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FRITHIOF.
A long time before one of Frithiof's ancestors had befriended a sea-god. As he came in to shore, he saw the wreck of a ship. On it sat an old man with sea-green hair and foam-white beard. The viking took the old man home; but at bed-time, he set sail on the wreck, saying he had a hundred miles to sail that night.
ELLIDA.
Before he went he told the viking to look on the sea-shore next morning for a gift of thanks.
At dawn next day the viking stood upon the shore and looked seaward. There he beheld Ellida sailing straight toward land with not a man on board.
These three treasures had belonged to Frith-
