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Harvard Hall was crowded even to standing room last Wednesday evening when Mr. Charles S. Smith gave the first lecture in his course on Icelandic Saga. Mr. Smith treated of Iceland from Ingolf's Settlement to its subjection to Norway...
...first settlers of Iceland were of Celtic stock, as has been proved by finding, before the eighth century, many Irish books and other possessions. Until the ninth century, Norway consisted of many small States, subject to the will of a bold peasantry. But in the middle of the following century the governing power fell into fewer hands, and the Vikings began their explorations. When Harold came into power be desired sole dominion and wished to rule Norway alone. He gave the Chieftain's choice of exile or vassalage. During his time Iceland was discovered and many emigrations were made there...
...about in a day, and a woman as much as she could lead a calf about. With a stronger tide of settlement came stronger lights of settlement and land was purchased by goods or by the sword. In 927 a Norseman drew up a land law or constitution for Iceland, taking as a model certain laws of Norway. This established an assembly which met once a year and discussed questions of all kinds. The session lasted a fortnight. If the members could not attend they paid a tax which went to pay the expenses of those who could attend. There...
...religion of Iceland was of all kinds, though most of the people worshiped at the old Germanic shrine. Spirits, evil and good, were supposed to walk the earth. Slowly, as Scandinavia yielded to the influence of Christianity, Iceland followed. While Denmark and Sweden owed their conversion to German missionaries, Norway and Iceland owed it to their own people. Olaf sent the first missionaries to Iceland, and Christianity began its real work there in the year 1000. The erection of churches was left to individuals and not to the State. The priests stood outside of the political life and formed...
...Icelandic Saga. Iceland, from Ingolf's settlement to its subjection to Norway. Illustrated Lecture. Professor Charles Sprague Smith of New York. Harvard...