# ent

id: 598
type: WORK_OF_ART
entity:
  The mighty Olaf should not cease With him to hold good terms and peace; For this good earl unwearied


id: 598
type: WORK_OF_ART
entity:
  To Gudrod''s son no rock or cave, Shore-side or hill, a refuge gave; Hunted around from isle to isle, This Lawman


# bib

id: 19750
title: The Waif Woman
author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
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  The goodman of that house was called Finnward Keelfarer, and his wife Aud "Woman," said Thorgunna, "I am no merchant." And she closed the chest Now Thorgunna opened the second chest and took out her bedding--sheets of At that Aud''s two ears grew hot as her cheeks; and she took Thorgunna at Woman or the Wind Wife; to her face it must always be Thorgunna. When she was back in bed, the word of Thorgunna came to her mind, that Day came, and Aud must rise; but she went about the house like "That is a sick wife," said Finnward, "Her weird has come on her." "You are to consider that the woman died in my house," says Finnward, When they came to the house, Aud had the two chests to her own bed-place, "Woman!" cried Finnward, "these are the bed-sheets of Thorgunna--these Finnward lay down again in the bed between Thorgunna''s sheets, and


id: 18037
title: The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands
author: Anonymous
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  see new places and new things, Madame Pfeiffer left Vienna on the 1st of with both arms, Madame Ida Pfeiffer recovered her feet. Madame Pfeiffer''s visit it was about fourteen months old, having been Madame Pfeiffer''s second excursion was into the interior; and it opened twelve feet high, with small drains to carry off the rain-water. feet high, and has fine large leaves and tubers like those of the potato, places attaining a depth of three feet, Madame Pfeiffer and her guide At a town called Ravandus Madame Pfeiffer rested for some days, making Madame Pfeiffer remarks that in all this a great injustice is, or would In the neighbourhood of Kriservick Madame Pfeiffer saw a long, wide After a tedious journey of five days, Madame Pfeiffer reached the shores course Madame Pfeiffer visited the sugar-cane plantations, which cover "In former days," says Madame Pfeiffer, "almost every person who was


id: 4736
title: Hadda Pada
author: Guðmundur Kamban
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  HRAFNHILD, called HADDA PADDA; KRISTRUN; their daughters. HADDA PADDA [kisses Ingolf hastily, gets up, and seats herself at his HADDA PADDA [lets herself slide down at Ingolf''s knees, so that he sits hand over her eyes, looks at the statue a long time, walks away from it, HADDA PADDA [enters with a water jug in her hand, walks up to a flower and Lady Margaret, Olof and Steindor, Ingolf, Hrafnhild and Kristrun are HADDA PADDA [taking Ingolf''s hand]. HADDA PADDA [_sees Ingolf''s hand without the ring, grasps it with HADDA PADDA [lets go of her--turns to Ingolf]. INGOLF [coming nearer to her, he lets the rope slip] I know what you are (Ingolf lets go of the rope, takes Steindor HADDA PADDA (having finished tying the knot, holds the rope out to HADDA PADDA [smiling, she looks at Ingolf]. HADDA PADDA [takes the end of the rope].


id: 3701
author: Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of
title:
  Letters from High Latitudes Being Some Account of a Voyage in 1856 of the Schooner Yacht "Foam" to Iceland, Jan Meyen, and Spitzbergen


id: 1894
title: Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North
author: Pfeiffer, Ida
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  of the present volume on a country so little known as Iceland, and about Below the little town of Raudnitz the hills gave place to mountains, and from Hamburgh; the road lies among beautiful country-houses and large forms a beautiful group of rocks, rising boldly from the sea. great portion of the town, with the surrounding country and the sea; good harbour, distant nine miles from Reikjavik, the capital of Iceland. occurrence of this kind took place in 1627, in which year a great number little time to spare for me, as he intended setting sail for Iceland with The little town of Reikjavik consists of a single broad street, with For a long distance round the town the ground consists of stones, turf, The Icelanders consider this little green valley the finest spot station of my Icelandic journey, the town of Reikjavik. hours in the little royal country-house here, which is built on a retired


id: 598
title: Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
author: Snorri Sturluson
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  he heard that King Harald was come with ships and a great army, he and gave battle to King Harald, and great was the fall of men. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. Eirik sailed along the land and came to Denmark, and went to King Harald King Olaf went with his men-at-arms to the Gula-Thing; for the bondes came to this, that all King Olaf Trygvason''s ships were cleared of men Orkadal people had submitted to King Olaf, he sent men to Earl Svein When King Olaf and his men saw that the earl had gathered his ships Then the earl began, and told how Olaf king of Norway had sent these men Earl Thorfin went east to Norway, and came to King Olaf, from whom he


id: 33999
title: The Bondman: A New Saga
author: Caine, Hall, Sir
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  The good man came, and took the little, sleep-bound body from "Come away, my son," he said, and tapped Jason on "The child," said Stephen, and passed little Sunlocks to Adam''s One day when Michael Sunlocks was eighteen years old a man came to "This is your son, Stephen Orry," said old Adam, in a voice that "This man is an Icelander," said Jason. Greeba laid one hand softly on his shoulder and said, "Come, father, "And where have you been this many a day?" said the old man. "But this man is Michael Sunlocks," said Jason. "Wait," said the old Bishop, and he turned towards Jason. "The prisoner known as Jason," said Michael Sunlocks. that great hour when Red Jason and Michael Sunlocks stood face to Jason and said once more, "Why have you brought Michael Sunlocks old Jorgen turned to his people and said, "Take him away." So Jason


id: 43381
title: The Story of Rolf and the Viking''s Bow
author: French, Allen
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  "Father," asked Rolf, "knowest thou who the man is that came upon the "I see," said Rolf, "that thou art not quick at arms nor sure of thy "How is it come," asked Einar, "that thou hast left Hiarandi?" And Rolf, as he came running, saw how the men fell upon his father. Snorri asked of Rolf: "Art thou the son of Hiarandi my kinsman?" Grani said to Rolf and Frodi: "Ye are my thralls; I will treat you When night came Grani called Rolf and Frodi, and bade them watch by ship, Grani went in it; but Frodi climbed the rope and told Rolf what Then Rolf spoke and said: "No man in this place, not even Frodi our But Ondott brought before Einar those two, Rolf and Frodi, and said Frodi came to Rolf, and said: "What is this thou hast suffered those But Rolf said to Frodi: "Hast thou forgotten that Grani made thee


id: 46772
title: Across Iceland
author: Bisiker, W. (William)
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  and snow slopes, lava flows and hot springs, mighty rivers and tiny ice-fields or lava flows, or when ascending snow slopes, for we should near to the water''s edge did the mountains seem; but we saw many farms number of fairly long jumps over the mountain streams on the way, but, known as Fremrikot near the head of the valley of the Northrá river got away a quarter of an hour after mid-day--and pursued our way each day has its flood of snow water which scours the bed of the river, accumulations of river deposits, till we reached Gilhagi farm-house, north and came in sight of a fine sheet of water about ten miles long. Hvitá valley a long range of mountains stretches from near the sea far way through the lava, which it crosses from one side of the valley to ponies to take us to a very fine lava-field a few miles to the north,


id: 62123
title: The Sworn Brothers: A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
author: Gunnarsson, Gunnar
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  Leif nor Ingolf had any suspicion of Helga''s deep distress each time Leif stood looking down while Ingolf talked. Ingolf and Leif had sought a place near him, and sat looking When he stopped speaking, Ingolf and Leif sat for a time and stared at That winter it was Ingolf and Leif''s turn to visit Atle''s sons. over the dark blue sea, Ingolf and Leif sailed with their six ships Leif had stood for a moment looking on, his eye fell on a man who was The day after Leif had sailed, Olmod the Old landed at Orn''s house. Ingolf took home to the chief house as many of his own and Leif''s men lain down to sleep, Ingolf and Leif, Hallveig and Helga, still sat were already at this time many who said that if Ingolf and Hjor-Leif Ingolf and Hjor-Leif had long sat silent side by side, inspecting the


