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... stood up proudly from a low , repulsive plain of volcanic dust . We could dis- tinguish the smoke from a little farm on the top , but the house itself was invisible , either sunk in a depression , or with the slope of its turf roof ...
... stood up proudly from a low , repulsive plain of volcanic dust . We could dis- tinguish the smoke from a little farm on the top , but the house itself was invisible , either sunk in a depression , or with the slope of its turf roof ...
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... stood direct for Cape Reykjanes . There was a cry of " Whales ! " and we ran to the hurricane deck to have a view of the monsters rolling and tumbling , sending up spouts of foam , diving , and rising to spout again . There must have ...
... stood direct for Cape Reykjanes . There was a cry of " Whales ! " and we ran to the hurricane deck to have a view of the monsters rolling and tumbling , sending up spouts of foam , diving , and rising to spout again . There must have ...
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... stood , his all was forfeited to the challenger ; and if he fought and was worsted , he lost his life as well . With the advice of Thorfin , Earl Erik Hakon's son put down these holm - bouts , and outlawed those whose custom it had been ...
... stood , his all was forfeited to the challenger ; and if he fought and was worsted , he lost his life as well . With the advice of Thorfin , Earl Erik Hakon's son put down these holm - bouts , and outlawed those whose custom it had been ...
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... stood still in astonishment , and asked whom he was greeting so cordially . " It is quite the correct thing to receive guests well , is it not , mother ? " asked Grettir ; " and here are Thorir o ' the Paunch , Bad Ögmund , and ten ...
... stood still in astonishment , and asked whom he was greeting so cordially . " It is quite the correct thing to receive guests well , is it not , mother ? " asked Grettir ; " and here are Thorir o ' the Paunch , Bad Ögmund , and ten ...
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... stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large logs morticed firmly together , the door was also remark- ably massive , and was furnished with a strong fastening . Adjoining this building was a lean - to ...
... stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large logs morticed firmly together , the door was also remark- ably massive , and was furnished with a strong fastening . Adjoining this building was a lean - to ...
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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