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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Norway interesting from its peculiar Law of Succession.-
Steam-Boats. Gottenburg. -Trollhætta. Christiania.
-Money.-Fish.-Slaves.-Cariole travelling.-Myosen
-
Lake. Farms.-Houses.-Haymaking.-Ladies' Side-
Saddles. Laurgaard.― Goats.-Log-Houses.-Norwe-
gian and Scotch Highlanders.
Condition, Property,
Food, Lodging compared.-Timber Duties.-Snow.-
Dovre Field. - Mill.-Sneehætte.-Game.-Fishing.-
Norwegian Inns.-Sækness.-Sundset.
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CHAPTER II.
Dronthiem. Inn.-Cathedral.-Town.-Shipping. — Li-
brary.-Saxon and Norman Arches-Gothic Architecture
-Stordal.-Colonel George Sinclair.-Rocking Stones.—
Levanger.-Dronthiem Fiord and Bothnian Gulph.-Nor-
wegian Farm.-Hops.-Stikklestad.-Date of the Battle
corrected by an Eclipse.-Værdal. -Peasants.-Cross
Roads. Snaasen Vand.-Steenkjær.-Scotch Farmers.
Norwegian Farms.-Value, Size, Taxes, Harvest Work,
Ploughing.-Gigot Sleeves.-My Winter Quarters.
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CHAPTER III.
Brusved Gaard.-Polite Manners of the Lower Classes.-
Breed of Cattle.-Bible Society. -Potatoe Brandy.-
Earthquakes in Norway.-Norwegian Constitution.-
Storthing.-Qualifications.-Election Men.-Representa-
tion. The Power of the Legislative.-Attempts to alter
the Constitution defeated.-Amalgamation with Sweden.
not desirable.-Veto of the Executive suspensive only.
Constitutional Principles generally diffused.-The Press.
-Newspapers.-Influence.-Free in Norway.-Not in
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CHAPTER IV.
Theatrical Representations. -Holberg.-Winter.-Sledge-
driving.—Snow-skating. — Laplanders.—Reindeer Veni-
son.-Reindeer Farming. Expensive Weddings.-Be-
trothals. Checks on Population.-Housemen.-Illegiti-
mate Children.-Their Condition in Norway.-Light and
Darkness in Winter sublime.-English Poor Rates.-Use
of Coal instead of Wood for Fuel.-Effect on the Con-
dition of the Poor.-Family Room or Hall of a Nor-
wegian House in the Morning.-State of Manners among
the People.-Forms of Politeness.-Station of the Female
Sex in Society.-Female Employments.-Small Estates.
-Number of Landholders in Scotland and Norway com-
pared.-The Effect on the Condition of the Females of
the small Estates. Berend Island. Coals.-White
Bears.-The Fair.-Sobriety.-Crimes.-Yule.-Norwe-
gian Entertainments.-Arrival of a Sledge Party.-Ease
and Uniformity of Living.-Norwegian Church.-Incomes.
-Education.-No Dissent.-Confirmation.-Sunday.-
Observance in the Lutheran Church.-Educated La-
bourers in England in a worse Condition than unedu-
cated.-Remedy.
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CHAPTER V.
King's Birthday.-Manners of the Middle Class.-Ball and
Supper.-Loyalty.-Jealousy of National Independence.
-King's Style.-Carl III. or Carl XIV.?-Budstick.-
Hue and Cry. Remarkable Landslip. Peasantry.-
Udal Property.-Udal Laws.-Early Maturity of Udal
System.Civilisation of the Northern Invaders.-Scalds.
-The Grey Goose.-Its Enactments.-Jury Trial.-Its
Origin in Udal Law.-Present Administration of Law.-
Court of Arbitration. Sorenskrivers' Court.-Jury.--
Christian V.-Law Book.-Liberal Institutions for 1687.
-Ireland and Norway.-England and Denmark.-Punish-
ment of Death abolished.-Loss of Honour an effective
Punishment.-Stifts Amt Court.-The Hoieste ret Court
a Part of the State.-Peculiar Principle of Responsibility
of Judges.
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CHAPTER VI.
Another Fair.-Skins.-Dogs bred for Fur.-Books at the
Fair. Bible Society's Operations counteract the Diffusion
of the Bible in Foreign Lands.-Laplanders.-Peculiar
Race.-Present State. -Numbers.-Language.-Value of
Stock required to subsist a Laplander.-The Fjelde Life.
-Its Attractions.-Corn Banks.-Thrashing Machines.
-Probably a Norwegian, not a Scotch Invention.-
Fences in Norway.-Description.-Advantages.-Econ-
omy.-Russian Population.-Power. Policy. - Value
to Russia of a Sea-Coast.-Northern Provinces of Fin-
mark and Nordland.-Their Connexion with Norway-
with Russia.-Probable Views of Russia on that Part of
Scandinavia north of the 62° of Latitude.-Importance of
such an Acquisition.-Indications that it is contemplated. 241
CHAPTER VII.
Emigrants of small Capital.-Norway better than Canada.-
Land cheap.-Labour cheap.-Houses good.-Mode of
purchasing Land.-Bank of Norway.--Peculiar System of
Banking. Moral Condition as affected by the general
Diffusion of Property. - Physical Condition.-Lodging
compared to that of the Scotch Peasantry. Food.-Living
in a Norwegian Family of the Middle Class.-Use of
Spirits. Temperance Societies. Gravesend Smacks.-
Bothy for Farm Servants.-Bed-clothes.-Foreign Luxu-
ries. Cheapness.
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-Bonding System.Clothing.-
Household Manufactures.-Advertisement of a Farm to
be sold.Value of Money.-Climate.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Fishing in Norway.-Hire a Farm. Description.—Ancient
Fresh-Water Lakes.-Midgrunden Gaard.-Farming.-
Rent.-Asiatic Origin of Scandinavians. - Laplanders,
Celtic.-Use of Horse-flesh.--Hereditary Attachment to
the Horse.-Berserker.-Peculiar Intoxication.-Domes-
tic Servants in America-in Norway.-Housekeepers in
Families. Provisions. Capercailzie. Ptarmigan. -
Jerper. Bear-shooting. Hybernation of Animals.-
Condition of Bonder Class.-Equality of Manners.—
Excursion to Snasen-Vand.-Ancient Sea-Beach above
the present Level of the Sea.-Excursion through the
Fjelde.-Bark Bread.-Væra Lake.-Shjækkerhatte.-
Bivouac.--Shjækker Valley.-Trees at various Elevations
above the Sea.-Furu.-Gran.-Birch.
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CHAPTER IX.
Orkney and Zetland belonged to Norway.-Pledged for
Fifty Thousand Florins.-Tradition.-Claim to redeem
these Provinces.-Torfæus.-Christian V.-Buonaparte.
- Dr. Clarke.-Saga.-Sea-King Swein.-His Adven-
tures.-Jarl Rognvald.-Cathedral.-Churches in Rom-
ney Marsh.-Free Institutions.--Kings.-Harald Haar-
fagre.-Hakon.-Former Classes of Society.-Sigurd Sir.
-Manners described in the Saga.-Dress of Sigurd Sir.
-Are the Priest.-Scalds.-Alliteration.-Authorities of
Saga.-Kuads.-Norwegian Literature.-Road from the
Dronthiem Fiord to the Bothnian Gulph.-Important
Basis for the Military Defence of Norway and Sweden.-
King's Visit by this road to Norway, compared with that
of George IV. to Scotland.-His Visit to the Field of
Stikkleslad. His Reception by the Norwegians.—
Triumph of Constitutional Principles.-The Election in
our District for the Storthing.-Distillation of Spirits from
Potatoes.-Effect of the free Distillation on Population
and Property.-State of Sea-side Population.-The Win-
ter Fishing at Lafoden.-Use of Nets in the Cod Fishery.
-Regulations.-Herring Fishery.-Bonder, or Agricul-
tural Population.-Fjelde Bonder.-Their Condition.-
Ancient Families.
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CHAPTER X.
Opthalmia.
Lapland Girl.--Slighted by the Norwegians.-Condition.-
Visits from Laplanders.
Reindeer.-
Sledges.-Speed.-Powers of Draught.-Reindeer cannot
endure Wet.-Cannot live in Scotland.-Buy a fat Rein-
deer for killing.-Lapland Butcher.-Weight of Four
Quarters.-Cold.-Birds.-Wolves. -- Travelling Dress
in Winter.-Journey to Dronthiem.-Vollan.-Ovne.—