Project Gutenberg 2006-05-02 Public domain in the USA. 114 Sturla Þórðarson 1214 1284 Thordarson, Sturla Þórðarson, Sturla Johnstone, James 1798 The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by National Library of Iceland and Cornell University Library via www.sagnanet.is, Jóhannes Birgir Jensson, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team of Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "The Norwegian Account of Haco's Expedition Against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII." by Rev. James Johnstone is a historical account translated from Old Icelandic texts, specifically the Flateyan and Frisian manuscripts. Originally printed in the late 18th century and reissued in the late 19th century, this book offers an in-depth look at King Haco's military campaign to Scotland during the 13th century, a time characterized by the fervent struggles for power in the British Isles. The narrative captures the events leading up to and during King Haco's expedition, detailing his attempts to reclaim the Hebrides, which were contested between Norway and Scotland. The account provides insight into the political dynamics of the time, including King Alexander of Scotland's ambitions and the alliances and negotiations that were attempted but ultimately failed. Describing the fierce battles and challenges faced by the Norwegian forces, the text reflects on themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the harsh realities of medieval warfare, culminating in Haco's tragic death and the subsequent implications for both Norway and Scotland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Norway -- History -- 1030-1397 Haakon IV Haakonsson, King of Norway, 1204-1263 Scandinavians Scotland -- History -- To 1603 PT Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 130852 130849 2024-10-08T07:13:08.542300 2023-09-08T08:59:29.252745 text/html text/html 130662 2006-05-02T06:08:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43450 2006-05-02T06:08:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155605 2024-10-08T07:13:16.476271 application/epub+zip 155301 2024-10-08T07:13:12.641275 application/epub+zip 104895 2024-10-08T07:13:11.193322 application/epub+zip 392481 2024-10-08T07:13:18.986275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376212 2024-10-08T07:13:15.347262 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143805 2022-09-08T15:45:24.458695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95194 94930 2024-10-08T07:13:07.989319 2023-09-08T08:59:28.817732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 95004 2006-05-02T06:08:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36816 2006-05-02T06:08:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95021 2006-05-02T06:08:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36768 2006-05-02T06:08:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22545 2024-10-08T07:13:19.125261 application/rdf+xml 25226 2024-10-08T07:13:11.768278 image/jpeg 4750 2024-10-08T07:13:11.479285 image/jpeg 149697 2024-10-08T07:13:08.552317 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia