The Pre-Columbian Discovery of America, by the Northmen: With Translations from the Icelandic SagasJ. Munsell's son, 1901 - 230 ページ |
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afterward America Antiquitates Americana apostolic appear Arnbiorn Biarne Biorn bishop boat Brattahlid brother called Cape Cod century Christian church coast Columbus Continent crew Denmark Drontheim early Einar England Eric Red Eric the Red Ericsfiord Ericson expedition fact Finn Magnussen Freydis Froda Gardar give Greenland Gudleif Gudrid Gunnbiorn Heimskringla Helluland Heriulf hundred Iceland Inventio Fortunata Irish island Jorund Kalbein Karlsefne Karlsefne's Ketill King Olaf land Leif Leif Ericson Leif's letters lived Markland Mount Hope Bay narrative Northmen Norway Ozsur Pope Pope Innocent VIII Pre-Columbian Professor Rafn relating replied river rock Saga sailed says ship shore Sigurd Skrællings Sokke south-west stone summer supposed thee thence things Thor Thorbiorn Thord Thorfinn Thorgest Thorhall Thorodd Thorstein Thorvald thought Thurid tion tithes told took vessel Vinland visited voyage whale winter Wonder-strand wood writer
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139 ページ - ... half of our men, it is my counsel that lots should be drawn for those to go in the boat, for it shall not be according to rank.
119 ページ - Divers noises were also heard in the room where the corpse lay, as the clattering of chairs and stools, whereof no account could be given.
138 ページ - They said that no houses were there; people lay in caves or in holes. They said there was a land on the other side, just opposite their country, where people lived who wore white clothes, and carried poles before them, and to these were fastened flags, and they shouted loud ; and people think that this was WHITE-MAN'S-LAND, or GREAT IRELAND.
68 ページ - Second, we have a very remarkable contradiction. Lord Clarendon relates that he was condemned to be hanged, which was performed the same day ; on the contrary, Burnet...
97 ページ - There were huge snowy mountains up the country ; but all the way from the sea up to these snowy ridges the land was one field of snow, and it appeared to them a country of no advantages. Leif said, " It shall not be said of us, as it was of Biarne, that we did not come upon the land ; for I will give the country a name, and call it Helleland.* Then they went on board again, put to sea, and found another land.
16 ページ - Tartar, Chinese, Japanese, Malay, with the Polynesians — which has not been claimed as discoverers, intending or accidental, of American shores, or as progenitors, more or less perfect or remote, of American peoples ; and there is no good reason why any one of them may not have done all that is claimed. The historical evidence, however, is not such as is based on documentary proofs of indisputable character, and the recitals advanced are often far from precise enough to be convincing in details,...
139 ページ - It shall not be thus. Go thou down into the boat, and I will go up into the ship, since I see that thou art so desirous to live.
133 ページ - Why do ye run, stout men as ye are, before these miserable wretches, whom I thought ye would knock down like cattle ? and if I had weapons, methinks I could fight better than any of ye.
91 ページ - They one and all agreed to go with him. Biarne said, " Our expedition will be thought foolish, as none of us have ever been on the Greenland sea before.
106 ページ - And this advice was followed. It is related that their stern-boat was filled with grapes, and then a cargo of wood was hewn for the vessel. There was also self-sown wheat in the fields, and a tree which is called Massur. Of all these they took samples; and some of the trees were so large that they were used in houses. Towards spring they made ready and sailed away; and Leif gave the country a name from its productions, and called it Vinland. They put to sea, and had a favourable breeze until they...