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... reached by man . Hjörleif's Head is named after one of the first settlers in Ice- land . Hjörleif and Ingolf sailed from Norway together , but when the latter came on shore under the Orofa , the other pushed west and established himself ...
... reached by man . Hjörleif's Head is named after one of the first settlers in Ice- land . Hjörleif and Ingolf sailed from Norway together , but when the latter came on shore under the Orofa , the other pushed west and established himself ...
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... reached their destination . Grettir was on the point of returning to the farm , when the strange proceedings of a craft , at no great distance , attracted his attention . He noticed that she stole along in the shadows of the islets ...
... reached their destination . Grettir was on the point of returning to the farm , when the strange proceedings of a craft , at no great distance , attracted his attention . He noticed that she stole along in the shadows of the islets ...
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... reached him on the shoulder , and for the moment paralyzed his left arm ; he killed two more víkings , and then the remaining four burst forth , and , separating into pairs , fled in different directions . Grettir followed the couple ...
... reached him on the shoulder , and for the moment paralyzed his left arm ; he killed two more víkings , and then the remaining four burst forth , and , separating into pairs , fled in different directions . Grettir followed the couple ...
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... reached him of what had taken place during his absence . The first startling circumstance was the appearance of his great punt , stranded . Thorfin bade his men row to land with all speed , as he suspected that this could not be the ...
... reached him of what had taken place during his absence . The first startling circumstance was the appearance of his great punt , stranded . Thorfin bade his men row to land with all speed , as he suspected that this could not be the ...
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... reached their destination . On leaving Reykjavík I was loaded with letters which I was begged to post in England , some for Denmark , others for Germany and France , so unsafe is the Government Post - office considered to be . Now let ...
... reached their destination . On leaving Reykjavík I was loaded with letters which I was begged to post in England , some for Denmark , others for Germany and France , so unsafe is the Government Post - office considered to be . Now let ...
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Akureyri Alleluiah Althing answered asked basalt beautiful bird bishop Bjarg blue boat boiling bonder Briggs brother brought called church clouds cold colour crag Danish door Drangey Edmund Evans Egill eruption exclaimed eyes farm farmer father feet fish fjord flung Gellir Geysir Glámr grass Greenland Grettir grey Grímr hands head heap heithi Hekla hill Hólar horses Hrolleifr Icel Iceland Illugi Ingimund island Jökull Jón Katla Kolr Krafla lake land lava looked merchant miles morning mountain Myvatn natives never night Oddr Ofeigr Periphrasis pony priest quoth reached Reykjanes Reykjavík ride river rock rode rolled round saddle Saga sand Savigniac side snow spot spring stone stood story stream Strokr summer Svínavatn swans Thorbjorn Thorfin Thorgils Thorhall Thorir Thorstein trachyte Trölladyngja tún turf vale Vatnsdalr vessel visited whilst whimbrel wild wind winter