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Page 111
... showed through a watery veil ; so I determined on pushing on at once to Grímstúnga , at the head of Vatnsdalr . Mr. Briggs agreed to accompany me , as he did not relish the notion of another night on the heithi . " We shall have a long ...
... showed through a watery veil ; so I determined on pushing on at once to Grímstúnga , at the head of Vatnsdalr . Mr. Briggs agreed to accompany me , as he did not relish the notion of another night on the heithi . " We shall have a long ...
Page 133
... showed the formation very distinctly . The mountains are formed of basalt beds overlying layers of sand ; evidently the former have been erupted at intervals , allowing sand to accumulate on each successive couch of molten matter before ...
... showed the formation very distinctly . The mountains are formed of basalt beds overlying layers of sand ; evidently the former have been erupted at intervals , allowing sand to accumulate on each successive couch of molten matter before ...
Page 150
... showed the Neck his green flowery staff , and said " So this old stock has grown green and blossomed as a young branch in a rose - garden ; therefore , like it , may hope blossom in the hearts of all created beings , for their Redeemer ...
... showed the Neck his green flowery staff , and said " So this old stock has grown green and blossomed as a young branch in a rose - garden ; therefore , like it , may hope blossom in the hearts of all created beings , for their Redeemer ...
Page 154
... showed us a volume of MSS . , which her husband had borrowed from a farmer in Langadal . It contained the Saga of Erik red , the Atli Saga , several of the sagas relating to the bishops , and , finally , the Draplangar Sonar Saga . A ...
... showed us a volume of MSS . , which her husband had borrowed from a farmer in Langadal . It contained the Saga of Erik red , the Atli Saga , several of the sagas relating to the bishops , and , finally , the Draplangar Sonar Saga . A ...
Page 164
... showed me a volume of MS . Rímur , founded on the Fostbrothra Saga , and com- posed by the great - grandfather of the present farmer . Grímr and the young man were soon in an animated con- versation on the subject of the absent farmer's ...
... showed me a volume of MS . Rímur , founded on the Fostbrothra Saga , and com- posed by the great - grandfather of the present farmer . Grímr and the young man were soon in an animated con- versation on the subject of the absent farmer's ...
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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