Beormas told him many particulars both of their own land, and of the other lands lying around them ; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself ; it seemed to him that the Fins and the Beormas spoke nearly one language. The Life of Alfred the Great - Page 249by Reinhold Pauli - 1853 - 582 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alfred (King of England) - Anglo-Saxons - 1852 - 552 pages
...The Biarmians told him many stories both about their own land, and about the countries, which were around them ; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself" These important additions and separate essays of King Alfred, are very interesting, as his original... | |
| Paulus Orosius - History - 1858 - 504 pages
...The Biarmians told him many stories both about their own country and about the countries which were around them ; but, he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself. The Finns and the Biarmians, as it seemed to him, spoke nearly the same language. He chiefly went thither,... | |
| Alfred (King of England) - Anglo-Saxons - 1858 - 768 pages
...The Biarmians told him many stories both about their own land, and about the countries, which were around them ; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it ilimse/f." These important additions and separate essays of King Alfred, are very interesting, as his... | |
| Paulus Orosius - 1859 - 222 pages
...The Biarmians told him many stories both about their own land, and about the countries, which were around them; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself" These important additions and separate essays of King Alfred, are very interesting, as his original... | |
| Henry Morley - 1867 - 456 pages
...Biarmians," he says, " told him many stories both about their own land and about the countries which were around them, but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself." Ohthere's second voyage was to the south, along the west and south coast of Norway to the Bay of Christiana,... | |
| Adolf Erik Nordenskiƶld - Arctic regions - 1881 - 578 pages
...had taken up their quarters. " The Beormas told him many particulars both of their own land and of other lands lying around them ; but he knew not what...to him that the Fins and the Beormas spoke nearly the same language. He went thither chiefly, in addition to seeing the country, on account of the walruses,2... | |
| Henry Morley - English literature - 1888 - 438 pages
...Biarmians," he says, " told him many stories both about their own land and about the countries which were around them, but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself." Wulfstan was perhaps a Jutlander, and his voyage was confined to the Baltic. Neither his account nor... | |
| United States - 1902 - 510 pages
...bay S. Nicolas and the riuer of Duina? " &c. Id. p. 5. own country and about the countries which were around them ; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself. The Finns and the Biarmians, as it seemed to him, spoke nearly the same language. He chiefly went thither,... | |
| United States - 1902 - 512 pages
...bay S. Nicolas and the riner of Duina? " &c. Id. p. 5. own country and about the countries which were around them ; but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself. The Finns and the Biarmians, as it seemed to him, spoke nearly the same language. He chiefly went thither,... | |
| Albert Stanburrough Cook, Chauncey Brewster Tinker - Literary Criticism - 1908 - 312 pages
...The Permians told him many stories both about their own country and about countries which were round them, but he knew not what was true, because he did not see it himself. The Finns and the Permians, it seemed to him, spoke nearly the same language. He made this voyage,... | |
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