A guide-book to Norumbega and Vineland . was darkened sud-denly, and a female figure had glided in beyondthe palisade of upright logs. Startled, Gudridglanced up and beheld a Avoman, rather short ofstature, wearing a black woven kirtle or gown,her yelloAV hair bound by a snood. Her e3^eswere large, so large that never had such eyesbeen seen in human face before. What art thou called ? the stranger askedin the Icelandic tongue. The mother replied, Gudrid. What art thoucalled ? questioning, and holding out her handin welcome. Gudrid, the strange one replied and van-ished, for at the same time th
A guide-book to Norumbega and Vineland . was darkened sud-denly, and a female figure had glided in beyondthe palisade of upright logs. Startled, Gudridglanced up and beheld a Avoman, rather short ofstature, wearing a black woven kirtle or gown,her yelloAV hair bound by a snood. Her e3^eswere large, so large that never had such eyesbeen seen in human face before. What art thou called ? the stranger askedin the Icelandic tongue. The mother replied, Gudrid. What art thoucalled ? questioning, and holding out her handin welcome. Gudrid, the strange one replied and van-ished, for at the same time there was a loud crashoutside, and a Skraelling, in attempting to seizea weapon, was killed by one of the house guards. What wonder that Gudrid marvelled at thestrange apparition she alone had seen ! Who was this barbaric creature born of analien race yet speaking her own tongue andpossessing strong Norse characteristics. Evenbearino her own name. Daughters of Northmen were already in theland ! About the fields of Cambridge little Snorre. NORUMBEGA AND VINELAXD. ZO played, running off, no doubt, to pluck tlie Where Snorreyellow daisies on the promontory to the soutli-west of his fatliers settlement, where the ox-eyed daisies grow even to this day. Cape St.]\Iargharita this point was called b} Yerrazanoin 1524. A small, ijure white stone cup. gracefully Small white stone cup proportioned and well preserved, has been un- found. earthed near the grounds, and is now among the possessions of Professor Horsford. jNIieht it not have belono^ed to the fair Gudrid and it is not impossible that little Snorre lost it. From this Vineland-lDorn boy have descended Icelandic genealogies. man}- distinguished men and bishops in genealogies were better kept than those ofthe prominent Icelandic families, and as the De Costa says: There can be noreasonable doubt cast upon the record whichattests the family line of Gudrid, the founda-tion of which was begun in New England, fur-
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