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shortly alter Greenland having accepted christianity, perhaps no later 
than the year 1200, but more likely about 1126. 
That it was used down to the conclusion of the Norse age is clearly 
stated in three pergament letters, which at one time (1625) were found 
at Skaalholt (Skälholt) in Iceland. The letters show that Thorstein 
Olafsson from Akre in Skagafiord in Iceland and Sigrid Biörnsdottir, 
in the year 1408, had been married in Hvalsey church “the next Sunday 
after the choir mass for the harvest” (14% Sept.). Thorstein was later 
on a law-man in Iceland and at the same time the king’s chieftain. 
On the west side of Julianehaab, Kangerdluarssuk inserts itself. Above 
the head of the fiord a mountain range, with many pointed summits, 
rises, which the Greenlanders have named Aitdlavat (i. e. comb). 
Е. J. says, it must be the ancient Kambstadafjördr (not as Ivar says 
Rambstadefiord) probably named after a farm Kambstadir. Thiodhil- 
darstadir lay at the head of the same fiord, perhaps named after Eric 
the Red’s wife. Up to now however no Norse ruins are substantiated 
with certainty. 
In the mouth of Igalikofiord hes a big island, Akiva, which must 
be Ivars Rensö (Hreinsey). Here on the island’s north side broken 
soapstone is found from where the Norsemen evidently have fetched 
the stones mentioned by him. 
Е. J. thinks that “Lango” (Langey) mentioned by Ivar, is Tugtutor 
a big, long island deeply intersected, lying west of the entrance of the 
following fiord Tunugdliarfik. Ruins of Norse farms are found on the 
island. 
Eriksfjördr. 
We now come to Tunugdliarfikfiord, the celebrated Eriesfiord where 
Eric the Red erected his habitation at Brattahlid. 
Ivar has written after that “Rambstadfiord” was mentioned: 
“Thereafter comes “Ericsfiord” [Eiriksfjordr], and in the opening 
of the fiord lies an island, called “Erichsöö” [Eriksey|; half of it belongs 
to the cathedral and half to “Dyureness” |Dyrnes| church. Dyrness church 
is the biggest parish in Greenland, and this church les on our left hand 
when one sails into Ericsfiord. Dyrnes church owns everything within 
“Müt-fiord” [1.е. Middle-fiord]. “Mitfiord” juts out from Ericsfiord 
straight north-west, and further up in Ericsfiord “Sollefielldts” [Solar- 
fjöll] -church lies. It owns the whole of Middle fiord. Further up the 
fiord lies “Leyder” church; it owns everything up to the inner end and 
from there as far as “Durfieldtz’’ |Bürfell| and everything beyond 
Burfell belongs to the cathedral. There [i. e. near Leyder church] lies 
a big farm, called “Brattelede” [Brattahlid], where the law-man used 
to live. 
Now it is related of the setting out to the islands: further west of 
“Langöe” [Langey] lay four islands, which are called Lamböer [and Lamb- 
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