. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. \ * 04 TH
. The polar and tropical worlds [microform] : a description of man and nature in the polar and equatorial regions of the globe : two volumes in one : embracing also an account of the expeditions of all the Arctic explorers from the discovery of Iceland, over one thousand years ago, to Hall's last expedition in the northern world, together with the wonderful discoveries and adventures of Agassiz, Livingstone, Wallace, and other distinguished travelers in the tropical countries. Arctic races; Tropics; Natural history; Races arctiques; Régions tropicales; Sciences naturelles; genealogy. \ * 04 THE POLAR WORLD. missionary to TcclarHl. His inctliod of coiivfrsioii appears to have Itocii very liko that of Ills crru'lc prctU'cessor; for wlilli! lie liciil tlic cross in oiu! hand, hu grasped the swonl with tiie other. " ThanLciiraihl," says an ancient chronicU-r, "was u passionate, unnovernahlo person, and a ijreat nianslayer, hut a i^'ood Bcholar and clever. Ho was two years in Icelan<l, ami was the deatli of threo men hefore he left ; Other missionaries of a more evaiia;eli('al character took liis place, and proved by their siici'css that mild reasonini^ is fre(pienlly a far more effectual means of ])ersiiasion than hrutal violence. They made a threat number of proselytes, and the whole island was lunv divided into two factions ready to apjieal to the sword for the triumph of Christ or of Odin. IJut before comin<^ to this dread- ful extremity, the voice of reason was heard, and the contending parties agreed to submit the (piestion to the decision of the Althing. The assembly met, and the momentous debate was proceeding, whc". sud- denly a loud crash of subterranean thunder was heard, and the earth shook mi- der their feet. "Listen!" exclaimeil a follower of Odin,"and beware of the anger of our gods: they will consume us with their fires, if we venture to <|Ues- tion their ; The Christian party hesitated ;
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