 The king went up a hill and made a great pile upon it, which he set on fire, and when the pile was in clear flame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered.  Journal of the British Archaeological Association - Page 161by British Archaeological Association - 1867Full view - About this book
 | Snorri Sturluson - 1844 - 410 pages
...brought up at Skardaborgf, and fought with the people of the place. He went up a hill which is there, and made a great pile upon it, which he set on fire;...clear flame, his men took large forks and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered.... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1855 - 440 pages
...burning of the town, which may give an idea of the mode in which warfare was then usually carried on : "The king went up a hill and made a great pile upon...clear flame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered."... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1855 - 456 pages
...the town, which may give an idea of the mode in which warfare was then usually carried on : "'I he king went up a hill and made a great pile upon it,...clear flame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that "one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered."... | |
 | William E. Flaherty - 1855 - 448 pages
...burning of the town, which may give an idea of the mode in which warfare was then usually carried on : "The king went up a hill and made a great pile upon...which he set on fire, and when the pile was in clear name, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into tho town, so that one house... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1876 - 694 pages
...burning of the town, which may give an idea of the mode in which warfare was then usually carried on : "The king went up a hill and made a great pile upon...clear flame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other and the town surrendered."... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1876 - 670 pages
...which warfare was then usually carried on : "The king went up a hill rind made a créât pile upon_ it, which he set on fire, and when the pile was in clear ñame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood dou-n into the town, so that one house... | |
 | William Edward Flaherty - 1877 - 268 pages
...burning of the town, which may give an idea of. the mode in which warfare was then usually carried on : " The king went up a hill and made a great pile upon...clear flame, his men took large forks, and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fir« after the other and the town surrendered."... | |
 | Snorri Sturluson, Samuel Laing - 1889 - 460 pages
...brought up at Skardaburg,^ and fought with the people of the place. He went up a hill which is there, and made a great pile upon it, which he set on fire...clear flame, his men took large forks and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered.... | |
 | Andrew Wawn - 2000 - 458 pages
...brought up at Skardaborg, and fought with the people of the place. He went up a hill which is there, and made a great pile upon it, which he set on fire;...clear flame, his men took large forks and pitched the burning wood down into the town, so that one house caught fire after the other, and the town surrendered,... | |
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