PART II.

_Maelstrom_, _Malestrom_, or _Moskoestrom_—a tremendous whirlpool on the Norwegian coast, very dangerous, and often fatal to navigators venturing too near it. Moskoe is an island situated in the gulf: there are also several others.

_Sleipner_—the warrior horse of Odin. He had four black legs and four white ones: he generally travelled through the air.

_Rinda_—daughter of Balder, and mother of Vile, by Odin. The favourite goddess of the Scandinavian women.

_Hydrasil_—the tree of heaven, standing in the garden of Odin. It was the abode of the disposer of man’s destiny.