204 DANIEL BRUUN. 
Between the inland ice and the sea we could see nearly all the points 
mentioned in the saga and which we had visited or would visit in time. 
Eriesfiord lay before us at full length. To the south west we saw 
its mouth, and east of the йога “Redekam” (now Kidtlavat) elevated 
its ridge and “numerous teeth’? (pointed tops). We followed the fiord 
further inwards, past the tremendously high mountain range /limaussak 
(to the west of the fiord), the southern part of which, as already men- 
tioned, was probably the Dyrness of the Norsemen, and which red layer 
of sandstone glowed in the sun. — We then fixed our gaze on /galiko ton- 
gue (“the Eid”) between Eric’s and Einarsfiord, and our eye glided 
further along the first named, following its slight bend. West of the 
liord a comparatively level land, lying between Tunugdliarfik and 
Tasiussak-bay, was seen, with many mountain lakes; it was a branch of 
Sermilik (Isefiord). In this bay pieces of ice gleamed, possibly broken 
off the glaciers in Sermilik. 
Tasiussak was, as we shall see directly, most likely one of the old 
` Midfirdir,” where several large farms lay. On the west side of Tunugd- 
liarfik we could discern Kagssiarssuk, where Eric the Red lived at Brat- 
tablid. To the north of this place a ravine was to be seen stretching 
from Tunugdliarfik towards Tasiussak, it was Kordlortox valley in which 
many Norse farms lay. 
North of Tasiussak a characteristic mountain range was to be seen, 
Ulunguarssuak, with many small crests — perhaps it was the ancient 
Sölarfiöll whose position however is uncertain. 
Towards the south we saw the interior of /galikofiord east of the Iga- 
liko tongue; here lay the bishop see Gardar and the assize grounds. We 
could also discern the entrance to Igalikofiord’s eastern arm the ancient 
“Eastfiord” with two long headlands on the north side, in the vicinity 
of which stood the farm Lönguness, and between which Foxhavn (the an- 
cient Skialgsbudir) was to be found. North of the interior of Igaliko- 
fiord the mountain /ganer rises, from the summit of which there is а 
better view across the head of the fiord, to Gardar and the farm Vik 
standing in its interior. 
To the east and south east we saw snow-clad peaks between the 
fiord’s inner end and the inland ice. Thus we could see the high moun- 
tains Akuliaruserssuak near Amitsuarssukfiord, and we faintly saw the 
watery territory east of Igalikofiord, the Norsemen’s Vatnahverfi where 
a number of farms lay. 
Here a mist however covered a part of the landscape, and it in- 
creased as the sun rose. Light clouds began to appear in our vicinity, and 
Ole therefore began to hasten our departure. We chose to go straight 
down by a very steep mountain path from the crest to the north. 
It was extremely difficult, and it became worse, as we, lower down, 
had to cross an ice covered — mountain wall. Here we had to cut our 
