"Behold," said Darwin, pointing to the south-west,
"the giant Snaefell, the snowy hill, so named by
Nadd-Oddo the first discoverer of Iceland. He came
and departed. Gardar was the second who came,
but he made no settlement, and the existence of the
isle was doubted by another generation. Then Floki
sailed in his galley from Faroe, and took with him
three crows, which he let loose at different times in
his voyage ; the two first winged back their way to
Faroe, but the third flew north, and the mariners,
taking the instinct of the bird for their guide, pur-
sued their course and made the land. It was Floki
who gave the isle its present name, but Ingolf was
the first colonist. He consulted the Oracle, and was
told that Iceland was reserved for him and his pos-
terity. Then embarked he with his daughter Helga,
and his son-in-law Leisus, surnamed Hiorleif, the
Knight of the Sword, which he stole in Irela\id i&xsA.
killed the owner ; and tliey 'pVafte^ ^ \\v^\:t \^<^<=^^^ ^^



8 A TOUB TWENTY YEARS AGO.
board, and came and remained. This was in the
year when Edmund the Martyr, the Saxon kin^ of
England, was slain and interred at Bury. But it is
getting late, so let us return to Reykjavik.''

Differing as we did in years and other respects, it
was wonderful what a harmonious party we proved.
