Harald Foss - Eirik Jarl

Band: Foss This song is about Norwegain Earl Eirik Håkonsson. (957-1024) The pic shows Eirik standing infront of some hostages, the danes and the jomsborg vikings attacked Norway, but they were completly beaten by the norwegian earl Håkon Jarl and his son, Eirik Jarl. In this picture Eirik gives one of the hostages ’grid’(meaning, he sat him free and made him pledge a sort of alliance with him instead). Link about the battle: ørungavåg örungavágr