Saxifraga Hirculus, i. 254. * v .
Sheep, i. 76, 114, 347.
Shells, I. 37-
Sivertsen, Mr., i. 230.
Skalds, i. lxiv.
Skalholt, i. 186—ancient relics at, i. 197, note—former
cathedral of, 1. 198, note—present church of, I. 197,
200—first bishop of, i. 200.
Skaptaa, the river, disappears, 111 128.
Skaptejield-Jokul., dreadful eruption of, i i. 121—minera-
logical productions of, ii. 201—effects of the eruption
of, upon the human constitution, u j 230.
Skardsheidi, mountain of, i. 295, 321—forest at the foot
of, i. 295—remarkable form of the summit of,
I. 297—severity of the weather upon, i. 2 9 7 -
prospect from, 1. 299—plants found at the foot of,
i. 320.
Skoul-a-fiel, mountain of, I. 93, 255—chasm at the foot
of, I. 220, 259—ascent of, i. 261—pfospect from,
i. 262—plants of the mountain, i. 265, 266.
Skribla, I. 315.
Snoefel-Jdkul, I. 263.
Snorralaug, x. 311—early Christians baptised at, i. lxi,
note.
Snuff, passion of the Icelanders for, i. 12—method of
taking, i. 14.
Snuff-boxes described, i. 14, 307.
Sol, its use as food both in Scotland and Iceland, i. 4 4 -
mode of preparing it, i. 45.
Sorte-Dod, or black death, i. xcvi.
Sparrow, Mr., information from, it. 212. note.
Springs of hot water, near Reikevig, i. 48, 89—at Lau-
gardalr, i. 126—at Reykum, i. 138, 184—in Japan,
i. 196, note—in the island of Amsterdam, i. 161,
note—in Kamtschatka, i. 246, note—in Arabia, i.
246> note.
Stanley, Sir John, i. 62, 139, 151, >159, 167, 1 7 2 .
Stenaa, floods of liquid fire, i i . 119.
Stephensen, Mr. Magnus, visit to, i. lxxxi. i. 276.
Stephensen, Mr. Stephen, i. 302—his residence, i. 303—
his family, i. 303.
Sterna Hirundo, i. 68, 80.
Stiftsamptman, visit to the, i. 59—his residence, x. 59,
60, 61—his reception of the party, i. 60—his eider
ducks, i. 63—his entertainment described, x. 66
and seq.
Sturleson, Snorro, i. 311, 312, woie.
Suaversen, Gardar, visits Iceland, i. x.
Sulphur, encouragement for the gathering of, it. 363.
Sulphur-springs, i. 329.
Summer, light at midnight during the, i. 5 7 .
Swans, x, 273.
Swein-a-scaur, 1 . 268.
Syre, 1 . 120.
Systrastapi, n . 144.
Talbot sloop of war, departs from Iceland, 1 . 365.
Thingevalle, lake of, 1 . 98—-parsonage of, 1 . 105 ■
church of, 1. 114—priest of, j. 105, 108.
Thorlevsen, Biarne, his petition to the governor, 11. 29,
note.
Thorvaldsen, the son of an Icelander, a famous statuary
at Rome, 1. lxxxii.
Trade of Iceland, 1. Ixxxiv. 11 . 353.
Tradesmen, encouragement for their establishing themselves
in Iceland, 11. 368.
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