svantevit as a bribe to the Wends forjoining him against his own country andkin. But those days were ended. It wasthe Danes turn now, and Wendland waslaid waste until the swallows found noeaves of any house whereundcr to buildtheir nests and were forced to build them onthe ships. A sad preliminary to bringi
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