26 DANIEL BRUUN. 
day before, one should see another high mountain called ‘“‘Hvidserk”’ 
before seeing the above described Hvarf”’. 
One believed formerly that "Hvarf” was the same as Kanger, in our 
days the south point of Sermersör; but I do not doubt that one rightly 
ought to move “Hvarf” over to the west, to Nunarssuit; towards which 
point he who travels now-a-days steers when going to the neighbour- 
hood of Julianehaab, and even to the whole south west coast. It is a 
very prominent point on the coast, easily discerned, and as ice first 
here is free of land, it is not too bold to assume that Zrie the Red 
also reached land here after having tried in vain to land on the east coast 
and the most southern part of the west coast. His journey took place 
in the summer, and he must probably have found ice all along the coast 
without being able to break through before here. And in this con- 
nection, it should be stated that John Davis in 1535 reached the coast 
at the same place. 
We read about Eric’s journey in the “Landnamabok’’, as follows: 
“He was during the first winter on Eriesey (Erie’s island) near the 
middle of the western settlement, [in other codices is written “eastern” 
which is more probable]. In the spring he went to Eriesfiord (now Tun- 
ugdliarfik) and dwelt there (chose a place for his farm). In the summer 
he went to the western uninhabited region and gave many places 
their names. The second winter he was in Ericsholms by Hvarfsgnipa 
(Nunarssuit ?); but the third summer he went right up to the north to 
Snæfell (Snowmountain) and in‘o Hrafnsfiord. There, he thought that 
he had come beyond the inner end of Eriesfiord (probably he went 
northwards into Ikersuak — further on into Sermilik, the head of 
which lies opposite the end of Tunugdliarfik, and in the south he reached 
Hrafnsfiord, or Unartok of our days). He then returned and spent the 
third winter on Ericsey (Eric’s island) opposite the entrance to Erics- 
fiord. The following summer he left for Iceland reaching Breidafiord 
with his ship”. 
As it will be seen Eric took good care not to spend the winter in 
the fiords on his ship. He knew, too well, from Iceland the danger of 
being shut in by the ice, therefore he remained outside near Nunarssuit 
where he could get free of the ice. It was not his intention of remaining 
in the country for the present. When his outlawry was at an end he 
went home to fetch some colonists. 
It is narrated in Landnämabék as follows: “He spent that winter 
with Ingolf at Holmlatr. In the spring he fought Thorgest. Eric was 
vanquished and they became reconciled. Eric sailed away in the same 
summer to inhabit the country he had found”. 
In the “Flateyjarbök” we read: “Eric was in Iceland during the 
winter, but the following summer he left so as to colonize the Green- 
land; he lived at Brattahlid in Eriesfiord. 
Well informed people relate, that in the same summer as Eric 
