Excerpt from Frithjof the Viking of Norway and Roland the Paladin of France Old hilding, King Bele's tried and trusted Counsellor, resided at his handsome homestead with its rich and well-kept farm. Here the aged sage gladdened the restful idleness Of his wan ing years watching the growth Of two tender plants entrusted to his care - fairer the North had never seen: the one a lordly oak, straight Of trunk, stately of crown, strong to defy the storm; the other a lovely rose scarce open, half dreaming in the bud. Frithjof was the youthful oak but the rose was known to the sons of the North as Ingeborg the Fair. Not Often was one seen without the other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.