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"In his soul, Olav had fought without hope, ravaged by a terrifying fear, against forces that were not flesh and blood.

"He now understood that it wasn't the suffering he'd endured that had destroyed all happiness in his life--a man could be happier while he was suffering than when his days were good."

Chapter IV seemed to involve a major mental episode for Olav. Definitely disorienting!

Olav decided that Eirik would not inherit the axe called AEttarfylgja, or Guardian of Kin. He needed to remember to send word home from England about this.
The thought was very troublesome and he did his best to put it out of his mind.