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 344 CHRONICLE OF THE APPENDIX, which Peringskiold published his edition of the " Heim- skringla" — such as the twentieth chapter of Harald Herda- breid's saga, and the twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth of the saga of Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, all containing miracles of Saint Olaf; and chapter 102. of Harald Haardrades's saga, containing genealogies, and probably other passages con- cerning Saint Olaf 's sanctity ; but as these are short, do not, like the eight chapters, break the continuity of narrative, and do not stand totally unconnected with what goes before or comes after, and with the personages in Snorro's work, they are admitted into the body of the work in all the translations of the " Heimskringla." Chapter I. Of the voyage of Biarne the son of Heriulf.' Heriulf was a son of Bard Heriulfsson, who was a rela- tion of Ingolf the landnaman.* Ingolf gave Heriulf land between Yog and Reikaness. Heriulf dwelt first at Drop- stock. His wife was called Thorgird, and their son was called Biarne. He was a promising young man. In his earliest youth he had a desire to go abroad, and he soon gathered property and reputation ; and he was by turns a year abroad, and a year with his father. Biarne Avas soon possessor of a merchant ship of his own. The last winter, while he was in Norway, Heriulf prepared to go to Green- land with Eric, and gave up his dwelling. There was a Christian man belono-ino; to the Hebudes along with Heriulf, who composed the lay called the Hafgerdingar f Song, in which is this stave : — "^ May He whose liaiid protects so well The simple monk in lonely cell, And o'er the world upholds the sky, His own blue hall, still stand me by !" Heriulf settled at Heriulfsness J, and became a very distin- guished man. Eric Bed took up his abode at Brattalid, and was in great consideration, and honoured by all. These were Eric's children, — Leif, Thorvald, and Thorstein; and his daughter was called Freydis. She was married to a man t Hafgerding means the circle of high waves raised by currents in particular spots in the ocean. % Heriulfsness, Brattahd, Gardar, are localities in Greenland not now known.
 * The original settlers in Iceland were called Landnamen.