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ROCK-TRACINGS. 



belonging to the same race and tribes of which we have spoken 

 before, who gradually advanced in civilisation ? These are 

 queries which it is to be feared no one will ever be able to 

 answer with satisfaction. 



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Fig. 901. Rock-tracing, probably representing the death of a warrior who has boarded 

 a ship. Height, 12J feet; width, 9 feet. Satorp, Tanum parish, Bohuslan. 



It is a most remarkable fact that in the Eddas, Sagas, or 

 songs of the people, no mention is ever made of rock-tracings. 

 In the Sagas we are often told that drawings on shields, 

 embroidery, cloth, &c., were made to preserve the memory of 

 heroic deeds and important events. From these facts we must 



