A guide-book to Norumbega and Vineland . und theouter side of the cape^ passing long stretches ofsand to which they gave the descrijotive nameof Furdustrand (Wonderstrand) because theywere so long in sailing by, and for the reasonthat the shore being curved convexly was con-stantly retreating before them. Then they raninto a cove and anchored. Leif had loaned Thorfinn two Scots, a mannamed Haki and a woman named Hekia, slavesAvhich had been given him by King Olaf, ofNorway. They were swifter of foot than wildanimals, and they were put upon the land andcommanded to run three days and report wha
A guide-book to Norumbega and Vineland . und theouter side of the cape^ passing long stretches ofsand to which they gave the descrijotive nameof Furdustrand (Wonderstrand) because theywere so long in sailing by, and for the reasonthat the shore being curved convexly was con-stantly retreating before them. Then they raninto a cove and anchored. Leif had loaned Thorfinn two Scots, a mannamed Haki and a woman named Hekia, slavesAvhich had been given him by King Olaf, ofNorway. They were swifter of foot than wildanimals, and they were put upon the land andcommanded to run three days and report whatthey might see. They wore a kind of garmentcalled kiafal. It had a hat on top, was open atthe sides without sleeves, and fastened betweenthe legs with a button and strap. AVhen theyreturned, one bore in his hand a bunch of grapes,the other brought a white ear of corn. Theyhad found these growing wild, both unripe, asit was still early in the season. Thorfinn continued his journey as far asChatham, and then the other ship, having sailed. NORUMBEGA AND VIXELAXD. 21 to the nortliwanl and encountered a storm,Thorfinn retraced his course to seek it. But itAvas blown out to sea with its commander Thor-hall and a crew of nine men, and Thorfinn re-turned to his houses, landing upon the south- Thorfinn re- ,,-.,,.,., turns to his western bank oi the little tributary stream that houses in Vineland. flows down from Mt. Auburn, emptying intothe Charles. Here a cove was made where a vessel oouldlie safely through the winter. Then Thorfinn directed wood to be cut andhewn into blocks and piled upon the cliff to before pursuing the thread of this industrylet us find evidences of his sojourn in Vinelandwhere he occupied Leifs house and built addi-tional ones of his own. If we walk back from the site of Leifs house From Leifs r • 1 T -11 1 1-1 house to Thor- along the faintly discerniole road, winch was ancient highway from Gerrys Landing,until we get to the bars again, turn
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