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... Eruption of Skapta -Return to Thingvöllum - Latin Conversation - Seljadalr - The Plague of Flies - Halt at a Farm - A fair Haymaker - The Spell broken - Return to Reykjavík - Sale of Horses - Icelandic Ponies- Their strong and weak ...
... Eruption of Skapta -Return to Thingvöllum - Latin Conversation - Seljadalr - The Plague of Flies - Halt at a Farm - A fair Haymaker - The Spell broken - Return to Reykjavík - Sale of Horses - Icelandic Ponies- Their strong and weak ...
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... eruption of Trölladyngia . 1204. Hekla . Sixth eruption . 1210. At sea , near Reykjanes . 1219. At sea , near Snæfells jökull . 1222. Hekla . Seventh eruption . 1222-26 . At sea , off Reykjanes . Four outbreaks . 1237. Seventh eruption ...
... eruption of Trölladyngia . 1204. Hekla . Sixth eruption . 1210. At sea , near Reykjanes . 1219. At sea , near Snæfells jökull . 1222. Hekla . Seventh eruption . 1222-26 . At sea , off Reykjanes . Four outbreaks . 1237. Seventh eruption ...
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... eruption ; at the same time the second eruption of Herthubreith , and the sixth of Trölla- dyngja . 1554. Hekla . Fifteenth eruption , from a side crater . 1580. Sixth eruption of Katla , which then formed the huge rift between itself ...
... eruption ; at the same time the second eruption of Herthubreith , and the sixth of Trölla- dyngja . 1554. Hekla . Fifteenth eruption , from a side crater . 1580. Sixth eruption of Katla , which then formed the huge rift between itself ...
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... eruption on record that of Skapta . 1821. Third eruption of Eyjafjalla jökull . 1823. Katla . Twelfth eruption . 1845-46 . Hekla . Twenty - sixth eruption . 1860. Katla . Thirteenth eruption . 1861. Skapta threw up ash and sand ...
... eruption on record that of Skapta . 1821. Third eruption of Eyjafjalla jökull . 1823. Katla . Twelfth eruption . 1845-46 . Hekla . Twenty - sixth eruption . 1860. Katla . Thirteenth eruption . 1861. Skapta threw up ash and sand ...
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... eruption has taken place , the volcanoes of Iceland relapse into quiescence , and no smoke or steam rises from them , as it does from Vesuvius and Etna . The great majority have no circular craters ; some have split themselves in the ...
... eruption has taken place , the volcanoes of Iceland relapse into quiescence , and no smoke or steam rises from them , as it does from Vesuvius and Etna . The great majority have no circular craters ; some have split themselves in the ...
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