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stretches of beach”. On account of the indefinite information concerning 
directions, the given direction can perfectly well have been south-west 
and the course was completely omitted in AM. 557. There is certainly 
a distance here where it looks as И Karlsefni, after having left Mark- 
land, could have left the coast and gone to sea. Steensby has, as is 
known, used Hauksbök, but AM. 557 has quite another wording for 
this part, namely: “Then when two days had elapsed, they sighted 
land and they sailed off this land; there was a cape to which they came. 
They beat along the coast, having the land upon the starboard side. 
This was a bleak coast (örsfi) with long and sandy shores” (р. 22). They 
called this coast Furdustrands because it took a long time to sail 
along it. By the beginning of this citation one could possibly come 
to the conclusion that they had been two days in the open sea, but 
this is not probable, it is more likely that the predominant fog on 
this coast has hidden land from them. 
This is the only indication as to Karlsefni having deviated from 
sailing along the coast after having reached Helluland. When I admit 
that the voyage was continued along Labrador’s south coast, it is be- 
cause I agree with Steensby, that it presumably would be impossible 
to find a stretch of coast on America's north-east coast that would suit 
the saga account better, about its nature and the length of time it 
took to sail along it, also the name Furdustrands, which Finnur Jöns- 
son!) translates by “the remarkably-long coast”. 
THE UNCERTAINTY OF KJALARNESS. — On account of 
Gathorne-Hardy’s remark about Steensby having, contrary to the saga, 
inserted Kjalarness after Furdustrands, and close to the outset of Straums- 
fjord, I will refer partly to the uncertainty of the saga on this point 
and partly to Steensby’s own doubt about the correctness of this iden- 
tification; he closes in saying?) “Possibly a visit to the spot would give 
a more definite impression as to the probability of Port Vaches being 
the ancient Kjalarness”. As known he went to America on purpose 
to investigate all doubtful points, but died on the way home. 
WINTERING IN STRAUMSFJORD NOT ON STRAUMSEY. — 
We have now come to Straumsey, which Steensby identified with Hare 
Island). Gathorne-Hardy writes‘): “Straumsey is identified with Hare 
Island, which even at the present day is described as densely wooded, 
an unlikely place, one would think, for quantities of breeding sea-fowl, 
and ill-adapted as a pasture land for саб е”. 
1) Opdagelse af og Rejserne til Vinland (Aarboger for nordisk Oldkyndighed 
og Historie. 1915) p. 210. 
2) One Gili, p. 199. 3) ibid. p. 173. 2) OD. @ 105 AS, 
