Baring-Gould’s sources: Scandinavian and Utrecht Martyrologies. Anthority; — The Utrecht Breviary; the Saga of Ingi Haraldsonar, that of Sigurd Slembidiakn,1 the Knytlinga Saga, the Elder Olafs Saga him Helga, the Fragm. Histor. S. Hallvardi in Langebek, T. III., p. 603, the Histor. Vitae et Passionis S. Hallvardi, in the same, p. 604, and the Nidaros Breviary, p-. 606. The Icelandic Annals give the date of his death as 1043,J S. Hallvard, a son of Tomey, sister of Olaf the Fat, king of Norway,3 was a youth of blithe f countenance, pure morals, and honourable conduct He went trading in the Baltic, and came to the island of Gothland, where he was well received by a rich man named Botvid, who foretold that he would be glorious in his future career. Next spring Hallvard sailed trading, and as he was one day thrusting his boat from the land, a pregnant woman came running and implored to be taken into his boat. Seeing her sorely distressed, he complied. Immediately three men rushed to the shore, and shouted to him to give her up, as she had stolen something. “ How so?” asked Hallvard. “She broke into the house of our brother last night.” “ How did she break in ? ” asked the young man. “ She smashed the iron handle and wrenched out the staple." “No woman could have done that,” said Hallvard; “it must have been the work of a strong man.” Then the poor woman, sobbing, flung herself at his feet, and implored him not to give her up, swearing that she was innocent. Then Hallvard, standing in the stern of the boat said, “ I believe that she is guiltless, but guilty or not guilty, she is in no condition to be hunted and ill-treated. I will pay you 1 These mention only circumstances connected with the fortunes of the shrine oi: S. Halvard.

2 The mother of Thorney was the daughter of Gudbrand, the father of Aska mother of S. Olaf. May x4.] kS1. Hcdlvard. the value of what you allege she stole.” But one of the men suddenly drew a bow, and shot, and the arrow entered Hallvard's heart and he sank down in the boat dead. Then the men rushed into the water, dragged the poor woman out, hung a stone round her neck, and flung her into the sea. In 1130 a stone church stood at Oslo, where the body of the saint was enshrined, and his festival began to be observed about the same period.

His symbol in Art is a halbert, a play on his name. 8, Paschal, Pope, from a Mosaic. See p. 399.