A compendious history of the Goths, Svvedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations written by Olaus Magnus.
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A compendious history of the Goths, Svvedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations written by Olaus Magnus.
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Olaus, Magnus, Archbishop of Uppsala, 1490-1557.
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London :: Printed by J. Streater, and sold by Humphrey Mosely, George Sawbridge, Henry Twiford, Tho. Dring, John Place and Henry Haringman,
1658.
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"A compendious history of the Goths, Svvedes, & Vandals, and other northern nations written by Olaus Magnus." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B26436.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.
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BOOK XI.
Chap. 1. Of the Bloody Wars in the Northern Countries. Fol 130
2 Of Fights upon the Ice. Fol 131
3 Of the breaking forth of the Mosco∣vites, or Russians. ibid.
4 Of a fearful sounding Cave, the com∣mon people call Smellen. Fol 132
5 Of the same. Fol 133
6 Of the Battel of the Finlanders, against the Moscovites. ibid.
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7 Of the Moscovites way of stealing. Fol. 133
8 Of the same. Fol. 134
9 Of the way of receiving Embassadours amongst the Moscovites. ibid.
10 Of the Italian Embassadour cruelly slain. Fol. 136
11 Of the ingenuity of the Merchants of Moscovia. ib.
12 Of the divers ways of the Finlanders making War. ib.
13 More of their Arms and Ammuni∣tion. Fol. 137
14 Of the Northern Gov••rnours, or the King of Sweden. ib.
15 Of burning the Forts of violent Go∣vernours. Fol. 138
16 Of their Engines for the Ice. ib.
17 Of Fiery Chariots. Fol. 139
18 Of their strange Artillery. Fol. 140
19 Of their manner of shooting, ib.
20 Of their hindring the waters to freez. Fol. 141
21 Of Walls of Ice. ib.
22 Of Watches kept on the Ice, and in the night. Fol. 142
23 Of the more fortunate Battails in the morning. ib.
24 Of the besieging of Forts fenced with Ice. Fol. 143
25 Of assaulting the Enemies ships that are frozen in. ib.
26 Of the strange punishment of unfaith∣ful servants. Fol. 144
27 Of their infliction, by cold frozen wa∣ter. Fol. 145
28 Of their strange Horse-Races. ibid.
29 Of the wild Asses running on the Ice. ibid.
30 Of the Ranged Deer running in the Snow. Fol. 146
31 Of the drowning of the Enemies in the Snowie Valleys. ib.
32 Of Snow-balls sticking in the Horses hoofs. ib.
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