Word: norsemen
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Dates: during 1889-1889
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...chief interest of "The Western Harrying," by H. Bates, lies in its successful reproduction of the old English style. It treats of an expedition of Norsemen. It is rather diffuse and hardly enters into the story in this number. It will be concluded next month...
...attention of the Norsemen, owing to violent political upheavals, was turned toward Iceland and many of them migrated to that country. About half of the population was thus of Scandinavian origin, while the remainder came from Great Britain. These old Norsemen were a fine set of men, much superior to those we see there now. They supported themselves by commerce with the surrounding countries, and by what little agriculture they could carry on in their island...