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"Bjarne Grimolfson was blown with his ship into the Irish Ocean; and there came worms and the ship began to sink under them. They had a boat which they had payed with seals' blubber, for that the sea-worms will not hurt. But when they got into the boat they saw that it would not hold them all. Then said Bjarne, 'As the boat will only hold the half of us, my advice is that we should draw lots who shall go in her; for that will not be unworthy of our manhood.' This advice seemed so good that none gainsaid it; and they drew. | Historical Lectures and Essays 1 Historical Lectures and Essays The Project Gutenberg eBook Historical Lectures and Essays by Charles Kingsley This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Historical Lectures and Essays Author Charles Kingsley Release Date May 12 2005 eBook 1360 Language English Character set encoding ISO-646-US US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORICAL LECTURES AND ESSAYS Transcribed from the 1902 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price email ccx074@ HISTORICAL LECTURES AND ESSAYS by Charles Kingsley Contents The First Discovery of America Cyrus Servant of the Lord Ancient Civilisation Rondelet Vesalius Paracelsus Buchanan THE FIRST DISCOVERY OF AMERICA Let me begin this lecture 1 with a scene in the North Atlantic 863 years since. Bjarne Grimolfson was blown with his ship into the Irish Ocean and there came worms and the ship began to sink under them. They had a boat which they had payed with seals blubber for that the sea-worms will not hurt. But when they got into the boat they saw that it would not hold them all. Then said Bjarne As the boat will only hold the half of us my advice is that we should draw lots who shall go in her for that will not be unworthy of our manhood. This advice seemed so good that none gainsaid it and they drew lots. And the lot fell to Bjarne that he should go in the boat with half his crew. But as he got into the boat there spake an Icelander who was in the ship and had followed Bjarne from Iceland Art thou going to leave me here Bjarne Quoth Bjarne So it must be. Then said the man Another thing didst thou promise my father when I sailed with thee from Iceland than to desert me thus. For thou saidst that we both should share the same lot. Bjarne said And that we will not do. Get thou .

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