▁fur th est ▁kingdom s ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁might ▁not ▁be ▁un touch ed ▁by ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁arms . ▁ ▁Sax o ▁writes ▁that ▁St ark ad ▁and ▁H aki ▁brought ▁their ▁fleet ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁where ▁the ▁rich ▁and ▁gre edy ▁king ▁H ug le ik ▁lived . ▁H ug le ik ▁was ▁never ▁gener ous ▁to ▁an ▁hon ou rable ▁man , ▁but ▁spent ▁all ▁his ▁rich es ▁on ▁m imes ▁and ▁jug gl ers . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁av ar ice , ▁H ug le ik ▁had ▁the ▁great ▁champions ▁Ge ig ad ▁and ▁Sv ip dag . ▁When ▁the ▁battle ▁began , ▁the ▁jug gl ers ▁and ▁m imes ▁pan icked ▁and ▁fled , ▁and ▁only ▁Ge ig ad ▁and ▁Sv ip dag ▁remained ▁to ▁defend ▁H ug le ik , ▁but ▁they ▁fought ▁like ▁an ▁entire ▁army . ▁Ge ig ad ▁de alt ▁St ark ad ▁a ▁w ound ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁which ▁was ▁so ▁severe ▁that ▁St ark ad ▁would ▁later ▁sing ▁songs ▁about ▁it . ▁St ark ad ▁killed ▁H ug le ik ▁and ▁made ▁the ▁Irish ▁fle e . ▁He ▁then ▁had ▁the ▁jug gl ers ▁and ▁m imes ▁wh ipped ▁and ▁be aten , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁hum ili ate ▁them . ▁Then ▁the ▁Dan es ▁brought ▁H ug le ik ' s ▁rich es ▁out ▁to ▁Dublin ▁to ▁be ▁public ly ▁lo oted , ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁that ▁none ▁c ared ▁for ▁its ▁strict ▁division . ▁When