ABSTRACT
1 WHEN he had brought off all these triumphant victories in foreign lands, he returned to Sweden, his own country, and in the closest friendship with Haldan served as his soldier. He never ceased to practise warfare, so that his mind, withdrawn from pleasures, was directed towards arms with a ceaseless fixation, and he was said never 239to have allowed himself any inebriating drink. He could never bear to be invited to feasts, asserting that it was the custom of jesters and parasites to rush towards the smell of another’s kitchen to provide themselves with richer eating. For this reason, just as if he had been severely offended, he used to inflict stern punishments on any who extended an invitation to him.
Soldiering for Haldan
Always in arms
Never drunk nor a banqueter Custom of jesters
