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Title: Frithjof, the viking of Norway : and Roland, the paladin of France
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: 1835-1924 1782-1846
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Publisher: New York London : G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ath Blast on the Olifant . 212 Statues of Roland and Oliver in thePortals of the Cathedral at Ver-ona, IN Northern Italy . . . 220Xllth Century. Archbishop Turpin, Himself Dying,Blesses the Dead Peers Laid at hisFeet by Roland. Roland Brings hisFriend Olivers Body .... 228 Roland Trying to Break DurendalAGAINST A Rock ; and Roland Blow-ing the Olifant ..... 232 From a Stained-Glass Window in the Cathedral at Chartres, France, Xlllth Century. The Archangel Gabriel Blesses the Dy-ing Roland 234 From a German MS., Xllth Century. Charles Views the Dead at Roncevaux,Seeking for his Nephew Roland. (InTHE Foreground, Archbishop Turpinand the Dead Peers) .... 236 Charles Mourns over Rolands Body . 256 The Oriflamme 260 After Mosaics in the Basilica of St. John Lat-eran in Rome, IXth Century. An Olifant ...... 260 Xllth Century. Illustrations Vll PAGE Demoiselle Aude Killed by the Tidings OF Rolands Death .... 272 Juggler (Jongleur) 290 From a MS. in the National Library in Paris,Xlth Century.
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FRITHJOF THE VIKING OF NORWAY BOY AND GIRL OLD HILDING, King Beles triedand trusted counsellor, resided athis handsome homestead with its rich andwell-kept farm. Here the aged sagegladdened the restful idleness of his wan-ing years watching the growth of twotender plants entrusted to his care—fairerthe North had never seen: the one alordly oak, straight of trunk, stately ofcrown, strong to defy the storm ; theother a lovely rose scarce open, halfdreaming in the bud. Frithjof was theyouthful oak ; but the rose was known tothe sons of the North as Ingeborg theFair. Not often was one seen withoutthe other. A proud lad was Frithjof the day that 4 Frithjof he learned to read his first rune, for didhe not hasten to teach it forthwith to will-ing Ingeborg? What boy happier thanhe when he took her in his Hght skiffout on the blue waters, and she clappedher little hands in the blitheness of herheart as he set the snowy sail ? No nesttoo high for him to fetch down for her—the kingly eagle h

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