Northern Antiquities: Or, An Historical Account of the Manners, Customs, Religion and Laws, Maritime Expeditions and Discoveries, Language and Literature of the Ancient ScandinaviansH. G. Bohn, 1847 - 578 sider |
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Side 22
... become ac- quainted with the organization and affinities of animals ; by the former , with the construction and relationship of lan- guages . At the present day a zoologist , by the mere inspec- tion of a few fossil bones , will seldom ...
... become ac- quainted with the organization and affinities of animals ; by the former , with the construction and relationship of lan- guages . At the present day a zoologist , by the mere inspec- tion of a few fossil bones , will seldom ...
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... become puzzled what to do with them . If a person saw before him a German , a Chinese , a Malay , an American Indian , and a Negro , he would not hesitate a moment to recognise five distinct varieties of the human species . But when ...
... become puzzled what to do with them . If a person saw before him a German , a Chinese , a Malay , an American Indian , and a Negro , he would not hesitate a moment to recognise five distinct varieties of the human species . But when ...
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... become acquainted with the literature of all nations and ages , would probably have to learn upwards of a hundred different tongues . When glossologists had succeeded in grouping languages into families , their next step was to ...
... become acquainted with the literature of all nations and ages , would probably have to learn upwards of a hundred different tongues . When glossologists had succeeded in grouping languages into families , their next step was to ...
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... become corpulent . Tempera- ment : - - Sanguine , nervous , and phlegmatic prevailing . Psychological Character.- Slowness , but accuracy of per- ception ; general slowness , but depth and penetration of mind ; not brilliant for ...
... become corpulent . Tempera- ment : - - Sanguine , nervous , and phlegmatic prevailing . Psychological Character.- Slowness , but accuracy of per- ception ; general slowness , but depth and penetration of mind ; not brilliant for ...
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... becomes the common tongue of the conquerors and the conquered . It was thus that the Celtic language of the ancient Gauls was replaced by the Latin , whereas the Franks and the other Germanic tribes soon lost their Teutonic idioms , and ...
... becomes the common tongue of the conquerors and the conquered . It was thus that the Celtic language of the ancient Gauls was replaced by the Latin , whereas the Franks and the other Germanic tribes soon lost their Teutonic idioms , and ...
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abode Æsir afterwards ages Al-thing appear arms Arnkill Asgard Baldur Bersi Bolli Cæsar called celebrated Celtic Celts century character Christianity Cimbri coast Danish death deity Denmark derived divine doctrines earth Eddaic poems Eirek etym fact father Finn Magnusen Freyja Frigga Gangler Gauls German giant give gods Grágás Grimm Gudruna Harald heaven hence honour Hvergelmir Iceland inhabitants island Jarl Jomsburg Jötunheim king Kjartan Kormak land language laws Loki mallet manner Midgard Muspellheim mythology Njörd northern Northmen Norway Norwegian observed Odin Olaf Old Norse origin possession prob probably Prose Edda race Ragnarök regarded religion remarks rendered respect Romans Runic Saga Saxons sea-rovers serpent Skald Snorro sons Steingerda stones strophe Surtur sword Tacitus Teutonic nations thee thing Thor Thorkell Thorolf thou tion tribes Utgard-Loki Valhalla verse vessel Völuspá warriors wife word worship writers Yggdrasill Ymir