[Page 107, line 29]. North America, probably Nova Scotia.
[Page 108, line 7]. A particular kind of long-ship without a ‘head’ at the prow.
[Page 110, line 7]. Svold is not an island as Snorri thought, but a haven or creek in the mouth of a river somewhat west of Rügen.
[Page 118, line 1]. I.e., Lappish.—Translator.
[Page 126, line 10]. Harald Hardrad, or Harald the Tyrant was in the service of the Greek Emperor in the year 1041, and took part in the pillaging of the rebellious Bulgarians. The account of this was not known to Snorri who lived so much later, but Thiodolf had heard of it.
[Page 127, line 23]. An unknown people, perhaps ‘Lechers,’ i.e., Poles.
[Page 128, line 10]. Georgios Maniakes, the brave commander of the Greeks in the valley of the Euphrates 1033-1035, and in Sicily in 1038-1040.
[Page 128, line 13]. Mercenaries, chiefly the northern inhabitants of Russia and of Greece.
[Page 130, line 26]. Snorri here confuses ‘Serkland’ in Asia with Africa. Harald was taking part in the wars in Syria and Armenia in the years 1035-1037, before going in 1038 with the Greek army to Sicily.
[Page 131, lines 8 and 9]. These two lines refer to Atli the King of the Huns, who according to the legend invited his brothers-in-law (Gunnar and Hogn) to a feast in order to betray them.