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 opera Thora paa Rimol which was composed in 1894, but not performed until 2002 in Melhus on the occasion of the village's thousandth anniversary.
Hákon Earl had a mistress named Thora (Þóra) at the Rimul farm. After their night in Jarlshola, Hákon and his slave went on to Rimul, seeking further shelter from Olav Tryggvason and his men, who were at that time searching for the Earl. Thora led them to a pig sty beneath a great stone. Later, after killing the Earl's son, Erlend (Erlendr) and many men of his hird, Olaf Tryggvason arrived at Rimul with a group of local farmers, now supporting him. In the Heimskringla, 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 own Lord. Tormod Kark was himself decapitated. Both heads were reputedly set on stakes in Munkholmen for people to spit at.
^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.
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Saga of king Olaf Tryggvason(in Norwegian)
December 20, 2023
rimul, romol, farm, municipality, melhus, trøndelag, county, norway, farm, lies, near, western, part, village, melhus, scene, murder, håkon, sigurdsson, also, known, hákon, sigurðsson, hákon, earl, slave, tormod, kark, Þormóðr, karkr, described, saga, king, ol. Rimul or Romol is a farm in the municipality of Melhus in Trondelag county Norway The farm lies near the western part of the village of Melhus It was the scene of the murder of Hakon Sigurdsson also known as Hakon Sigurdsson or Hakon Earl by his slave Tormod Kark THormodr Karkr as described in the Saga of king Olav Tryggvason in Snorri Sturluson s Heimskringla Romol RimulHistoric FarmRomolLocation of the villageShow map of TrondelagRomolRomol Norway Show map of NorwayCoordinates 63 15 59 N 10 15 24 E 63 2665 N 10 2567 E 63 2665 10 2567CountryNorwayRegionCentral NorwayCountyTrondelagDistrictGauldalenMunicipalityMelhusElevation 1 60 m 200 ft Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST 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 opera Thora paa Rimol which was composed in 1894 but not performed until 2002 in Melhus on the occasion of the village s thousandth anniversary Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editHakon Earl had a mistress named Thora THora at the Rimul farm After their night in Jarlshola Hakon and his slave went on to Rimul seeking further shelter from Olav Tryggvason and his men who were at that time searching for the Earl Thora led them to a pig sty beneath a great stone Later after killing the Earl s son Erlend Erlendr and many men of his hird Olaf Tryggvason arrived at Rimul with a group of local farmers now supporting him In the Heimskringla the story continues as follows Original text English translationHann stod upp i stein thann inn mikla er thar stod hja svinabolinu THa talad olafr ok vard that i rodu hans at hann myndi thann mann goda baedi fe ok virding er Hakoni jarku yrdi at skada THessa rodu heyrdi jarl ok Karkr THeir hofdu ljos hja ser Jarl maelti Hvi ertu sva bleikr en stundum svartr sem jord Er eigi that at thu vilir svikja mik Eigi segir Karkr Vit varum foddir a einni natt segir jarl Skammt mun ok verda milli dauda 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 Hakon 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 Hakon 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 own Lord Tormod Kark was himself decapitated Both heads were reputedly set on stakes in Munkholmen for people to spit at See also editJarlsholaReferences edit Romol Melhus Trondelag yr no Retrieved 2018 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 editSaga of king Olaf Tryggvason in Norwegian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rimul amp oldid 972507127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
