Eystein "the Fart" Hálfdansson

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    Eystein, Halfdan Hvitbein's son, became king after in Raumarike
    and Westfold. He was married to Hild, a daughter of Eric
    Agnarsson, who was king in Westfold. Agnar, Eric's father, was a
    son of Sigtryg, king in the Vend district. King Eric had no son,
    and died while King Halfdan Hvitbein was still in life. The
    father and son, Halfdan and Eystein, then took possession of the
    whole of Westfold, which Eystein ruled over as long as he lived.
    At that time there lived at Varna a king called Skjold, who was a
    great warlock. King Eystein went with some ships of war to
    Varna, plundered there, and carried away all he could find of
    clothes or other valuables, and of peasants' stock, and killed
    cattle on the strand for provision, and then went off. King
    Skjold came to the strand with his army, just as Eystein was at
    such a distance over the fjord that King Skjold could only see
    his sails. Then he took his cloak, waved it, and blew into it.
    King Eystein was sitting at the helm as they sailed in past
    Jarls, and another ship was sailing at the side of his, when
    there came a stroke of a wave, by which the boom of the 0ther ship struck the king and threw him overboard, which proved his death. His men fished up his body, and it was carried into Borre, where a mound was thrown up over it, out towards the sea at Raden, near Vodle. So says Thjodolf: --

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