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“Vi ble kalt hedninger, og folkene i sør fryktet oss og kalte oss onde. Og av alle nordboere var det vi nordmenn som gikk for å være de verste. Men det var, sant nok, noe eget ved oss. Ingen konge hadde noensinne klart å temme oss, selv ikke Hårfagre klarte det. Paven i Roma lærte munkene sine at vi ikke kunne omvendes fra hedenskapen, for vi var slett ikke mennesker, men ville dyr. Men ville dyr kunne ikke krysset åpne hav slik vi gjorde, og ingen hadde vel reist lenger av sted enn oss. Tåper er de som forveksler fri vilje og mot med umenneskelighet og ondskap!”

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