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...There is much action in the play, and the music is thoroughly satisfactory. The first act has been staged, and the parts assigned as follows: Leif Ericsson, the Viking, T. Stensland 2L. Tyrker, his confidant, J. L. Kimbrough '02. Bjarne, P. L. Fish '01. Sigurd, F. M. Sawtell '02. Olaf, keeper of the "Outside" Inn, J. M. Ross '01. Sweyn, a waiter, J. C. Miller '01. Magnus Jarl, the Norse Earl, M. J. Tobey '01. Sylvia, his daughter, J. S. Chipman '01. Minna, H. F. Hurlbut '01. Brenda, wife of Tyrker, W. H. Taylor '01. Helga, R. F. Jackson...
...village are holding a Yule-tide festival. By a prevailing statute, Magnus Jarl, the head of the village, cannot retain his jarldom unless he finds a husband for his only daughter Sylvia, before the spring. Sigurd, a villainous youth, aspires to her hand, but when, urged by Olaf, he presses his suit, he is scorned by her. Sigurd, then makes advances to Sylvia's father, the Jarl, but is again repulsed. At this juncture a ship is sighted in the offing. It proves to be that of Bjarne, who is returning from a voyage to the North American coast...
...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 an unattached community, and their influence was unfortunate on the relations between...
Friday, Dec. 4. - How Christianity was brought to Norse lands. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason...
Friday, Dec. 4. - How Christianity was brought to Norse lands. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason...