Rimul
Romol
Rimul | |
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Historic Farm | |
  Romol Location of the village  Romol Romol (Norway) | |
| Coordinates:63°15′59″N10°15′24″E/ 63.2665°N 10.2567°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Central Norway |
| County | Trøndelag |
| District | Gauldalen |
| Municipality | Melhus |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
RimulorRomolis a farm in the municipality ofMelhusinTrøndelagcounty,Norway.The farm lies near the western part of thevillage of Melhus.It was the scene of the murder ofHåkon Sigurdsson(also known asHákon Sigurðssonor HákonEarl) by his slaveTormod Kark(Þormóðr Karkr),as described in theSaga of kingOlav TryggvasoninSnorri Sturluson'sHeimskringla.
The farm is still in operation today, hundreds of years after the murder. There is a big stone lying nearby, thought maybe to be scene of Olaf's speech. This is, however, not proven. The events are the theme of the operaThora paa Rimolwhich was composed in 1894, but not performed until 2002 in Melhus on the occasion of the village's thousandth anniversary.
History
[edit]Hákon Earl had a mistress named Thora(Þóra)at the Rimul farm. After their night inJarlshola,Hákon and his slave went on to Rimul, seeking further shelter fromOlav Tryggvasonand his men, who were at that time searching for the Earl. Thora led them to apig stybeneath a great stone. Later, after killing the Earl's son, Erlend(Erlendr)and many men of hishird,Olaf Tryggvason arrived at Rimul with a group of local farmers, now supporting him. In theHeimskringla,the story continues as follows:
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| Hann stóð upp í stein þann inn mikla er þar stóð hjá svínabølinu. Þá talað Óláfr, ok varð þat í røðu hans at hann myndi þann mann gøða bæði fé ok virðing, er Hákoni jarku yrði at skaða. Þessa røðu heyrði jarl ok Karkr. Þeir hofðu ljós hjá sér. Jarl mælti: "Hví ertu svá bleikr, en stundum svartr sem jorð? Er eigi þat at þú vilir svíkja mik?" "Eigi," segir Karkr. "Vit várum føddir á einni nátt," segir jarl. "Skammt mun ok verða milli dauða okkars."[2] | Then Olaf held a speech out in the farm, he went up unto a great rock lying near the pig sty. Olaf spoke, and in his speech he said he would reward any man richly who could harm Hákon Earl. The Earl and Kark heard this speech. They had light where they lay. The Earl said: "Why are you so pale, yet sometimes black as dirt? It is not so that you wish to harm me?" "No," says Kark. "We were born on the same night," says the Earl. "Close will also our deaths be."[3] |
Lying in the pig sty the same night, Kark killed Hákon Earl. He cut his head off and brought it to Olaf Tryggvason, expecting to collect the reward. Unfortunately, Olaf did not respect a slave murdering his ownLord.Tormod Kark was himself decapitated. Both heads were reputedly set on stakes inMunkholmenfor people to spit at.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Romol, Melhus (Trøndelag)".yr.no.Retrieved2018-01-28.
- ^Sturluson, Snorri.Linder, N; Haggson, H. A. (eds.).Heimskringla[The Chronicles of the Kings of Norway] (in Old Norse). Heimskringla.no.
- ^Tennant, Roy; Killings, Douglas B.Heimskringla[The Chronicles of the Kings of Norway]. The Medieval and Classical Literature Library.
External links
[edit]- Saga of king Olaf Tryggvason(in Norwegian)