[53]. If the North American Review, or anybody else, thinks this is proof of barbarism, we can refer them to the monks in Trier, who preserved the skull of Saint Theodulf and gave sick people drink from it; and we know several other such instances. Our Norse ancestors were not, then, in this respect any more savage than the Christian bishops and monks. See North American Review, January, 1875, p. 195.
[54]. See Thomas Carlyle’s Heroes and Hero-worship.
[55]. Barry Cornwall.
[56]. The anthemis cotula is generally called Baldersbraa in the North.
[57]. Guardian spirits.
[58]. The sparks of fire are dry tears.
[59]. Milton.
[60]. Thor’s.
[61]. From Tales of a Wayside Inn.
[62]. Bil is a common word in Norseland, meaning moment.