The story of Rolf and the Viking's bow by French Allen 1870-1946

Author:French, Allen, 1870-1946
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown
Published: 1920-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

THE STORY OF ROLF

Grani the man. But when other people were about, Rolf did all that Grani said.

One day a bishop came to Hawksness and visited the parish. He held service in the church, and hved at the hall for two days. When he was about to go away, he asked if any man needed from him counsel or comfort. Frodi stood up.

Said he: "Lord Bishop, are all man-slayings sinful ?"

The bishop answered: " State me the case, for some manslayings are blameless."

So Frodi spoke thus: " If a man is on a ship, and vikings come, and that man casts a viking overboard, and the viking is drowned — hath the man committed a mortal sin ?"

Many men smiled at these words, for the story of Frodi and the vikings had been told. The bishop said: *' Vikings are the worst plague of the land, and they deserve no mercy. Since the vik-[210]

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