Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 349
dis-covered in 1880, at the mouth of the ChristianiaFiord, embedded in the blue clay. You know,it was customary in the time of the vikings,when a great chief died, to draw his ship up onthe beach, build a sort of grave-chamber in her,lay him in this rude shelter, with those of hisworldly goods… … 864 THE VIKING SHIP, 865 The chief who was buried in this vessel must were propelled by both oars and sail. The one have been a great hero, for the bones of at sail was square, and the mast was frequently least twelve horses and six dogs, and the re- lowered, especially when preparing for battle…
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