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antiquity. It records the atchievements of Hervor, a celebrated northern heroine, as also the exploits of her ancestors and descendants, in Sweden and other northern countries. It was printed in a thin folio vol. at Upsal in 1672, with a Swedish version and Latin notes by Olaus Verelius: and contains many other pieces of Runic poetry.”