NATURAL HISTORY of NORWAY. 221 



CHAR IX. 



Containing an account of the Norwegian nation. 



Sect. I. The ancient inhabitants of Norway, the. Celto-Scythians -were driven 

 out. by, or imorpordted with Afers, or Afiatics. Sect. II. 'Their mixing in 

 later times with various "European nations j their expeditions to other countries, 



. even to America, before it was difcovered by the Spaniards. Sect. III. Va- 



' riousjlrange colonies come in, and are received in Norway. Sect. IV. The 



future, firength, and complexion of the Norwegians. Sect. V. Their genius, 



and expertnefs in various kinds of work, arts, and bodily exercifesi 



, Sect. VI. Their capacity for literature and improvements of the mind. 

 Sect. VII. The qualities of their mind, their complaifance, fidelity, and va- 

 lour, which makes them quarrelfome of late years j. their ambition and 



' hofpitality to f rangers. Sect. VIII. Great age that ma?iy of them live to. 

 Sect. IX. Certain difeafes to which they are fubj 'eel. 



SECT. I, , 

 S I have hitherto endeavoured to defcribe the natural ftate F^ft inhafei. 



r -y. T i i- 1 • 1 • - a » r tants of Mot- 



or Norway,, the climate, the animals, as quadrupedes^ way were 



birds and fifhes, which are peculiar to it, I fhould now be gladthtans. ° y ' 

 to lay down my pen, having in a manner fulfilled my promife ; 

 nor is it convenient, in my prefent circumflances, to proceed any 

 further; for it was my intention at the beginning to flop here, 

 I did not think it neeeiTary, in a natural hiftary, to treat of the 

 inhabitants of Norway, their genius, cufloms, "&c k but as thefe 

 particulars may not be faid to exceed the bounds of a natural his- 

 tory, and fome readers may be of opinion, that an hiilorian who 

 would give himfelf the trouble to defcribe inanimate and irra- 

 tional beings, in any particular country, ought not entirely to 

 omit the nobler! works of God ; I mean the rational inhabitants of 

 it, their qualities,; nature) genius, manners, &c. I mail therefore 

 give a fhort fketch of thefe, and leave it for others to enlarge 011 

 the fubj eel, and corredl the faults I may commit. However, I 

 hope I mail be the more impartial, as I am not a native of Nor- 

 way myfelf. 



, The origin of the Norwegian nation is a fubjecl that I did not 



purpofe to treat of, I mail extract, what I have to fay oh this fob- 



jeel from Snoro, Sturleren, Thormodus, Torfa^us, and Jonas 



Ramus, who give as full an account as can be expe&ed in a 



■Pakt II. L 1 1 matter 



