In conclusion I wish to thank Mr. Arthur G. Chater for the careful and intelligent way in which he has executed the English translation. In reading the English proofs I have taken the opportunity of making a number of corrections and additions to the original text.
FRIDTJOF NANSEN
Lysaker, August 1911
CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| INTRODUCTION | [1] | |
| [I.] | ANTIQUITY, BEFORE PYTHEAS | [7] |
| [II.] | PYTHEAS OF MASSALIA: THE VOYAGE TO THULE | [43] |
| [III.] | ANTIQUITY, AFTER PYTHEAS | [74] |
| [IV.] | THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES | [125] |
| [V.] | THE AWAKENING OF MEDIÆVAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE NORTH | [168] |
| [VI.] | FINNS, SKRIDFINNS [LAPPS], AND THE FIRST SETTLEMENT OF SCANDINAVIA | [203] |
| [VII.] | THE VOYAGES OF THE NORSEMEN: DISCOVERY OF ICELAND AND GREENLAND | [233] |
| [VIII.] | VOYAGES TO THE UNINHABITED PARTS OF GREENLAND IN THE MIDDLE AGES | [279] |
| [IX.] | WINELAND THE GOOD, THE FORTUNATE ISLES, AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA | [312] |
