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The Fomorians and the Norsemen THE F OMO RIANS AND THE NORSEMEN D U AL D MAC F I R B I S THE O R I G I NA L I R I S H T E XT , E DI TE D W I T , H T R ANS LAT ION A N D NOT E S AL E XANDE R BU GGE PRO F E S S OR I N T HE U NI V E R S I TY O F C HRI S TI ANI A PU BL IS HE D F OR D E T N OR S KE H I ST OR I S KE KI L D E S KR IF T F ON D CHRI ST I ANI A H R N D S E N S BOGT R YKKE R I . C GU E R J . 1 90 5 1 No s e S am l i n e r. E fte r o ffe n tl i F o r a n s t l tn i n ud i vn e ai h i s t an . r k g g a g g C r i 0 . L a n e . Bi n d I I Chr i s a n a . F e b e r L an dm a s F o r . A g . ti i il g rk — 1 85 8 1860. 8vo . l ag . ’ No rs e S am l i n er n e a f e t h i s t o r i s k S a m u i h ,, k g , u d g i v f n d C r i s t i “ a F r s t e Bi n d ud o m a a a m m e F o r l a i A ar e n o 1 49—1 a h i . o k p s g 8 85 2 . (Nu g g a e t - — o ve r ti l N . W . D a m m S n F o xl d e r i n d ti l vi d e r e s eel e r B d I t l ti e s a g , g . I I i e . l Kr n e d s a t Pr i s . 2 Nors e Ma asi n . S kr i ft e r o o te n e l s e r a n a a e n d e No r e o fo r fatte d e . k g g p g g g g ft e r r e fo m at o n e n . S a m l e d e o ud i vn e a f N. Ni co a e n B n d e r i g g l s . i — . h l h a han a s F o r l h an d . I I H . O r J o D l a g s b o g e (H As ch e o ug — 8 1 858 1 870. vo (Kr . ° " 8 Liber Ca itul i Ber en S IS . b s a o n Pe de r s s e n s D a b o o e r B e ve n . p g A l g v ' d r i B r — d i n h e e s ser e e n 15 5 2 1 5 72 . U ve e te r o ffe n tl i o r a n , i g , g g ta tm n m e An m r kn i n e r o T i l l se a f N. Ni o o l a s S r s kil t s l g d se g g y e n . ( ee k a No a a F r t i n d h . h an a h Ai tr f s e M s n o s e . a J o s y r k g i . ) C r D l F r l a s b o h an d e l . A s o he h o u 1 860. 8 o o g g (H v . (Kr . - 4 Fl ate arbék. E n S a m n a i n o s e o n e S a a e r m e d i n d s kudt e m n dr e . yj li g r k g g i F o r tsel l i n e r m B e i e n h e d e r 0 ud e n fo r No r e s a m t An n a l r g o v i g g e . ’ U d ive n e i te r o ffe n gt i g F o r a n s tal tn m g [a f Guobr an dr Vi g i us s o n o g — ' d I a . P. T . F n e r . B Ma n l a C U n . Cl n s o r s b o . ] i III lli — g g g d 1 5 9 1 8 . 868 . o . h a n e l . v (Kr N rs e Ri s re istranter ti l d e e l s ddr a . Ud i vn e e fte o ff e n tl i F o r 5 . o U k g g , i g r g — — ' — l i B n d I XI I . ti a t a bn n . 5 1 28 1 660 s n i a 1 91 . an s , 861 . e g i . C 8v (Kr . 6 Pavel i e Nantie s Re n skabs o Da be er fa r ts n d e r T e n d e - O kr eev . g r g g g g , u i r e n 1 — Me d n h a f Di l r d n n e n No d 282 1 884 . a o m e i n e i g i A p . g v fte r o fe n tl i F r a n s t l tn i n d P o h h ( o a ve . un . a . 1864 . 8 o g g A C r v . Kr 1 é e . , M ddel el ser fra d t n ors e i sarohiv i n d h o l d e d B d a No r 7 . e e R e n e e s k g , i r til g s r a u k e B n I “ h r o e f tr te K d r d . a . F e b e i L a n dm ar Hi t i y il . i C r il g k l — N S F r a 1 8 5 1870. 8 o G a a e t o til W a m m o 6 v . e . g . ( v r D e n F o r l a o s l e s i n dti l vi d e r e n e d s at Pr s Kr g ee til i . g g — 8 B ara til No r es o S ve es H sto r e 8 2 l 8 l 6. U d i vn e a f Yn a r . i q g g rig i i I I g g v e s n h F t b a l l N e . a P. e n s e . 18 9 8 o S e 6 . v . i l C r . (Kr 9 dex ris ian us E n a m n af No k n e - r d i Co F . S s e Ko S a a e . n f r . li g r g g U g v e e t e l i F i h o fi n t o a al tn n af 0. R . e r 0 r u a n m O. o m e r s t . s g [ U A D l ] . C r . P T fia l l i n F r l a b ha n d e l 7 s o s o . 181 0. g g g . %v (Kr . t in s b D r e e B o F o r te n e l s e o r d e b e i t i 10 Bis kop Eys e Jo rde o g ( e n d g ) . g ve s l g e o Os i e d m kr i n r E fte o fie n t i F o r G d s i l o B s p e m m e o g Aa 1400. r g J H i f l d — t a bn m i t d H . h d e e . u t e t a . 1 78 1 88 8 o u v 8 0. ?fii % g g v . C r v 1 Jé msviki n a- a a l a ti n s k O e r s se tte l s e a f n m J o n s n d i en . v o U v 1 g S g i Ar g ri s . g . i n i d 1 a f G e s s . Kr s ti a n s 877 .
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