hersir

Erling of Soli; thirdly, Thord the father of Klyp the 'hersir' (he that slew Sigurd Sleva Gunnhildson) and fourthly, Olmod the father of Aksel who was the father of Aslak Fitiar-skalli.

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¶ So in due course when the summer sun shone in the long hours of night fared forth Harald Grey-cloak towards Denmark in three longships, & one of these was steered by Arinbiorn, the 'hersir'§ of the Fjords.

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'hersir' seems to have combined the offices of commander in time of war, and religious head of his tribe.

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"My mother is a poor bondswoman, hersir," he said.

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"Your voice gets tired, hersir," said she, "and it may be that you would wish to keep the rest of the saga for another time!"

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"You shall have value equal to the boy, be assured of that, hersir."

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"And now, hersir," she added, "we will hear the rest of your saga."

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"Because, hersir, they are my warships, setting out upon a viking cruise."

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They had seen many bondswomen who were fair, they said, and how could they tell that any one of them was she whom the young hersir was now seeking?

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