Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 152
em, but what could a companyof Englishmen, fresh from theplough, do against such a trainedhost ? And yet these Northern folkwere closely allied to the Englishin customs and in religion. The gods that were wor-shipped by our forefathers were the gods of the North-men. Thor, the hammer-god, and Odin,… … Danish Warrior. 126 Leaders of Men suited for them as pirates. They were of great length,with narrow beam and little depth of keel, butadmirably adapted for speed. They were unmanage-ble in storms, and they were not adapted for long seajourneys, for there was little accommodation for crewor cargo.…
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