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King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Compendious History of the World by 0rosius

King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of the Compendious History of the World by 0rosius


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 Excerpt: ...in 1822, states that Ohthere sailed into the White Sea.--Mr Thorpe comes to the same conclusion, in 1846.--Malte-Brun, before Rask, Dahlmann, and Thorpe, speaks, in 1812, of Ohthere's northern voyage from Halgoland in Norway see note 52 and text to the White Sea; and south to Schleswig; and also of Wulfstan's voyage from Schleswig to Truso in Prussia. Note 63. Through the liberality and kindness of S. W. Singer Esq. the reader is presented with an extract from Precis de la ieographie Universelle, of the celebrated Malte-Brun: --" Othere retracait ses voyages depuis le Halogaland en Norwege, jusqu' a la Biarmie a Test de la mer Blanche; et, d'un autre c6te le long des cotes Norwegiennes et Danoises par le sund, jusqu' a la ville de Haethum ou Schleswig. L'autre relation etait celle d'un voyage du Danois Wulfstan, depuis Schleswig jusqu'a Truso, ville de commerce dans le pays d' Estum ou la Prusse. Tom. I, Liv. XVII, p. 382. Paris, 8vo, 1812. 40 NorSmen dwelt on NorSmanna land whicn extended, on the west coast of Norway, from the district scir, of Halgoland Note 52 to the south of Sciringes heal, Note 53 probably as far south as the river Gotha-Elf, both the branches of which enter the Cattcgat not far from Gottenburg. The NorSmanna land is also called by Ohthere NorSwege Norway, which was on his left when sailing from Halgoland to Sciringes heal. These particulars are all drawn from Ohthere's simple narrative. Malte-Brun, in his Precis de la Geog. Univers., speaking of the country of Northmen, says, in p. 3S3, " La Norwege ou Northmannaland consistait dans la cote occidentale de la Scandinavie depuis la riviere Gotha jusqu'a Halogaland. Les c&tes meridionales se nommaient Viken, e'est a dire le golfe; e'est la qu'il faut chercher la ville de Kin...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130044478
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 184
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130044475
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 340 gr

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