The Norsemen in the West
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Robert Michael Ballantyne. The Norsemen in the West
Chapter One. The Norsemen in the West; Or America before Columbus. The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins
Chapter Two. Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
Chapter Three. Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower—Voices and Legs do Good Service
Chapter Four. Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery
Chapter Five. Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Checks it—Poetical and Other Touches
Chapter Six. Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper and Feeling—Land Discovered, and Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive
Chapter Seven. Songs and Sagas—Vinland at Last!
Chapter Eight. A Chapter of Incidents and Exploration, in which a Bear and a Whale Play Prominent Parts
Chapter Nine. The First Night in Vinland
Chapter Ten. Taking Possession of the New Home, an Event which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation
Chapter Eleven. Settling Down—Hake Proves that his Arms, as well as his Legs, are Good—A Wonderful Fishing Incident, which Ends in a Scene Between Freydissa and Krake
Chapter Twelve. Sage Converse Between Hake And Bertha—Biarne Is Outwitted—A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene
Chapter Thirteen. A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results
Chapter Fourteen. The First American Fur Traders—Strange Devices—Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries
Chapter Fifteen. Greenland Again—Flatface Turns up, Also Thorward, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland
Chapter Sixteen. Joyful Meetings and Hearty Greetings
Chapter Seventeen. Treats of the Friendship and Adventures of Olaf and Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents
Chapter Eighteen. Anxious Times—A Search Organised and Vigorously Carried Out
Chapter Nineteen. New Experiences—Difficulties Encountered and Overcome—Thorward and Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results
Chapter Twenty. Remarkable Experiences of Olaf and Snorro—The Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse
Chapter Twenty One. Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin—Foes Discovered in the Woods—A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters
Chapter Twenty Two. Hake Makes a Bold Venture, but does not Win—The Norsemen Find that There is Many a Slip ’twixt the Cup and the lip
Chapter Twenty Three. Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication—The Power of Finery Displayed—Also the Power of Song and Sentiment
Chapter Twenty Four. The Burning on the Fortress—A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship—Happy Reunion and Proposed Desertion
Chapter Twenty Five. The First Congress and the Last Farewell
Chapter Twenty Six. Changes in Brattalid—The Scots Continue to Plot and Plan
Chapter Twenty Seven. Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End
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When Karlsefin had been introduced to Leif Ericsson, the former turned round and presented to him and Biarne his friend Thorward, the captain of the other ship. Thorward was not a tall man, but was very broad and stout, and had a firm yet pleasing cast of countenance. Both Thorward and Karlsefin were men of about thirty-five years of age.
“Are you not on viking-cruise?” asked Leif as they walked up to the house together, while the male members of his household and the men of the settlement assisted the crews to moor the ships.
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“It was so,” replied Biarne, nodding gravely.
“Well then,” continued Leif, “it must be told that he ordered them to hoist the sail, which they did, and, turning the bow from the land, kept the sea for three days and nights, with a fine breeze from the south-west, when a third time land was seen, with high snowy mountains. Still Biarne would not land, for it was not like what had been reported of Greenland. They soon found it to be an island, and, turning from it, stood out to sea, when the breeze increased to a gale, forcing them to take in a reef; so they sailed for three days and nights more, and made land the fourth time. This turned out to be Greenland, and quite close to Heriulf’s dwelling at Heriulfness. Biarne then gave up seafaring, and dwelt with his old father as long as he lived; but since his death he has been sometimes at sea and sometimes at home. Now, these lands which Biarne discovered, were what I have since called Vinland.”
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