 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1844 - 830 pages
...out of the horn ; and the king then took it, and made the sign of the cross over it. Then said Kaare of Gryting, " What does the king mean by doing so...The next day, when the people sat down to table, the bonders pressed the king strongly to eat of horse-flesh ;* and as he would on no account * This eating... | |
 | 1844 - 848 pages
...the sign of the cross over it. Then said Kaarc of Gryting, " What does the king mean by doing во ! Will he not sacrifice ? " Earl Sigurd replies, " The...quietness for the evening. The next day, when the people eat down to table, the bonders pressed the king strongly to eat of horse-flesh ; * and as he would... | |
 | 1847 - 560 pages
...has done what all who rely on their own strength and courage will do, he has consecrated his cup to Thor, by making the sign of his hammer over it before he drank.' And that evening all was quiet." That the ancient Christians of the North did not always bury... | |
 | Norsemen - 1852 - 204 pages
...' inquired one of the bonders angrily ; ' will he not sacrifice ? ' Earl Sigurd replies, ' The king is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thor, by...the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks it.' After this the evening passed over quietly. The next day, when the people sat down to table, the bonders... | |
 | 1854 - 280 pages
...?' inquired one of the Bonders angrily ; ' will he not sacrifice?' Earl Sigurd replies, ' The king is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thor, by...the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks it.' After this the evening passed over quietly. The next day, when the people sat down to table. the Bonders... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1868 - 422 pages
...do who trust in your power and strength ; for he is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thorr, by making the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks it.'" 3 Heimskringla, Saga iv., c. 18. Bells were rung in the Middle Ages to drive away thunder. Among the... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1869 - 722 pages
...do who trust in your power and strength ; for he is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thorr, by making the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks if" * Heimskringla, Saga iv., c. 18. A a Bells were rung in the Middle Ages to drive away thunder.... | |
 | 1871 - 780 pages
...out of the horn ; and the King then took it and made the sign of the Cross over it Then said Kaare of Gryting, " What does the King mean by doing so...the sign of his Hammer over it before he drinks it.' As to the sign of the Cross as anticipated by the Hammer of Thor, the same remark applies to the Staff... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1873 - 688 pages
...do who trust in your power and strength ; for he is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thorr, by making the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks if" 1 Heimskringla, Saga iv., c. 18. A a Bells were rung in the Middle Ages to drive away thunder.... | |
 | Thomas William Doane - 1882 - 648 pages
...Earl Sigurd replied, 'The King is doing what all of you do who trust in your power and strength; for he is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thor,...the sign of his hammer over it before he drinks it"* The cross was also a sacred emblem among the Laplanders. " In solemn sacrifices, all the Lapland idols... | |
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What does the king mean by doing so? Will he not sacrifice? ' Earl Sigurd replies, ' The king is doing what all of you do, who trust to your power and strength. He is blessing the full goblet in the name of Thor, by making the sign of his hammer over... 
