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Hans Egede. A Description of Greenland
A Description of Greenland
Table of Contents
HISTORICAL. INTRODUCTION
SKETCH. OF THE. LIFE OF HANS EGEDE
A. D E S C R I P T I O N. OF. G R E E N L A N D:
PREFACE
THE. N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y. OF. Greenland
CHAPTER I
CHAP. II
CHAP III
CHAP. IV
CHAP. V
CHAP. VI
CHAP. VII
CHAP. VIII
CHAP. IX
CHAP. X
CHAP. XI
CHAP. XII
CHAP. XIII
CHAP. XIV
CHAP. XV
A. G R E E N L A N D S O N G, COMPOSED. BY FREDERICK CHRISTIAN, A Native
CHAP. XVI
VOCABULARY. OF THE. LANGUAGE OF GREENLAND
CHAP. XVII
CHAP. XVIII
CHAP. XIX
CHAP. XX
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Hans Egede
Published by Good Press, 2019
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The above-mentioned Icelandic Chronicle has another chapter on the affairs of Greenland, transcribed from an old book entitled Speculum Regale. This chapter describes some marine monsters of enormous dimensions, which were formerly seen upon the coast of Greenland. The Norwegians called the first of these prodigies Haffstramb; and speak of it as showing itself breast high above the waves. It resembled the human form in the neck, head, visage, nose, and mouth, except that the head was more than usually elevated, and terminating in a point. It had wide shoulders, at the end of which were two stumps of arms, without any hands. The body tapered downwards, but it was never visible below the middle. It had a frozen look. The emersion of this phantasm above the waves was the signal of a hurricane.
The third phenomenon received the name of Hafgierdinguer, which was not properly a monster, but consisted of three large bodies or mountains of water, which the tempest impelled into that form; and when, unfortunately, any ships happened to become engaged in the triangular surface, which these three mountains formed, there was but little chance of their escape. This marine monster appears to have been engendered by strong currents conflicting with opposing winds, which suddenly arise and swallow up the vessels which happen to be within the shock of these furious elements.
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