[Footnote 27: The Scandinavian Scalds and Mythologists often
represented treasures as guarded by monsters, dragons, sea snakes, &c.
This notion probably originated from the fabulous tales of those who
traded to the Indies. An ancient author, speaking of Scythia, says,
"nam qvum in plerisque locis auro & gemmis affluant, Gryphorum
immanitate, accessus hominum rarus est."]

[Footnote 28: _i.e._, Haco.]

[Footnote 29: _i.e._, ships.]

[Footnote 30: Gestil, a famous sea king or pirate.]

[Footnote 31: _Th_areyiar-fiörd (_orig._), perhaps a mistake for
Faroeyiar-fiörd. Torfæus read it Barreyiarfiord.]

[Footnote 32: _i.e._, the column of pillars, perhaps the island
Staffa.]

[Footnote 33: _i.e._, the promontory of deer, now
Durnish.]

[Footnote 34: 7th of July.]

[Footnote 35: The Norwegians computed by winters: the Scotch did the
same, as we see by Winton's chronicle:

"Thretty winters and four than
Edan regnyd Max Gowran."
]