. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Axe found at Ericsford. MG^ XLVII By courtesy of M. Clemmensen THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 35. Flat Soapstone with Ornaments. MG., XVI Drawn by Caft. D. Bruun identification of ruins and objects which may be found onthe coasts of America. For the sake of completeness, the later runic alphabetused by the Norsemen in the Viking Period is inserted rnt>k m\ i ihti m a(o) R (y) The Later Runic Alphabet here. It will be noticed that there are only sixteen symbols,whence some of the runes signify two different sounds, andseveral vowels are not expressed. Thus
. The voyages of the Norsemen to America. Axe found at Ericsford. MG^ XLVII By courtesy of M. Clemmensen THE NORSEMEN TO AMERICA 35. Flat Soapstone with Ornaments. MG., XVI Drawn by Caft. D. Bruun identification of ruins and objects which may be found onthe coasts of America. For the sake of completeness, the later runic alphabetused by the Norsemen in the Viking Period is inserted rnt>k m\ i ihti m a(o) R (y) The Later Runic Alphabet here. It will be noticed that there are only sixteen symbols,whence some of the runes signify two different sounds, andseveral vowels are not expressed. Thus each pair of the let-ters k and g^ t and of, p and b is expressed by the same sym-bol. The runic inscriptions cannot, therefore, be properlyread without an intimate knowledge of the Old Norse (Ice-landic) language and its development. The Norsemen in Greenland lived chiefly by sealing,stock-raising, and fishing. Seal were caught in the fiordsand salmon in the streams. Cows, sheep, and goats were 36 THE VOYAGES OF kept in great number; the cattle were a small breed. TheGreenland Norsemen made much butter and cheese. Theyalso hu
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