INDEX 



TO 



OLJFSEN POVELSEmTUAVELSiii ICELAN&, 



AIR, pestiferous effects of in 

 the southern parts of Ice- 

 laud - - - 150 

 Althing, the general court of jus- 

 tice, described - - 152 

 Antiquity, some vestiges of, de- 

 scribed - - 153 

 Arms, antique, description of 



some - - - - 154 

 Atmosphere, remarks on some 



phenomena in the - 88 



Aurora borealis, observations re- 

 lative to the - - 144 

 £aard, account of the cavern of 38 

 Bellowing hill, see HverevaUe 

 Bessastadr, account of the royal 



house so called - - 153 



Birds, curious anecdotes of, 113,115 

 iBlood in the sea, remarks on this 



singular phenomena - 128,156 

 iBorgarfiord, the western quarter 

 of Iceland, arrival at, 39 — gla- 

 ciers, ib. — journey to theGuit- 

 land, 40 — thermal springs, 50 

 ■ — plants and shrubs, 51 — ^.ma- 

 nagement of their cattle by the 

 inhabitants, 45 — journey to the 

 mountains, 56 — foxes, 57-niice 

 58 — swans, 59 — gulls and other 

 birds, 60, 62— fish, ^.-—re- 

 marks on the inhabitants, their 

 occupations, manner of living, 

 &c. 77 — amusements, 80 — * 

 quadrupeds, ib. 

 Buckler, remarks on that fish 



manner of fixing its spawn, &c. 1 48 

 Butter, sour, manner of preserv- 

 ing it in Iceland 15 

 Butter-milk used as the ordinary 

 drink in Kiosar - - 17 



C 



Calendar, account of it as adopt- 

 ed in Iceland 21 



Christianity, when first intro- 

 duced in Iceland - 38,156 



Church of Hitardal, account of 

 some antiquities found there 71 



Commerce of Iceland, its his- 

 tory in modern and in ancient 

 times - - - 145 



D 



Dale, remarks on the inhabitants 

 of, their character, manners, 

 Sec. - - - 92 



Dramond, Iceland, see Rock- 

 crystal. 



Dolphins, various circumstances 

 relating to them - - 82 



Drangar, dangerous aseentof that 

 glacier described - - 101 



E 



Earthquake, terrific account of an,l23 



Ebony, see Wood, petrified. 



Eric the red, remarks on the his- 

 t®ryof, - - 117 



is asserted to have formed 



the first establishment in Green- 

 land - - - ib. 



Establishments, account of some 

 modern, in Iceland - 152 



F 



Fire, subterraneous of Rongar- 

 hraun, account of the - 83 



subterraneous,their effects at 



Reykiavik - - 149 



Fish steeped or macerated, singu- 

 lar manner of preserving it - 16 



peculiar manner of preparing 



it - 81 



— ~ — account of the principal 

 sorts - - 82 



Fisheries, description of them in 

 the country of Weterjagkkel 80 



Fishing-boats, description of those 

 used at Kialarnes - -35 



Forges, remarks on the forges in 

 the Myrar - 70 



Foxes, manner of hunting them 

 in Borgarfiord - 57 



singular instance of their 



cunning, 81 — remarks on their 

 surprising sagacity ar^d cunning, 



