224 DANIEL BRUUN. 
in Greipar to Biarney, and twelve days round the latter with extra 
excursions to the Nügssuar peninsula’s north west coast. Here, curiously 
enough a socalled “Bear trap” has been found, which does not originate 
from the Eskimoes; it lies one mile to the north of Nügssuar (708/,° n. lat.). 
It is most likely built by Norsemen: or whale fishers. 
This place was however not the most northern on Greenland’s west 
coast, visited by the Norsemen -— but perhaps the most northern which 
they regularly visited each summer. 
We have heard of the runie stone cn the island Kingigtorssuak on . 
72° 55' п. lat. north of Uperniwik — and in all probability they have 
reached much further north on some of their expeditions as intimated 
previously (refer to p. 105—106). 
Ivar writes after having mentioned Stensness church and the destruc- 
tion of the western settlement by the Skrællings: 
“ — There to the north further away from the western settlement 
lies а high mountain, which is called “Hemelrachsfelld” [1. e. the moun- 
tain rearing towards heaven], and no maa may sail further than this 
mountain, who wishes to keep his life on account of the sea abysses, which 
lay everywhere in the sea.” 
Its situation is indistinet — is it “Devils Thumb” in the entrance 
of, Melville bay? 
A Norse head 
carved out of a walrus tooth, 4 em high, 
found at Kiärsarfik (western settlement). 
