Rimul

Rimul

Rimul (Norwegian Rimol) is a farm in Melhus, Norway, the scene of the murder of
Håkon Sigurdsson (Hákon Sigurðsson, Hákon earl) by his slave Tormod Kark (Þormóðr Karkr), as described in the "Saga of king Olav Tryggvason" in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.

References in Heimskringla

Hákon earl had a mistress named Tora (Þóra) at the farm Rimul. After their night in Jarlshola, Hákon and his slave went on to Rimul, seeking further shelter from Olav Tryggvason and his men, who were at that time searching for the earl. Tora led them to pig sty beneath a great stone. Later, after killing the the earl's son Erlend (Erlendr) and lots of men of his hird, Olaf Tryggvason arrived at Rimul with a group of local farmers, now supporting him. In Heimskringla, the story continues as follows:

Hann stóð upp í stein þann inn mikla er þar stóð hjá svínabølinu. Þá talað Óláfr, ok varð þat í røðu hans at hann myndi þann mann gøða bæði fé ok virðing, er Hákoni jarku yrði at skaða. Þessa røðu heyrði jarl ok Karkr. Þeir hofðu ljós hjá sér. Jarl mælti: "Hví ertu svá bleikr, en stundum svartr sem jorð? Er eigi þat at þú vilir svíkja mik?" "Eigi," segir Karkr. "Vit várum føddir á einni nátt," segir jarl. "Skammt mun ok verða milli dauða okkars." [http://www.heimskringla.no/original/heimskringla/sagaolafstryggvasonar.php]

In English:

Then Olaf held a speech out in the farm, he went up unto a great rock lying near the pig sty. Olaf spoke, and in his speech he said he would reward any man richly who could harm Hákon earl. The earl and Kark heard this speech. They had light where they lay. The earl said: "Why are you so pale, yet sometimes black as dirt? It is not so that you wish to harm me?" "No," says Kark. "We were born on the same night," says the earl. "Close will also our deaths be."

Lying in the pig sty the same night, Kark killed Hákon earl. He cut his head off and brought it to Olaf Tryggvason, expecting to collect the reward. Unfortunately, Olaf did not respect a slave murdering his own lord. Tormod Kark was himself decapitated. Both heads were reputedly set on stakes in Munkholmen for people to spit at.

Location

There is still a farm named Rimol in western Melhus, Norway. There is a big stone lying near by, thought maybe to be scene of Olaf's speech. This is, however, not proven.

The events are theme of an annual opera performance in Melhus, named "Tora på Rimol" after the mistress of the earl.

Notes

* [http://www.heimskringla.no/original/heimskringla/sagaolafstryggvasonar.php Saga of king Olaf Tryggvason]

See also

* Jarlshola


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