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NORURFARI,
OR
RAMBLES IN ICELAND.
BY PLINY MILES.
Nefndan Norurfara
Nu hann a svara
Fyrir fyra tvo;
Viri vel a gaman!
Vi v sattir framan
Erum allir saman
Ea mun ei svo?
Jallir Isalandi
Unum vi og sandi
Er blar brur vo.
B RINJULFSSON.
NEW YORK:
CHARLES B. NORTON, 71 CHAMBERS STREET,
1854.

E NTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by
CHARLES B. NORTON,
In the Clerks office of the District Court for the Southern District of
New York.


B AKER , G ODWIN & C O ., P RINTERS,
1 S PRUCE S T ., N EW Y ORK .

TO
PHILIP JAMES BAILEY,
AUTHOR OF FESTUS,
IN ADMIRATION OF HIS GENIUS,
RESPECT FOR HIS CHARACTER,
REMEMBRANCE OF HIS FRIENDSHIP
AND THE MANY
VALUABLE HOURS SPENT IN HIS SOCIETY,
THIS UNPRETENDING VOLUME
Is Affectionately
INSCRIBED.
CONTENTS.
,XIII
The VoyageStop a day at ElsinoreElsinore Castle, Hamlet, and ShakspeareIndependence Day at SeaFourth of July OrationWhales and SharksPassengers, Live Stock, Books, and AmusementsThe Meal SackSea-BirdsThe Gannet, or Solan GooseLand at Reykjavik,Page 1732
Iceland, its Discovery and SettlementDiscovery and Settlement of Greenland and North America by the IcelandersEricssonTrading and Skirmishing between the Icelanders and the North American IndiansVoyage of Columbus to IcelandIcelandic Congress, or AlthingThingvalla, the CapitalAdministration of the Laws,3347
Geographical Features of IcelandProductions and MineralsCharacter and Literary Taste of the PeopleWild and Domestic AnimalsExports and ImportsChief TownsHabits of the Icelanders of Olden TimeBeards,4860
Town of ReykjavikHouses, Gardens, and ProductionsA Ride in the CountryVisit HafnarfiorthPreparations for a Journey in the InteriorA Party of TravelersFace of the CountrySalmon-FishingA TumbleBreakfast on the Hill-sideStop at a Hotel!Splendid SceneryExtraordinary Purity of the AtmosphereAlmannagj, or Chasm in the RockArrive at ThingvallaTrout-Fishing on a large scaleEncamp for the Night,6175
Dining OutMany Tongues, but no ConfusionA Merry Dinner-PartyAnglingThingvalla, and place of Meeting of the Ancient AlthingDaring Act of a CriminalIf you Hang a Rogue, you must Catch him FirstOld CustomsIntroduction of Christianity, and Fall of IdolatryA Lacteal DisquisitionCompany Separate,7684
Etymology of Icelandic WordsSimilarity of the Icelandic and EnglishThe Iceland NumeralsCountingGeographical Terms,8588
Journeying to the EastwardA ForestBlacksmithingGame-BirdsThe PtarmiganIceland Ladies Riding HorsebackThingvalla LakeRough TravelingFirst View of Mount HeklaBroad Valleys and Large RiversA Cave, and Such a Cave!Singular CataractFrail BridgeArrive at the Geysers,8999
The Great GeyserIts Size and AppearanceNumerous Hot Springs in the VicinitySprings of Boiling MudBeautiful Colored ClaysA Seething CauldronThe Little GeyserWait for an Eruption of the Great GeyserSingular Warnings, or Signal GunsAn EruptionThe Strokr, another GeyserForced Eruption of the StrokrSurtshellir, or the Devils CaveA Warm BathHow to Cook a Dinner without FireBeautiful BirdsTermination of the Show,100113
Journey towards Mount HeklaIceland RiversHayingAn Iceland MeadowHow the Horses LiveBeautiful BirdsThe PochardPlaying MazeppaSwimming a River HorsebackA Hospitable IcelanderHerre Johann BriemSlanders and Falsehoods of Madame Pfeiffer,114123
Productions of IcelandWhite CloverA Singular FerryHorses SwimmingSleeping Under the BedSleeping in a ChurchAn Iceland SaluteIceland HorsesAn Icelander with a Brick in his HatBoyish SportsRolling Stones down HillGuess I rolled a Big One downGuess it knocked the Stone Wall overGuess a certain Yankee had to pay for it, too,124131
Ascent of Mount HeklaPreparations and Victualing for the TripMountain GorgesHard Climbing for PoniesObliged to Dismount, and leave our HorsesStreams of LavaSmoke and FireVariegated Appearance and Color of the LavaAlmost an AccidentUp, up the MountainHard ClimbingA Lonely Flower on Mount HeklaBeautiful WeatherSnowCraters of the Late EruptionFire and BrimstoneAwful Scene, and Dangerous TravelingArrive on the SummitAn Elevated DinnerBoundless View from the TopDescent into the Large CraterAncient Snow-BanksDescent of the Mountain,132146
Volcanoes in IcelandA Submarine EruptionAwful Eruption of Skaptar Jokull in 1783Terrible Destruction of Life and PropertyDetails of the EruptionA River of FireFiske VatnA Mountain Giant Drinking up a LakeEruptions of Mount Hekla since the year 1000,147155
Pleasing CustomsSon of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy peopleRoses in IcelandFields of Beautiful HeathSkarthCrossing the FerryA Lofty CataractThe Westmann IslandsPeople on Volcanic Rocks, 3,000 feet above the SeaOne Half of the World never knows how the other Half livesClimbing Crags for Sea-FowlIslands Plundered by Pirates,156168
Game-Birds of IcelandWild ReindeerRavensSkalholtA Merry SysselmanGood Cheer in Prospect, for hes a jolly good fellow!Finally concluded not to stay all night with himTook a Horn, and left,169176
Stay at HraungerthiRev. Mr. Thorarensen and FamilyChristianity, Comfort, and RefinementChurch-yard and Homes of the DeadGardening and Farming in IcelandIceland Hospitality,177184
Leave HraungerthiA Pretty Girl, and a Man not so PrettyCrossing a FerryThe Reykir SpringsSingular Group of Boiling Fountains and GeysersNero,185192
An Icelander in a Warm BathA ChurlNot born to be drownedVogssarRev. Mr. JonsonHospitality againDrift-woodPlum-pudding StoneArrive at Krisuvik,193199
KrisuvikThe Sulphur MountainsFire and BrimstoneSulphur MinesJet of Steam from a Hole in a RockA Mud GeyserStones of Sulphur,200207
Leave the Sulphur MountainsFun with Mr. PhilmoreStealing another Mans ThunderUp and down HillsA Horrible RoadArrive at HafnarfiorthVisit at Mr. JohnsonsHouse full of Pretty GirlsA Lady in a fixA Bachelor in the sameGirls Riding HorsebackThe Town and Harbor of HafnarfiorthJourney to Reykjavik, and Cordial Reception,208217
Ornithology of IcelandEider-Ducks Half Domesticated, yet WildA Bird that wont be CaughtCormorantsThe Gannet, or Solan Goose,218225
Snow-BirdsGullsThe Iceland GullSkua GullThe Great White OwlThe Jer-Falcon, or Iceland FalconHis Unequaled Velocity on the WingFalcon of Henry IV. carrying the Mail from Paris to MaltaTrained Falcons,226232
The Faroe IslesLittle known to Modern TravelersMajestic SceneryThorshavenThe Witchs FingerMen Climbing CragsA Terrible Chasm; a Home for Sea-FowlAnecdote of GrabaNorwegian Collectors, and Faroese Maidens,233241
Northern MythologyThe Chaotic World, and Scandinavian idea of CreationSurtur and SurturbrandYmirThe Myth of the AshMimirs WellOdin, Thor, and BaldurForseti, the God of JusticeBragi, the God of PoetryFreyFreyja, Heimdal and HdurThe Goddesses, the Valkyrjor, and the Norns,242253
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