. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe. Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 108 TIIK I'OLAIl WOKiil). clergymen of tlio island, Jon Torstoinson, -vvas ninrdi'i-od at tliu tiiiK'. This learned and pious man luid translated Uw Psalms of J)avid and tlie Book of Genesis into leediMidic verse, iind is spoken of iis the ' innrtyr ' in tlie history dl' the land. The other clerj^'yniiin, Oliif E«^-ilson, â with his wife and (diildren, and the rest of the prisoners, ^vas soLl into slavery in AI;^-i(>rs.
. The polar world [microform] : a popular description of man and nature in the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the globe. Arctic races; Zoology; Races arctiques; Zoologie. 108 TIIK I'OLAIl WOKiil). clergymen of tlio island, Jon Torstoinson, -vvas ninrdi'i-od at tliu tiiiK'. This learned and pious man luid translated Uw Psalms of J)avid and tlie Book of Genesis into leediMidic verse, iind is spoken of iis the ' innrtyr ' in tlie history dl' the land. The other clerj^'yniiin, Oliif E«^-ilson, â with his wife and (diildren, and the rest of the prisoners, ^vas soLl into slavery in AI;^-i(>rs. The aeeonnt of his sufferings and vations, Avlii(di he Avroto in the Icelandic hin^>'naye, m:\> afterwards transhited and published in Danish. It Avas not until KJoi), idne years after their capture, Unit the unfortunate lleitnaeyers were release(l, and then only In bi'inL;- ransomed l)y the Ivin^' of neninai'k. Smdi amis the misery they had endured from llx'ir hai'hantus tasl^inastcis. that only thirty-seven of the whole nnmber survived, and "I these l)ut thirle(>n lived to reiuni (o (heir nalive liic Wild Oootc,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hartwig, G. (Georg), 1813-1880. London : Longmans, Green
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