The Icelandic Colonization of Greenland. ZT 
is also spoken of in other places, amongst others in Bard Helgi’s 
poem. 
Between Amusuarssuk and the fiord Tasermiut lying more to the 
west, is a broad peninsula, the south end of which is intersected by 
bays, and beyond which lay some islands. F. Jönsson’s opinion is that 
here lies Helliseyjarfjördr and Hellisey (i. e. hollow island) mentioned 
by Biörn. 
The long Tasermiutfiord is doubtless the ancient Ketilsfjördr. 
Holm says it is one of Greenland’s most beautiful fiords, surrounded 
by pecuharly high mountains, with tracts of valleys between, with rapid 
rivers running through, and they distinguish themselves by their lux- 
uriant thicket vegetation. In the centre of the fiord two glaciers come 
down over very steep ground. 
"Ketil took Ketilsfiord”, it is said. 
Ivar says: 
“Kieldeltzfiord |Ketilsfjordr| lies to the west of Heriolfsness, and 
there it is fully inhabited; a large outlet hes on the right hand as one 
sals into the fiord, into which big rivers run. Near this outlet is a 
church which is called “Aurooss” church [Arés i. e. mouth of the brook], 
which is consecrated to the holy cross. It owns everything outwards 
as far as Heriolfsness, islands, holms, wreckage and everything in as far 
as “Peitersuig” | Petursvik]. Near Petursvik lies a large settlement which 
is called “Verdsdall” [Vatnsdalr]. Near this settlement there is a big 
piece of “vand” [1.е. lake]. “Thou Vegger [icel. Vika, i. e. naval mile] 
söes brett”, filled with fish. Petursvik church owns the whole of Vatns- 
dal settlement. Furthermore a big convent lies near this settlement in 
which “Canonici regulares” is, [and] which is consecrated to St. Olaf 
and St. Augustinus. The convent owns everything up to the head of 
the fiord and everything beyond on the other side”. 
In the middle of the fiord towards the east there is a creek, above 
which lies a lake, Taserssuak with a beautiful valley, Kingua. Here we 
find both Petursvik, lake and Vatnsdalr, whilst the convent for monks 
must be searched further up the fiord, most likely near Tasermiutsiak. 
F. J. says that Aros with the church has possibly lain in the creek Ta- 
siussak on the most extreme east side of the fiord. Both the church in- 
ventory and Biörn mention two churches in Ketilsfiord. Now we come 
to a fiord not mentioned by Ivar, but which is known through the Landna- 
ma and Biörn, namly Alptafjördr (now southern Sermilik), which was 
taken into possession by Snorri Thorbrandsson, an outlaw Icelander, 
who evidently named it after a fiord in Snæfellsness in Iceland where 
his home was. He came to Greenland later than the other Landnam- 
men and had to be content with a less tempting place. 
In the fiord, glaciers are found, as its name (Sermilik = icefiord) 
indicates. Beyond this fiord several islands lay; amongst these Lundey 
(i.e. sea parrot island) must be searched, and Hrakbjarnarey, which Biörn 
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