[484]. The male line of Hákon Jarl the Great became extinct in his grandson, Hákon Eiríksson, in 1029.
[485]. Háleygjatal, in which Eyvind traces the family of Hákon. Cf. also the jarls of Mœri (Rögnvald, Mœra-jarl, who was the forefather of the jarls of Orkneys and Rouen in Normandy).
[486]. Herra = a lord, or master, was only used as a title after the year 1277, when knights and barons were first introduced into Norway. The word is derived from Her (host), thus meaning the lord, or perhaps at first the leader of a host.
[487]. Pl. Konir.
[488]. Rig seems to be a son of Rig Jarl, the hero of Rigsmál, whose name was otherwise Kon.
[489]. This custom of becoming an under-man is illustrated in several Sagas.
[490]. The word Viking has, of course, nothing to do with king.
[491]. Nafnbót = addition to the name, improvement of the name.
[492]. In the Danish laws the stipulation to be given by the king at his elevation was called Haand-fæstning (hand-fastening).
[493]. Cf. also Magnús the Good, c. 22 (Heimskringla).