154 OLAFSEN AND POYELSEn’s his history, which is filled with prodigies and miracles, still exists in Iceland, llis coflin or sarcophagus which is in the form of a email house, is seven feet long, five high, and three wide: it is covered with black leather, trimmed and embellished with brass ornaments. There is no relic in this sarcophagus except two fragments of bone, which are said to have belonged to the scull of the saint. These bones were held in high estimation; and some annals assert to the credit of Bishop Wilehin, who held this office at the death of the saint, that he caused his skull to be> completely covered over with silver, and in the two fragments that remain in the coflin, there may be perceived the marks of small nails as well as pieces of the metal. One is naturally inclined to ask how this could have been done, since the head is not now to be found; but the relics themselves will furnish us with an answer, for they are nothing more than pieces of large cocoa-nut. These nuts were formerly very scarce in the north, and perhaps totally unknown to the mass of the people; and it is certain, that they were not allowed to examine attentively the remains of the saints. 111. A crucifix at Kaldadernces in the time of the reformation of Luther was greatly honoured and adored throughout the coun- try for the innumerable prodigies w hich it was said to have effected. It was richly covered and decorated with velvet shoes, pieces of gold and silver, and other ornaments that had been presented to the image. Gissur the first Lutheran bishop caused the image to be taken from the cross, forbade the people to adore it, gild despoiled it of its ornaments; but they had it privately re- placed: on w'liicb bishop G isle Jonscn hearing of their supersti- tious proceedings, went in 1587 to Kaldadernces, caused the image to be taken down a second time, and carried it to Skalholt, where lie had it cut to pieces and burnt; but this bishop happening"to die soon afterwards, the fanatics attributed his death to the veu- geaucc of the figure. From an ancient poem composed in ho- nour of this image, \yd learn that it had been brought into Ice- land, as was supposed from Rome; aud was purchased at the port of Eiuershavu at Oreback. OF ANTIQUE A11 MS. They shew at Skalholt an ancient axe or halbert, which be- longed to tlic hero named Skarphedin, who, according to the JSiials-Sagu, died in 1010. It is much consumed by rust, and the handle which is of pine shod with iron, is six feet and a half long. At Hlidarende are preserved two sabres and a lance ; the for- mer are not remarkable. They are of the same size, and the blades which are very rusty, are three inches broad.----- The liandle of one of them is nearly a foot long, aud ornamented

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