THE
STRUGGLE
FOR
POWER
AT
HJØRUNGAVÅG
The
plot
of
this
historic
play
at
Hjørungavåg
is
drawn
from
Norwegian
history
during
the
end
of
the
tenth
century.
Earl
Håkon
has
reigned
over
Norway
for
some
time
as
a
vassal
under
the
king
of
Denmark
but
when
the
king
invited
him
to
his
castle
and
forced
him
to
be
baptised
as
a
Christian
, Håkon
broke
off
his
connection
with
the
King.
Earl
Håkon
was
an
eager
worshipper
of
the
old
Norse
gods
and
after
the
break
Håkon
continued
as
a
ruler
of
Norway
,
but
now
there
was
hostility
between
him
and
the
King.
During
this
time
there
was
a
large
group
of
professional
warriors
who
lived
at
Jomsburg
on
the
island
of
Jom
in
the
Baltic
Sea
.
They
were
called
the
Vikings
of
Jom.
The
story
tells
of
viking
chieefs
such
as
, Jom
Earl
Sigvalde,
Bue
Digre, Vagn Åkeson
and
some
others
who
attended
å
feast
at
the
castle
of
the
Danish
King.
Under
the
influence
of
the
old
Norse
beer
,
the
mead,
they
made
a
vow
that
within
the
span
of
three
winters
they
would
go
to
Norway
with
å
large
army
and
kill
Earl
Håkon,
or
drive
him
out
of
the
country.
This
became
known
in
Norway
,
and
Earl
Håkon
and
his
son
Earl
Eirik
gathered
å
large
army
to
meet
the
Vikings
of
Jom.
The
two
armies
met
at
Hjørungavåg,
resulting
in
a
bloody
battle
,
with
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