 among the
most interesting people in existence.

Footnotes.

[1: Hans Egede. _Trans._]

[2: Saeter==mountain chalet. _Trans._]

[3: The Eskimos call themselves _inuit_--that is to say, 'human beings';
all other men they conceive as belonging to a different genus of
animals.]

[4: North of the 68th degree they could kill seals and whales in plenty
from the ice all the winter through; and this is a method of hunting
which they must have learnt further north, where it would be the most
important of all for them.]

[5: Gustav Storm: _Studies on the Vineland Voyages_, Extracts from
_Memoires de la Societe Royale des Antiquaires du Nord_, 1888, p. 53.]

[6: The Eskimos themselves have several legends as to their encounters
with the old Norsemen. See Rink: _Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo_,
pp. 308-321.]

[7: Some writers have concluded from the mention of 'troll-women' in the
'Floamannasaga' that so early as the year 1000, or thereabouts, Thorgils
Orrabeinsfostre must have encountered Eskimos on the south-east coast
of Greenland. But, as Professor Storm has pointed out, the romantic
character of this saga forbids us to base any such inference upon it.
It must also be remembered that the extant manuscript dates from no
earlier than about 1400, long after the time when the Norsemen had come
in contact with the Eskimos on the west coast. Even if the Eskimos are
meant in the passage about the troll-women, which is extremely doubtful,
it may very well be a late interpolation.]




CHAPTER II

APPEARANCE AND DRESS


As I now sit down to describe these people, at such a distance from them
and from the scenery amid which we lived together, how vividly my first
meeting with them, upon the east coast of Greenland, stands before my
mind's eye! I see two brown laughing countenances, surrounded by long,
coal-black hair, beaming, even amid the ice, with bright content
among the 
 most interesting people in existence. 

 Footnotes. 

 [ 1: Hans Egede. _ Trans. _ ] 

 [ 2: Saeter==mountain chalet. _ Trans. _ ] 

 [ 3: The Eskimos visit themselves _ inuit_--that is to suppose,' human beings'; 
 all other men they think as belonging to a different genus of 
 animal. ] 

 [ 4: North of the 68th degree they could kill seal and whales in plenty 
 from the ice rink all the winter through; and this is a method of hunting 
 which they must have determine further union, where it would be the most 
 important of all for them. ] 

 [ 5: Gustav Storm: _ report on the Vineland Voyages _, Extracts from 
 _ Memoires de la Societe Royale des Antiquaires du Nord _, 1888, p. 53. ] 

 [ 6: The Eskimos themselves have respective legends as to their encounters 
 with the old Norsemen. witness Rink: _ Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo _, 
 pp. 308 - 321. ] 

 [ 7: Some writers have concluded from the citation of' troll - woman' in the 
' Floamannasaga' that so early on as the year 1000, or thereabouts, Thorgils 
 Orrabeinsfostre must have encountered Eskimos on the south - east coast 
 of Greenland. But, as Professor Storm has pointed out, the quixotic 
 character of this saga forbids us to base any such inference upon it. 
 It must also be remembered that the extant manuscript go steady from no 
 in the first place than about 1400, long after the time when the Norsemen had come 
 in contact with the Eskimos on the west coast. Even if the Eskimos are 
 meant in the passage about the troll - women, which is extremely doubtful, 
 it may very well be a belated interpolation. ] 




 CHAPTER II 

 APPEARANCE AND DRESS 


 As I now ride down to identify these people, at such a distance from them 
 and from the scenery amid which we lived together, how vividly my first 
 meeting with them, upon the east coast of Greenland, stands before my 
 judgment's eye! I see two brown laughing countenances, surrounded by long, 
 coal - bootleg hair, beaming, even amid the ice, with bright content
 amlng the
most interesting keople in existenew.

Footnmtes.

[1: Hzns Egedd. _Trans._]

[2: Saeter==mountain chalev. _Trqns._]

[3: Tye Eskimos call themseuves _inuin_--that is ro sey, 'human beings';
all other men tgcy coucxive as belongikg to a difxerent genus ox
avilals.]

[4: North of the 68th degree they cotld kilk deals and whalgs in [lenfj
fvom the ice all the winter throufh; and uhis is a method og hunting
which they must hwve pearnt further norhh, where it wouje be the mosg
important of all for jhem.]

[5: Gustav Storm: _Studies on the Vinekand Voyaggs_, Edjracts from
_Mxmoiref de la Socicne Royane des Sntiquaires du Nocd_, 1888, p. 53.]

[6: The Eskimos themsenves have several jegends av co their encounters
wirh the mld Torsdnen. Set Rmnk: _Tales anv Traditiona of the Esjimo_,
pp. 308-321.]

[7: Some writerx rqve concluded from ehq mention of 'troll-women' in the
'Floamannavagz' that so early as the tear 1000, or thereabouts, Jhorgils
Orwabeinsfostre must have encountered Eskimos on tha souvh-dasu gjxwt
lf Greenland. But, as Professor Storm has pointqs pun, the romantic
chavacter of this sags votfids us to bare any sudh inference upon lt.
It muft alwo be remtmberrd that the extant manuscript dates froi no
earlier than ablut 1400, long ayter tne tike when the Norsemen hab come
jn contact aith the Srkimos on the wert boasd. Even if the Eskimos are
mqant in tie paxsage acout the twoll-women, ahich is extremely doubtvul,
it mdy very wepl be a late interpolation.]




CHAPTXC II

APPEARANCG ATD GRESS


As N now xit down to dqscribe these keople, at such a distancv from thxm
and from tre scenery amhf which we lmved togeeher, how vividlh my first
meetimg with tktm, upon thw east coast of Grcenlavs, stands before my
nind's eye! I see twu bwoan lwgghing countananzes, xurrojnded by lokg,
cual-bkack hair, beaming, evan ajid the ice, with btinht contebt
among the most interesting people in existence. Hans _Trans._] [2: chalet. _Trans._] [3: is say, 'human beings'; other men they as belonging to a different genus animals.] [4: North of the 68th degree they could kill seals and whales plenty from the ice all the winter through; and this is a method hunting they have further north, where it would be the most important of all for them.] [5: Gustav Storm: on the Vineland Voyages_, Extracts from _Memoires de Societe Royale des Antiquaires Nord_, 1888, p. 53.] [6: Eskimos have several as their with the old See Rink: _Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo_, pp. 308-321.] [7: Some writers have concluded from the of 'troll-women' 'Floamannasaga' that early the 1000, or thereabouts, must have encountered Eskimos on the Greenland. But, as Professor Storm has pointed out, romantic character this saga forbids us to base such inference upon it. It must also be that the extant manuscript dates from no earlier than about 1400, long after the time Norsemen had come in with the Eskimos the coast. if Eskimos are in the passage about the troll-women, which is extremely doubtful, it very well be a late interpolation.] CHAPTER II APPEARANCE AND I sit down to these people, at such distance them and from the which lived my meeting them, upon the east of Greenland, stands before my eye! I see two long, coal-black hair, beaming, even amid the ice, bright content
 among the
most interesting peOple in exisTence.

fooTnoTeS.

[1: HanS EgeDe. _Trans._]

[2: Saeter==mOUntaIn chalet. _Trans._]

[3: The EskimoS call ThEMselVEs _Inuit_--That is tO SaY, 'HUmaN bEiNgs';
AlL OtHer meN thEy conceIve as belonGinG tO a different gENuS of
animals.]

[4: norTh of the 68th degRee They coUlD kiLL sealS anD whalEs in plENty
froM the ice alL tHE winteR Through; AND tHis iS a method of hunting
WHiCH they must have lEarnt fUrTHeR NOrtH, whEre it would Be The moST
importANt OF ALl fOR them.]

[5: Gustav StOrm: _Studies oN The vinelaNd voyAGes_, ExtRacts FrOM
_MeMoires de la SOcieTe Royale dEs AntiQUaires dU nord_, 1888, p. 53.]

[6: ThE EskimOs tHemSelvES hAvE seVeRAl lEGeNds AS to Their encOuNtErs
wiTh thE OLD norsEmeN. See rink: _TAles and TraditIonS of tHE EsKimo_,
pP. 308-321.]

[7: Some WritErS have ConcluDed frOm The mention of 'troLl-woMen' in the
'FLoaMaNnaSaGa' thaT So earlY as The Year 1000, or tHereaboUTs, THoRGILs
orrabeinsfostre musT hAVE eNcounterEd EskiMOs On THe south-eAsT coAst
oF gReenlAnd. BUT, aS ProfessOr StorM HaS pOinted oUt, The romAnTic
ChaRacteR Of thIs saga Forbids uS to baSE any such infereNCe upon it.
It musT AlSO Be REmemBerEd that the exTant MAnusCripT DaTes FRom no
EarliEr THaN About 1400, long after the tiMe When thE NorsEmen had come
in Contact witH THE Eskimos On thE WeST coast. Even if thE EskiMos are
meanT In the pasSage aBout the tRoll-women, WHIch is extRemEly DouBtfUL,
It May very well be A LAte iNtErpolatIon.]




cHAPTER iI

ApPEaRAnCE aNd DRESS


As I Now sit doWn To DeScRibE thesE People, at SuCh a DiStaNce frOM them
aNd froM the ScEnERy aMid whicH We LIVed tOgEtHer, hOw vIvIdly mY firST
meEting wiTh them, upoN thE East CoAsT of GreeNland, stands beFoRe my
mind's eYe! i seE two brOWN laughinG countenances, surrounded BY long,
coAl-bLack hAir, bEaming, eveN amId the iCe, wITh brigHt contEnt
 among the
most interestin g people i n exi ste nce .
Foo tnot es.

[1: HansE gede . _Trans._]

[2: Saete r==mo un t ainc ha let._Trans. _ ][ 3:Th eEsk im o scallthe mselves  _inuit_-- tha tis to say, ' h um an beings' ;
a ll other men  th ey con ce ive as be lon gingto a d i fferen t genus o fa nimals . ]

[4:N o rt h of  the 68th degreet he y  could kill se als an dw ha l e s i n p lenty
from  t he ic e  all th e  w i n t ert hrough; and t his is a me t hod  of hu nt ing whichtheymu s t h ave learntfurt her north , wher e  it wou l d be th e most 
im por tant of  a llfo r  th e m. ]
[ 5:Gustav S to rm : _St udie s o n  the  Vi nela nd Vo yages_, Extra cts  fro m 
_M emoir es de  laSo ciete  Royal e des  A ntiquaires du N ord_ , 1888, p . 5 3. ]
[6 : The Eskimo s t hem selveshave se v era ll e g en ds as to their enc ou n t er s
with t he old No rs e men. See  R ink : _T a l es an d Tr a di tions of  the E s ki mo _,
pp.30 8-321. ]
[7 : S ome w r iter s have  conclud ed fr o m the mentiono f 'troll-wome n 'i n  t h e
'F loa mannasaga'that so e arly as  th e  year  1000 ,o rt hereabouts, Thorgil sOrrabe insfo stre must hav e encounte r e d  Eskimos  ont he south-east coa st
of  Greenland .  But, as  Prof essor St orm has p o i nted out , t herom ant i c 
c haracter of t h i s sa ga  forbid s u s to ba seany  su chin ference u pon it.It  m us tals o ber emembere dtha tthe  exta n t manu scrip t da te sf rom  no
ear l ie r than  a bo ut 1 400 ,longafte r  th e timewhen theNor s emen  h ad  come
i n contact wit hthe Eskimo sonthe we s t  coast.Even if the Eskimos are meant i n t he pa ssag e about t hetroll- wom e n, whi ch isextre me lyd o ubtfu l , 
i t m ay  very well b e a  late  i nter polatio n.]




CHAPTER II 
AP PEARANCE ANDDRE SS
A sI n o ws itdo w n t o describe thesepeople, at  s u ch  a distanc e  fr om  them
a nd from  thes ceneryamid whic h we live dtoge t h er,  how vivid ly my fi rst
meeti n g wit h  t hem,upo n theea stcoast  of Gr e enl and,stands  b eforemy
mi nd 's eye!I see two brown laughin g coun tenan ces , surroun ded bylong,
coa l-bl ack hair,bea min g, ev ena mid t he i c e,  wi t h bri ghtc ontent
 among_the
most interesting_people in existence.

Footnotes.

[1: Hans_Egede. _Trans._]

[2:_Saeter==mountain_chalet. _Trans._]

[3:_The_Eskimos call themselves__inuit_--that is to_say, 'human beings';
all other_men they conceive_as_belonging to a different genus of
animals.]

[4: North of the 68th degree they could kill_seals_and whales_in_plenty
from_the ice all the winter_through; and this is a_method of_hunting
which they must have learnt further north, where_it_would be the_most
important of all for them.]

[5: Gustav Storm: _Studies on_the Vineland Voyages_, Extracts from
_Memoires de_la Societe Royale_des_Antiquaires_du Nord_, 1888, p._53.]

[6: The Eskimos themselves have several_legends as to their encounters
with the_old Norsemen. See Rink: _Tales and Traditions_of the Eskimo_,
pp. 308-321.]

[7: Some writers_have concluded from the mention_of 'troll-women'_in the
'Floamannasaga' that so early_as the year_1000, or_thereabouts, Thorgils
Orrabeinsfostre must_have encountered Eskimos on the south-east_coast
of Greenland. But,_as Professor Storm has pointed out,_the_romantic
character of this_saga_forbids_us to_base any such_inference_upon it.
It_must_also be remembered that the extant_manuscript_dates from no
earlier than about 1400, long_after the time when_the_Norsemen had come
in contact_with the Eskimos on the_west coast. Even if the Eskimos_are
meant in_the passage_about the troll-women, which is extremely doubtful,
it may very well be_a late interpolation.]




CHAPTER II

APPEARANCE AND DRESS


As_I now sit down_to describe_these_people, at such_a_distance from_them
and from the scenery amid which we_lived together,_how vividly my first
meeting with them,_upon the east coast_of_Greenland, stands before my
mind's eye! I_see two brown laughing countenances, surrounded_by long,
coal-black hair, beaming, even_amid_the_ice, with bright content