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IMAGES OF THE GODS. 199
Olaf caused one of Lis men to break it in pieces.*
A wooden statue of Thor stood among several idols,
all upon elevations (staUar), in a temple in Throndheim
owned by a ricli landsman, Finn.f In the
temple in Gudbrandsdal, which Hakon Jarl and
Dala-Gudbrand owned together, Thor was represented
upon a car and adorned with gold rings. At
the same place was also the statue of Hakon's tute-
lary Goddess, Thbrgerd HorgabruS, in a sitting pos-
ture, as large as a full grown person, with afalld (a
kind of head-dress) upon her head and a gold ring
upon her arm. The statue of Trp was also there
and had likewise gold rings upon its arms.J In an-
other temple owned by Hakon Jarl, the statue of
Thorgerd stood upon a stalVr ; it was splendidly
adorned and had a gold ring upon its arm.§ In the
temple at Baldur's-haug in Sokn, there is said to
have been many idols, among which the statue of
Baldur is expressly mentioned. Many ||
idols are
also mentioned as being in a temple at Olvusvatn in
Iceland-T In another temple on the island belong-
ing to a certain Bersi, sat Frey and Thor in the
High-Seat, and directly opposite them Friga and
Freyja; these statues were arrayed in drapery and
ornaments of gold and silver.** Eirik Hakonsson
108.
* Snor. :
t
01. Hel. S. 118, 119; 01. Hel. S. in Fornm. S. IV., 107,
01. Tr. a in Fornm. S. 202, 203.
% Niais. S. 89.
§ Fareyinga S. 23 ; 01. Tr. S. in Fornm. S. 184.
II FriS>. S. 9.
\ HorSs S. 18.
** Droplauga Sonar S. 26.