CHAPTER IV.—continued.
MARITIME EXPEDITIONS OF THE NORTHMEN DURING THE
PAGAN TIMES.
SECTION II.
IN THE ORKNEYS, THE HEBRIDES, ICELAND, GREENLAND, NORTH
AMERICA, RUSSIA, ETC.
795–1026.
ESTABLISHMENT OF A GOVERNMENT IN THE ORKNEYS.—SUCCESSION OF JARLS, ROGNEVALD, SIGURD, HALLAD, EINAR, SIGURD II., ETC.—DISCOVERY AND COLONIZATION OF ICELAND.—DISCOVERY AND COLONIZATION OF GREENLAND.—ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA.—STATEMENT OF FACTS CONNECTED WITH IT.—FOUNDATION OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE BY THE SCANDINAVIAN RURIC.
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| 888. | Establishment of a Government in the Orkneys by Harald Harfagre; Sigurd, the first Jarl | [1] |
| 889–892. | Able Administration of Sigurd; he is succeeded by Einar | [2] |
| 893–936. | Administration of Einar | [4] |
| 936–943. | Of Arnkel and Erlend, the Sons of Einar | [5] |
| 946–980. | Succession of Jarls | [5] |
| 980–1014. | Sigurd, the next Jarl, compelled to embrace Christianity; Legend | [6] |
| Piratical Depredations on the neighbouring Islands | [8] | |
| 861, &c. | Iceland Discovered by the Norwegian Naddod, who is followed by other Navigators | [9] |
| 874. | Iceland first colonised by Ingulf; Fate of Jorleif | [10] |
| 884. | Other Colonists, especially Thorolf, the Priest of Thor; Manner in which he established the new Colony | [11] |
| 874–936. | Progress of the new Colonies | [13] |
| Formation of a Northern Code | [14] | |
| 930. | Internal Economy of this important Island; the great Chief of the Law | [15] |
| Circumstances which led to the Discovery of Greenland by Eric the Red | [16] | |
| Christianity Introduced into Greenland by Leif, the Son of Eric | [17] | |
| 1001. | Alleged Discovery of North America by Biarn, a Descendant of Ingulf | [17] |
| The newly-discovered Country visited by Leif, the Son of Eric | [18] | |
| Remarks on this Relation | [19] | |
| 1004–1008. | Voyage of Thorwald, who dies in the Country called Vinland | [19] |
| 1009. | Thorfin, a Norwegian Chief, makes the first Attempt at Colonisation | [20] |
| 1026–1121. | The Country visited by other People, especially by the Missionaries | [21] |
| The Balance of Evidence decidedly in favour of the alleged Discovery of the American Continent many Ages before Columbus | [22] | |
| 862. | A Scandinavian Dynasty founded in Russia by Ruric | [23] |
| Circumstances connected with that memorable Event; how far probable | [24] | |
| 861, 862. | Novogrod the Seat of the new Dynasty | [25] |
| The Domination of the Strangers extended to Kief; two Governments | [26] | |
| 882. | Evils arising from the Creation of two States; Kief subdued by the Regent of Novogrod | [27] |
| Maritime Expeditions of the Northmen into Germany, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Greece, &c. | [27] |