... curtains and coverlid ; the rest was consigned to the flames, in obedience to the will of the testator. The body of Thorgunna, being wrapped in new linen and placed in a coffin, was next to be transported through the precipices and morasses of Iceland... Folk-lore and Legends: Scandinavian - Page 1411891 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
| Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 538 pages
...transported through the precipices and morasses of Iceland to the distant district she had assigned for the place of sepulture. A remarkable incident occurred...arrived at evening late, weary, and drenched with raid, in a house called Nether-Ness, where thtf niggard hospttality of the proprietor only afforded... | |
| Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 442 pages
...transported through the precipices and morasses of Iceland to the distant district she had assigned for the place of sepulture. A remarkable incident occurred...late, weary, and drenched with rain, in a house called Nether- Ness, where the niggard hospitality of the proprietor only afforded them house-room, without... | |
| Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1837 - 936 pages
...transported through the precipices and morasses of Iceland to the distant district she had assigned for the place of sepulture. A remarkable incident occurred...proprietor only afforded them house-room, without aiij supply of food or fuel. But so soon as they entered, an unwonted noise was heard in the kitchen... | |
| Paul Henri Mallet - Mythology, Norse - 1847 - 592 pages
...particular." Thorodd promised faithfully to execute this extraordinary testament in the most pointed manner. Accordingly, so soon as Thorgunna 'was dead,...kitchen of the mansion, and the figure of a woman, soon recognized to be the deceased Thorgunna, was seen busily employed in preparing victuals. Their inhospitable... | |
| Paul Henri Mallet - Mythology, Norse - 1847 - 606 pages
...treasures after her decease. Then, finding Thorodd inaccessible to argument, she had recourse to can-sacs and blandishments, and at length extorted permission...Nether-Ness, where the niggard hospitality of the proprietor onlv afforded them house-room, without any supply of food or fuel, But, so soon as they entered, an... | |
| Paul Henri Mallet - Mythology, Norse - 1847 - 594 pages
...through the precipices and moraases of Iceland to the distant district she had assigned for her placo of sepulture. A remarkable incident occurred on the...kitchen of the mansion, and the figure of a woman, soon recognized to be the deceased Thorgunna, was seen busily employed in preparing victuals. Their inhospitable... | |
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