literary treatment by Danish poet Adam Oehlenschläger, in his tragedy Hakon Jarl, written in six weeks in 1805 during a stay in Halle, after reading Snorri's Heimskringla. The theme is the conflict between paganism and Christianity. There is an English translation by J. C. Lindberg. Oehlenschläger's play later formed the basis for Smetana's symphonic poem Hakon Jarl. References Other sources Foote, P. G., and D. M. Wilson (1970) The Viking Achievement (Macmillan Company) Gjerset, Knut (1915) History of The Norwegian People (Macmillan Company) Jones, Gwyn (1973) A History of the Vikings (Oxford University Press) Krag, Claus (2000) Norges historie fram til 1319 (Universitetsforlaget) Larsen, Karen (1948) A History of Norway (Princeton University Press) Stylegar, F.A. (2013) Håkon jarl (Spartacus forlag) External links Korsvikaspillet: Håkon og Kark 10th-century Norwegian monarchs 10th-century murdered monarchs Norwegian earls Norwegian military leaders Viking rulers Ladejarl dynasty Year of birth uncertain 930s births 995 deaths 10th-century Vikings