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Text 2. OHTHERE’S ACCOUNT OF HIS FIRST VOYAGE
Ohthere told his lord, King Alfred, that he lived the furthest
north of all Norwegians. He said that he lived in the north of Norway
on the coast of the Atlantic. He also said that the land extends very far
north beyond that point, but it is all uninhabited except for a few
places, here and there, where the Finns have their camps, hunting in
winter, and in summer fishing in the sea. He told how he once wished
to find out how far the land extended due north, or whether anyone
lived to the north of the unpopulated area. He went due north along
the coast, keeping the uninhabited land to starboard and open sea to port
continuously for three days. He was then as far north as far as he could
reach in the second three days.
He was then as far north as the whale hunters go at their
furthest. He then continued due north as far as he could reach in
the second three days. There the land turned due east, or the sea
penetrated the land he did not know which, but he knew that he
waited there for a north-west wind, and then sailed east along the coast
as far as he could sail in four days. There he had to wait for a due
northern wind, because there wind turned due south, or the sea
penetrated the land he did not know which.
Then from there he sailed due south along the coast as far as
he could sail in five days. A great river went up into the land
there. They turned up into the river, not daring to sail beyond it without
permission, since the land on the far side of the river was fully settled.
He had not previously come across any settled district since he left
his own home.The Beormas told him many stories both about their own
country and about the lands which surrounded them, but he did not
know how much of it was true, because he had not seen it for
himself. It seemed to him that the Finnas and the Beormas spoke almost
the same language. His main reason for going there apart from exploring
the land, was for the walruses, because they have very fine ivory in
their tusks they brought some of these tusks to the king and their hides.

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