Note 16 — Chapter VIII
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Harald of Norway, who made a vow never to trim his hair till he had made himself sole king of the country. The war lasted ten years, and he thus might well come to deserve the title of Horrid-locks, which was changed to that of Harfagre, or fair-haired, when he celebrated his final victory, by going into a bath at Möre, and committing his shaggy hair to be cut and arranged by his friend Jarl Rognwald, father of Rollo.