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Page 15
... night , striking on the faces of the revellers , increased their intoxication ; and they became very disorderly , running against each other , uttering discordant whoops , and jolting Grettir's arm , so that he could with difficulty ...
... night , striking on the faces of the revellers , increased their intoxication ; and they became very disorderly , running against each other , uttering discordant whoops , and jolting Grettir's arm , so that he could with difficulty ...
Page 19
... night that the ground was covered , and all traces were obliterated , so that the search proved ineffectual till dusk , when the men were discovered under a rock , dead from cold and loss of blood . The bodies were removed to the shore ...
... night that the ground was covered , and all traces were obliterated , so that the search proved ineffectual till dusk , when the men were discovered under a rock , dead from cold and loss of blood . The bodies were removed to the shore ...
Page 45
... night progressed , if I may call that night when the sun was still in the heavens , the clouds left the mountains , and the stately pile of Esja stood out purple - mantled , with its ravines choked with snow . We had a fine view of it ...
... night progressed , if I may call that night when the sun was still in the heavens , the clouds left the mountains , and the stately pile of Esja stood out purple - mantled , with its ravines choked with snow . We had a fine view of it ...
Page 47
... night in it , and preferred sleeping under canvas in the pure air of heaven . As we did not choose to take his advice , Grímr sulked , and would have nothing to do with the tent , so that Mr. Briggs and I had to erect it ourselves ...
... night in it , and preferred sleeping under canvas in the pure air of heaven . As we did not choose to take his advice , Grímr sulked , and would have nothing to do with the tent , so that Mr. Briggs and I had to erect it ourselves ...
Page 48
... night in the tent was pleasant ; the cold was sharp , the ground , where we lay , full of stones , and I was roused at intervals by the horn of the snipe and the melancholy strain of the swan , as these birds flew past our tent , after ...
... night in the tent was pleasant ; the cold was sharp , the ground , where we lay , full of stones , and I was roused at intervals by the horn of the snipe and the melancholy strain of the swan , as these birds flew past our tent , after ...
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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