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... brought into the country by Black a shipwrecked vessel , and for three years it devastated the death . island , sweeping off nearly two - thirds of the population . The contagion had first been carried to Norway by an English boat . At ...
... brought into the country by Black a shipwrecked vessel , and for three years it devastated the death . island , sweeping off nearly two - thirds of the population . The contagion had first been carried to Norway by an English boat . At ...
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... brought on shore , and Mr. Savigniac remained in charge of them , whilst Jörgensen returned to England with the Clarence in ballast , having , in the first place , restored the captured brig to its owners . In June arrived Count Tramp ...
... brought on shore , and Mr. Savigniac remained in charge of them , whilst Jörgensen returned to England with the Clarence in ballast , having , in the first place , restored the captured brig to its owners . In June arrived Count Tramp ...
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... brought round into Reykjavík harbour , and among the first objects that met the captain's eye was the deep blue flag with the three white stockfish waving over the court- house . Immediately upon his arrival , Count Tramp , who had now ...
... brought round into Reykjavík harbour , and among the first objects that met the captain's eye was the deep blue flag with the three white stockfish waving over the court- house . Immediately upon his arrival , Count Tramp , who had now ...
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... been com- pletely sacked of all its plate and old vestments by the pirates of the seventeenth century . One of the skerries , Geldingasker , is so abrupt , that sheep , brought to the 1-2 DYRHÓLAR - THE WESTMANN ISLANDS . 3.
... been com- pletely sacked of all its plate and old vestments by the pirates of the seventeenth century . One of the skerries , Geldingasker , is so abrupt , that sheep , brought to the 1-2 DYRHÓLAR - THE WESTMANN ISLANDS . 3.
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... brought to the foot in boats , are hoisted on to it by ropes . Another , Hellarey , has caves in it which serve as folds during boisterous weather , when the winds are violent enough to sweep the unprotected live - stock over the cliffs ...
... brought to the foot in boats , are hoisted on to it by ropes . Another , Hellarey , has caves in it which serve as folds during boisterous weather , when the winds are violent enough to sweep the unprotected live - stock over the cliffs ...
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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