Assisted by Eminent Literary and Scientific Men.
by the Author of The “History of Spain and Portugal.”
London: Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, Paternoster-Row; and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street. 1839.
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Author of “The History of Spain & Portugal.”
London: Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans, Paternoster-Row and [**Illegible] 1839
London: Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, Paternoster-Row and John Taylor, Upper Gower Street. 1839.
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MARITIME EXPEDITIONS OF THE NORTHMEN DURING THE PAGAN TIMES.
IN THE ORKNEYS, THE HEBRIDES, ICELAND, GREENLAND, NORTH AMERICA, RUSSIA, ETC.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNMENT IN THE ORKNEYS.—SUCCESSION OF JARLS, ROGNEVALD, SIGURD, HALLAD, EINAR, SIGURD II., ETC.—DISCOVERY AND COLONIZATION OF ICELAND.—DISCOVERY AND COLONIZATION OF GREENLAND.—ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA.—STATEMENT OF FACTS CONNECTED WITH IT.—FOUNDATION OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE BY THE SCANDINAVIAN RURIC.
888. Establishment of a Government in the 1 Orkneys by Harald Harfagre; Sigurd, the first Jarl
889–892. Able Administration of Sigurd; he is 2 succeeded by Einar
936–943. Of Arnkel and Erlend, the Sons of Einar 5
980–1014. Sigurd, the next Jarl, compelled to 6 embrace Christianity; Legend
Piratical Depredations on the 8 neighbouring Islands
861, &c. Iceland Discovered by the Norwegian 9 Naddod, who is followed by other Navigators
874. Iceland first colonised by Ingulf; Fate 10 of Jorleif
884. Other Colonists, especially Thorolf, the 11 Priest of Thor; Manner in which he established the new Colony
930. Internal Economy of this important 15 Island; the great Chief of the Law
Circumstances which led to the Discovery 16 of Greenland by Eric the Red
Christianity Introduced into Greenland 17 by Leif, the Son of Eric
1001. Alleged Discovery of North America by 17 Biarn, a Descendant of Ingulf
The newly-discovered Country visited by 18 Leif, the Son of Eric
1004–1008. Voyage of Thorwald, who dies in the 19 Country called Vinland
1009. Thorfin, a Norwegian Chief, makes the 20 first Attempt at Colonisation
1026–1121. The Country visited by other People, 21 especially by the Missionaries