Rimul

Historie

Rimul is a farm in the municipality of Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is the scene of the murder of Håkon Sigurdsson by his slave Tormod Kark , as described in the Saga of king Olav Tryggvason in Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.LocationThere is still a farm named Romol in the western part of the village of Melhus in the municipality of Melhus in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. There is a big stone lying nearby, thought maybe to be scene of Olaf's speech. This is, however, not proven.The events are the theme of the opera Thora paa Rimol which was composed in 1894, but not performed until 2002 in Melhus, Sør-Trøndelag in occasion of the municipality's 1000 year anniversary.Historical referencesHákon Earl had a mistress named Thora at the Rimul farm. After their night in Jarlshola, Hákon and his slave went on to Rimul, seeking further shelter from Olav Tryggvason and his men, who were at that time searching for the Earl. Thora led them to a pig sty beneath a great stone. Later, after killing the Earl's son, Erlend and lots of men of his hird, Olaf Tryggvason arrived at Rimul with a group of local farmers, now supporting him. In the Heimskringla, the story continues as follows: