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Page xiv
... whole story was unfolded and took shape , and centred round Njal , that it was handed down from father to son as truthfully and faithfully as could ever be the case with any public ' or notorious matter in local history . But it is not ...
... whole story was unfolded and took shape , and centred round Njal , that it was handed down from father to son as truthfully and faithfully as could ever be the case with any public ' or notorious matter in local history . But it is not ...
Page xxv
... whole peninsula at the heights respectively of 150 and 600 feet above the sea . At Lækir on the Barthastrand , at Forsdalr , in the Arnarfjord , they are found alternating with beds of leaves . Sur- turbrand has also been noticed at ...
... whole peninsula at the heights respectively of 150 and 600 feet above the sea . At Lækir on the Barthastrand , at Forsdalr , in the Arnarfjord , they are found alternating with beds of leaves . Sur- turbrand has also been noticed at ...
Page xxviii
... whole surface of the country are to be seen blocks blocks and of stone placed in singular positions , much resembling the Logan glacial rocks of Cornwall . These go by the name of Grettistaks , and are grooves . perched on high moors or ...
... whole surface of the country are to be seen blocks blocks and of stone placed in singular positions , much resembling the Logan glacial rocks of Cornwall . These go by the name of Grettistaks , and are grooves . perched on high moors or ...
Page xxix
... whole island ; tracks are all Roads . that mark a vegr or way , and these are obliterated at every thaw . The routes are , consequently , indicated by vörthur and occa- sional kerlingar . The former are heaps of turf , or simply a stone ...
... whole island ; tracks are all Roads . that mark a vegr or way , and these are obliterated at every thaw . The routes are , consequently , indicated by vörthur and occa- sional kerlingar . The former are heaps of turf , or simply a stone ...
Page xxx
... whole year included . At Reykjavík the average summer heat is 53 ° 6 ' Fahrenheit ; winter , 29 ° 3 ′ ; and that for the whole year is 39 ° 4 ′ . At Akureyri , in the north , on the Eyja - fjord , the average summer heat is 45 ° 5 ...
... whole year included . At Reykjavík the average summer heat is 53 ° 6 ' Fahrenheit ; winter , 29 ° 3 ′ ; and that for the whole year is 39 ° 4 ′ . At Akureyri , in the north , on the Eyja - fjord , the average summer heat is 45 ° 5 ...
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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