Goodreads members who liked to the white sea also liked. Inserted into the anglosaxon translation of orosius seven books against the pagans is a marvelous firsthand account of seafaring in the viking age. We only have one source that tells us about ohthere and his journey an old. Ohtheres voyage to the white sea various various crossleyholland 1982. Ohthere spoke of his travels north to the white sea, and south to denmark. To the white sea delta world war ii library paperback september 1, 1994. The voyage of ohthere ohthere of halogaland norwegian.
His account was incorporated into an anglosaxon, or old english, version of a latin historical book written early in the 5th. Norwegian chieftain ohtheres voyages along the norwegian coast into the white sea. Norway norwegian ohthere ohtheres account origin orosius. Ohtheres voyage to the white sea wulfstans visit to estonia. Olaf, in the next one hundred and fifty years, but ohtheres voyage was the first and chief of these adventures both in motive and result. Consequently, the context of its composition and inclusion in the old english orosius has often bee. Around 890 ad he travelled to england, where alfred the great, king of wessex, had his tales written down. Another travelogue recounts the voyage of a man named wulfstan ulfstein that led from h. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Read analysis of the old english text ohthere s voyage online download pdf analysis of the old english text ohthere s voyage. Ohtheres voyages maritime culture of the north, volume 1 article in journal of maritime archaeology 31. Prince henry the navigator, the hero of portugal and of. Crossleyhollandthe widely acclaimed translator of old english textsintroduces the anglosaxons through their chronicles, laws, letters, charters, and poetry, with many of the greatest surviving poems printed in their entirety. Later, bately offers a very detailed discussion of the question in her book the old.
The translator of orosiuss geographyhistory text added interviews from two contemporary sailors, ohthere and wulfstan, who seem to dictate with occasional anomaly their voyages in the white sea and baltic. But a reindeer is really more like a slightly smaller caribou. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Ohthere and wulfstan is an old english prose text describing the voyages of. Otheres voyage to the white sea ohthere told his lord, king alfred, that he lived farthest to the north of all the norwegians. The voyage of ohthere project gutenberg selfpublishing. And when hes in peak form, as he is here, he makes every word count as well. Following on from the success of ohtheres voyages, this volume presents wulfstans account of a voyage along the eastwest axis of the baltic sea, providing a rare and vivid view of the early viking age. The colonization of greenland, and the exploratory journeys down the coast of labrador and new 2010 journal of the north atlantic 3.
Apr 24, 2017 a wellknown textual source for viking age norway, known as ohtheres voyage, relates the account of a norwegian trader at the court of king alfred the great in the 870s90s. Analysis of the old english text ohtheres voyage michael. A late 9th century account of voyages along the coasts of norway and denmark and its cultural context maritime culture of the north 1 from whsmith. Ohtheres voyage mapped by finn bjorklid wikipedia comons. The present work will concentrate on the first section of the first book where ohthere reports to king alfred about his first journey from his homeland, halgoland, which today is the province of halogaland in northern norway, around the northern cape to the white sea ekblom 194142. Since most readers will be unfamiliar with the old english language, a normal translation. Dickey doesnt write many novelsthree in 23 yearsbut he makes every one count. Halogaland in northern norway to the white sea, and from halogaland to the port. On his second voyage he started from halogaland, north of trondhjem, and reached a. Halogaland in northern norway, around the northern cape to the white sea ekblom 194142.
Mar 11, 20 the translator of orosiuss geographyhistory text added interviews from two contemporary sailors, ohthere and wulfstan, who seem to dictate with occasional anomaly their voyages in the white sea and baltic. Ohthere of halogalands voyage to the white sea anglosaxon primary source. The stories he told the king were recorded for posterity by a court scribe. Muldrow, a wwii gunner, shot down over tokyo, does whatever is necessary to survive. Jun 20, 2015 inserted into the anglosaxon translation of orosius seven books against the pagans is a marvelous firsthand account of seafaring in the viking age. That was a bit surprising to me when i learned it, because people in the us have been conditioned by christmas imagery to think of a reindeer as something like a white tailed deer, a cuter and more gracile animal that is more familiar to us.
Ottar fra halogaland was a viking adventurer from halogaland. The name ohthere does not usually rank among the great explorers of the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read analysis of the old english text ohthere. The project gutenberg ebook of the welding of the race, by john e. Mar 25, 20 ted reads a snippet from ohtheres journeys to the north coast of norway and finland. Ohthere and wulfstan appleton major reference works wiley. In this unforgettable story of an american soldier escaping across ww ii japana story closer in spirit to deliverance 1970 than to anilam 1987the prose of this 70yearold poet slices down to the bone of things like an. Mar 27, 2020 we know, however, from king alfreds account of ohtheres voyage to the white sea that the norwegians were expert whalers at least a thousand years ago. Balticness these are the earliest travelogues mentioning the countries of norway, sweden and denmark and describing selfexperienced voyages to the white sea and across the baltic sea with. Ohthere described two journeys that he had made, one northward and around the kola peninsula into the white sea, and one southward to the danish trading settlement of hedeby via a norwegian port which, in the old english orosius, is called sciringes heal.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The arctic in the middle ages richard vaughan the rather sparse and dubious data about arctic regions known to antiquity were taken over, mostly via pliny, by the. Ohthere of halogaland represents the first eyewitness account that history has preserved of the. Around 890 ad he travelled to england, where alfred the great, king of wessex, had his tales written down ohthere reported that he lived northmost of all the northmen, and that noone lived to the north of him. Ohthere and wulfstan helen appleton st hildas college, oxford. He said that he lived by the western sea in the north part of the land. Read analysis of the old english text ohthere s voyage online download pdf analysis of the old english text ohthere s. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The text of orosius is divided into six books, which are each further subdivided into sections. King edwins council caedmons vision cuthberts death and disinternment bede on himself. Beyond the white sea he does not seem to have gone. The voyages of ohthere and wulfstan relates certain travels attributed to ohthere, whose story along with that of one wulfstan was included in king alfreds translation from latin of the compendious history of the world by paulus orosius d. Bruces making meaning audio is just as important as video cafeinomania danton medrado apcs java creative spaghetti box builder pro 3rd radio.
Age vikingage vistula voyage walrus whale white sea. Includes bibliographical references pages 307308 deor the finnesburh fragment waldere the battle of maldon the battle of brunanburh the laws of wihtred trial by ordeal canute s letter to the people of england vortigern s invitation. Ohthere had journeyed from his home in the far north of norway both northeast to the white sea and south along the coast to the town of hedeby schleswig in modern germany. A late 9th century account of voyages along the coasts of.
Norway, around the northern cape to the white sea ek blom 194142. Ohthere came to the court of king alfred of wessex around the year 890, bearing gifts and stories. The nature of the norsesami relationship along the northnorwegian coast in the iron age is still hotly debated, but possibly the sami were quite happy to ally themselves with the norse chieftains, as they could provide protection against finnougric enemies from the area around the white sea. Ohthere of halogalands voyage to the white sea anglo. The tale comes from a norseman named ohthere, usually called ohthere of halogaland. Wallis this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Ottar fra halogaland was a viking age norwegian seafarer known only from an account of his travels that he gave to king alfred r. Edited by janet bately and anton englert eds with 18 contributors, international journal of nautical archaeology on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Ted reads a snippet from ohtheres journeys to the north coast of norway and finland. This is the kind of book at which scandinavian publishers excel.
Ohthere was a norwegian hunter, whaler, and trader who tells among other things of his voyages north. Thousands of products are available to collect from store or if your orders over. Their discovery of the white sea, the north cape, and the gulfs of bothnia and finland was followed up by many norsemen, such as thorer hund under st. Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject english language and literature studies linguistics, grade.
Hakluyt gathers recent accounts and voyages by the cabots, willoughby, frobisher, and gilbert. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The voyages of ohthere and wulfstan relates certain travels attributed to ohthere, whose story along with that of one wulfstan was included in king alfred s translation from latin of the compendious history of the world by paulus orosius d. Douglas, david charles and greenaway, george william 1995 english historical documents, 10421189.
Find books like to the white sea from the worlds largest community of readers. Consequently, the context of its composition and inclusion in the old english orosius has often been. A journey to the far north in the ninth century actually, i disagree with the medievalist s statement that ohthere s voyages do not rank with the other great explorers of the middle ages, because anyone that sets out to sail miles north into the relative unknown certainly deserves recognition for what must have been a prodigious undertaking. He described his journeys partly through the lands and peoples he encountered, and partly through the number of days it took to sail.
The old english version of this book is believed to have been written in. Ohtheres account old english old norse orosius penetrated the land plega port river roman route saede saga sailing saxons scandinavia sciringesheal sea penetrated sermende ship sillende sindon sjaelland skuldelev slav sources starboard steorbord store baelt suban swedes sysyle trading translation. The description of ohtheres voyages is an insertion into a translation of a. In advance of publication of a new edition of the book, the viking ship museum wanted. We only have one source that tells us about ohthere and his journey an old english adaptation of a fifthcentury work known as seven books of history against the pagans. The old english text known as ohtheres voyage is regarded as a key source for norwegian history. His account was incorporated into an anglosaxon, or old english, version of a latin historical book written early in the 5th century by paulus orosius, called. Ibn majid wrote books on sea trade and navigation plying the entire expanse of the indian ocean in the 15th century and cites earlier arab navigatorssailors who also wrote travel narratives about the indian ocean trade route such as persian navigator buzurg ibn shahriyar of ramhormuz who wrote about his travels to india hind and china sin. We know, however, from king alfreds account of ohtheres voyage to the white sea that the norwegians were expert whalers at least a thousand years ago. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. To the white sea contains one of the most uncompromising narratives and most unilaterally driven protagonists every committed to paper.
Russia and the white sea, created by abraham ortelius in the 16th century. In the late ninth century a norseman arrived at king alfred of wessexs court. However, he said that the land extends very much further north. Paperback or softback by barrington, daines hon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ohthere gives an account of voyages from his home in halogaland in northern norway to the white sea, and from halogaland to the port of. There is no account of ohtheres journey to wessex or explanation for his visit to. A wellknown textual source for viking age norway, known as ohtheres voyage, relates the account of a norwegian trader at the court of king alfred the great in the 870s90s.
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