...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 do so, they...

...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." According to Longfellow, King Olaf, while keeping his Christmas at Drontheim : — " O'er his drinking-horn...

...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." We are glad however to see that this theory is absolutely...