[85] For a brief account of the Norse colonies in Ireland and the events that culminated in the battle of Clontarf, see Norges Historie, I., ii., 292-310. (Bugge.)
[86] Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 1014.
[87] William of Jumièges, Historia Normannorum, v., cc. 11-12.
[88] Saga of Saint Olaf, c. 13. (Translation by William Morris.)
[89] Encomium Emmæ, ii., c. 2.
[90] The conjecture of Norse historians that he left Norway because of disagreements with his brother Sweyn has little in its favour. Eric believed in peace, but scarcely to the point of expatriation.
[91] Encomium Emmæ, ii., cc. 2-3. The banishment of Gunhild is also mentioned in Thietmar's Chronicle (vii., c. 28).
[92] Jómsvikingasaga, cc. 50-52.
[93] William of Malmesbury, Gesta Regum, i., 207.
[94] Danmarks Riges Historie, i., 383.