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 346 CHRONICLE OF THE APPENDIX, soon came near to this land, and saw it was flat and covered with trees. Now, as the wind fell, the ship's people talked of its being advisable to make for the land ; but Biarne would not agree to it. They thought they would need wood and water; but Biarne said, " Ye are not in want of either." And the men blamed him for this. He ordered them to hoist the sail, which was done. They now turned the ship's bow from the land, and kept the sea for three days and nights with a fine breeze from south-west. Then they saw a third land, which was high and mountainous, and with snowy mountains. Then they asked Biarne if he would land here ; but he refused altogether. " For in my opinion this land is not what we want." Now they let the sails stand, and kept along the land, and saw it was an island. Then they turned from the land, and stood out to sea with the same breeze ; but the gale increased, and Biarne ordered a reef to be taken in, and not to sail harder than the ship and her tackle could easily bear. After sailing three days and nights they made, the fourth time, land ; and when they asked Biarne if he thought this was Greenland or not, Biarne replies, " This is most like what has been told me of Greenland ; and here we shall take to the land." They did so, and came to the land in the evening under a ness, where they found a boat. On this ness dwelt Biarne's father Heriulf ; and from that it is Heriulfsness. Biarne went to his father's, gave up sea- faring, and dwelt with his father Heriulf as long as he lived ; and after his father's death continued to dwell there when at home.* Chapter It is next to be told that Biarne Heriulfsson came over ^' from Greenland to Norway on a visit to Earl Eric, who Ericsson's received him well. Biarne tells of this expedition of his, on discovery of which he had discovered unknown lands ; and people thought he had not been very curious to get knowledge, as he could not give any account of those countries, and he was some- what blamed on this account. Biarne was made a court-man of the earl, and the summer after he went over to Greenland ; and afterwards there was much talk about discovering un- supposed by the northern antiquaries to have taken place in the year 986.
 * This voyage and discovery of America by Biarne Heriulfsson is