xiv CONTENTS 



XIV. THE VOLCANIC FIRES OF ICELAND 130 



XV. OTHER ICELANDIC WONDERS: ORE AND MINERAL 



SPRINGS 133 



XVI. THE MARVELS OF THE WATERS ABOUT GREENLAND: 



MONSTERS, SEALS, AND WALRUSES 135 



XVII. THE ANIMAL LIFE OF GREENLAND AND THE CHARACTER 



OF THE LAND IN THOSE REGIONS 141 



XVin. THE PRODUCTS OF GREENLAND 144 



xix. THE CLIMATE OF GREENLAND; THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 145 



XX. THE SUBJECT OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTS CONTINUED 151 



XXI. THE ZONES OF HEAT AND COLD 153 



XXII. THE WINDS WITH RESPECT TO NAVIGATION 156 



XXIII. THE PROPER SEASON FOR NAVIGATION, END OF THE 



FIRST PART 161 



XXIV. INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND PART: THE KING AND 



HIS COURT 162 



XXV. THE IMPORTANCE OF COURTESY IN THE ROYAL SERVICE 165 



XXVI. THE ADVANTAGES DERIVED FROM SERVICE IN THE 



KING'S HOUSEHOLD 167 



XXVII. THE VARIOUS CLASSES AMONG THE KINGSMEN 170 



XXVIII. THE HONORED POSITION OF THE KINGSMEN 173 



XXIX. THE SUPERIOR ORDER OF KINGSMEN: THE HIRD 175 



XXX. HOW A MAN WHO WISHES TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION TO 

 THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD SERVICE SHOULD APPROACH 

 THE KING 179 



XXXI. WHY ONE SHOULD NOT WEAR A MANTLE IN THE ROYAL 



PRESENCE 181 



XXXH. RULES OF SPEECH AND CONVERSATION IN THE KING'S 



HALL 186 



XXXIII. THE PROPER USES OF " YOU " AND " THOU " 188 



XXXIV. THE SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED 189 



( XXXV. CONCERNING FAILURE OF CROPS AND DEARTH IN 



MORALS AND GOVERNMENT 193 



THE CAUSES OF SUCH PERIODS OF DEARTH AND WHAT 



FORMS THE DEARTH MAY TAKE 195 



XXXVII. THE DUTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE 



ROYAL GUARDSMEN 20 



XXXVIII. WEAPONS FOR OFFENSE AND DEFENSE 217 



