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Excerpt from The Norwegian Account of Haco's Expedition Against Scotland, A. D. 1263: Now First Published, in the Original Islandic, From the Flateyan and Frisian Mss. With a Literal English Version and Notes The situation of the Kings of the Isles was peca iiariy delicate, for, thongh their territories were gettin sive, yet they, were hy no tneans a match for the neigh honring states. On this account allegiance ovas extorted from then: by difi'atent Samreigns.' thejhebridian Prin ces considered this involuntary homage 'as, . At least, implying proteilion: and, when that was not aforded, dhey shanghe themselves. Justifiedin forming new connexe on: more conducive to their fafety. 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.