Bottom.—Arrival at the Shore of the Arctic Sea.
183 |
| XXVI. |
Sail on the Arctic Ocean.—The Brig Ragnild.—Ægir and Ran, the God and Goddess of the Sea.—The Nine Daughters of Ægir and Ran.—Great Storms.—Compelled to Heave To. |
190 |
| XXVII. |
A Dark Night at Sea.—Wake of the Ragnild.—Thousands of Phosphorescent Lights.—A Light Ahead.—An Arctic Fair.—A Fishing Settlement.—How the Cod are Cured.—Fish and Fertilizer Fragrance. |
199 |
| XXVIII. |
Among the Fishermen.—Their Lodgings and How They Look.—What They Have to Eat.—An Evening of Talk about Cod, Salmon, and Herring.—The Immense Number of Fish.—A Snoring Match. |
205 |
| XXIX. |
Departure for the Fishing Banks.—Great Number of Boats.—More than Five Thousand Oars Fall into the Water at the Same Time.—Quantities of Buoys and Glass Balls.—A Notable Catch of Cod. |
211 |
| XXX. |
A Great Viking Sea Fight.—Svein King of Denmark, Olaf King of Sweden, Erik Jarl of Norway, against King Olaf Tryggvasson of Norway.—They Lie in Ambush.—Magnificent Ships.—The Long Serpent.—Ready for the Fight.—The Attack.—The Jarn Bardi.—Defeat of Olaf Tryggvasson. |
219 |
| XXXI. |
Sailing along the Coast of Finmarken.—Hammerfest, the Most Northern Town in the World.—Schools.—Fruholmen, the Most Northern Lighthouse in the World.—Among the Sea Lapps.—Men and Women Sailors. |
227 |
| XXXII. |
A Sea Lapp Hamlet.—Strange Houses.—Their Interiors.—Summer Dress of the Sea Lapps.—Primitive Wooden Cart.—Animals Eat Raw Fish.—I Sleep in a Sea Lapp's House.—They Tell Me to Hurry Southward. |
232 |
| XXXIII. |
Comparison of Finmarken with Alaska.—The Two Lands Much Alike.—What Must be Done for Alaska.—Colonization.—Importation of Reindeer.—Protection of Fisheries.—Houses of Refuge. |
241 |
| XXXIV. |
Preparation to Leave the Arctic Coast.—Great Danger of Encountering Melting Snow, or Rivers Made Dangerous by the Ice Breaking.—Reindeer Come.—Farewell to the Sea Lapps.—I Leave for More Southern Land. |
244 |
| XXXV. |
We Enter a Birch Forest.—The Reindeer are Soon Fagged.—Sleep on the Snow.—The Rays of the Sun Melt through the Snow.—Great difficulty in Travelling.—Meet Herds of Reindeer.—Reindeer Bulls Fight Each Other. |
249 |
| XXXVI. |
Variable Weather.—Snowy Days.—An Uninhabited House of Refuge.—Animals Changing the Color of their Fur.—Mikel Tells Me about a Bear.—Killing the Bear.—Hurrying on over Soft Snow and Frozen Rivers.—The Ice Begins to Break.—Pass the Arctic Circle. |
256 |
List of Illustrations
| "Your friend, Paul Du Chaillu." |
Frontispiece |
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FACING PAGE |
| "On the road were many snow-ploughs at work levelling the snow." |
8 |
| "The husband suddenly disappeared through the trap-door and soon came back with potatoes and a big piece of bacon." |
20 |
| "The boys got hold of my hands and pulled me through." |
24 |
| "It was, indeed, a fearful wind storm." |
40 |
| "Paulus, try again!" |
54 |
| "The man had to use all his strength." |
64 |
| "I was shot out of the sleigh." |
68 |
| "At noon I saw the sun's lower rim touching the horizon." |
72 |
| "What a strange abode these nomadic Lapps have!" |
80 |
| "I went outside the tent with my host." |
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