. The earth and its inhabitants .. . northwards, and settled on the shores of the Frozen Ocean. But the Central Urals, far south of the present territory, still bear Samoyed names. The Yurak branch, of which those of European Bussia are a subdivision, now occupies all the region of the tundras on both sides of the Urals, which supplies the yngel, or moss, required for the support of their reindeer. But although already mentioned towards the end of the eleventh century as possessors of this land, they seem to have conquered it from other Finnish tribes more nearly related to those of Finland. S
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . northwards, and settled on the shores of the Frozen Ocean. But the Central Urals, far south of the present territory, still bear Samoyed names. The Yurak branch, of which those of European Bussia are a subdivision, now occupies all the region of the tundras on both sides of the Urals, which supplies the yngel, or moss, required for the support of their reindeer. But although already mentioned towards the end of the eleventh century as possessors of this land, they seem to have conquered it from other Finnish tribes more nearly related to those of Finland. Several local names, explicable only in the Karelian dialect, show that the country was first occupied b}^ this branch, who, according to the legend, withdrew farther inland, where they possess vast hunting grounds and pastures, with multitudes of manmioths, foxes, and beavers. Similar traditions are pre- served by the Lapps, Avho had also probably to contend with these Karelian Finns,
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