iNpEX. 160 170—devastations committed by them, 10S. G Games, account of the different kinds practised in Iceland - 2G Geitlaud, journey to the glacier of, 40—general opinion of the inhabitants respecting it, 41— view from the summit,43—strik- ing rampart of stones on its borders, 47. Geldingafell, see Schnee/brldjakel. Geyser, singular phenomenon re- specting this boiling spring,140, <142—its nature and quality, sources, &c. 142—the heat si- milar to that of the other hot springs, 143. Glaciers, ravages occasioned by . their disruptions in -Iceland - 0 -------enquiry into the nature of the formation of new ones, 39— hypothesis respecting their ori- gin, 45, 47, 102. -------farther description of, 39, 72, 103 Greenland, differentopinions re- . specting its first population - 117 Gulls, depredations cunimittcd by them - - - 61 Haguen the Old, remarks on the • history of that king - - 25 Hay, manner of making it in Ice- land, price, quality, &c. de- scribed - - - 18 Hecla, journey to that mountain, 136—its size, ib.—description of its vicinity, 137—remarks on volcanic mntterejected, and the snow covering the surface of the mount, 138—arrival at the summit, 138—eruptions, ib. History, the reading of noble pas- time pursued by the Icelanders 25 Hivalvatn, tradition concerning the lake of, - - 37 Horse-tail, the pernicious effects of, to. cattle - - 11 Ilraun, observations on the na- ture of that mineral - 10 Hverevalle, description of the fa- tuous hill so called - - 121 Hurricanes, their violence near Keykefiord - - 100 1 the J>asag« of masses from the coast of Greenland de- scribed, 104—opinions respect- ing it, 106. Iceland, general remarks on the northern quarter of, 119-earth- quake described, 123—fertility of that quarter, 124—volcanoes, 126. -------observations on the east- ern quarter of, 129-the princi- pal mountains, ib. -------the southern quarter of, described - - 13fi Icelanders, remarks on their na- tural industry, 21— their man-' nor of computing time, ib.— their games and amusements, 24—noble pastime pursued by them, 25—language, 26—their management Of cattle, 54—in- teresting remarks on them, 83, 92—subject to the influence of superstition in ancient and in modern times, 93—instances of their superstition,151-first con- verted to Christianity - 152- -------remarks on tlieir manner of living, their propensity to luxury - - - 13 Idols, remarks oil the form and temple of the, in Reykholzdal 72 Inns, description of the ancient, particularly in the Snee-fiadds Pirns - - - 04’ Inscriptions, ancient, very scarce in Iceland - - 7 f Insects, see Kiosar. --------- information relative tothe different species of in Iceland lid K Katlegiaa, awful eruption of, 129, 134—the glacier described, 134 —streams changed into great rivers, 135. Kiosar, geographical situation of the district of, 5—division of the inhabited part of, 6—air and temperature, lie at and cold 7—heat of this climate, weight of the air and meteors, 8—de- scription of the phenomenon called mistaur, ib.—different kind of soils, 9—account of the. turf found in this district, ib. -------general remarks on th? stones found in this district, 9 —fertility of tliCj soil, 10— agricultural laws in, ib.—enu? uteration of plants, 11,—t^e-

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