his apostles. This was probably either Tslmdic or Celtic, or a mixture of the two. The asa-doctrine superseded it, but there still remain traces in some of the oldest records of the North. Thus we have in the prehistoric sagas of Iceland an account of the finding of Norway, wherein it is related that Fornjot,[1] in Jotland, which is also called Finland or Quenland, east of the Gulf of Bothnia, had three sons: Hler. also called Æger, Loge and Kare.[2] Of Loge it is related that he was of giant descent, and, being very tall of stature, he was called Haloge, that is, High Loge; and after him the northern part of Norway is called Hålogaland (now Helgeland). He was married to Glod (a red-hot coal), and had with her two daughters, Eysa and Eimyrja; both words meaning glowing embers. Haloge had two jarls, Yifil (the one taking a vif=wife) and Yesete (the one who sits at the've—the sanctuary, that is, the dweller by the hearth, the first sanctuary), who courted his daughters; the former addressing himself to Eimyrja, the latter to Eysa, but the king refusing to give his consent, they carried them away secretly. Vesete settled in Borgundarholm (Bornholm), and had a son. Bue (one who settles on a farm); Yifil sailed further east and settled on the island Yifilsey, on the coast of Sweden, and had a son, Yiking (the pirate).
The third son. Kare, had a numerous ofispring. He had one son by name Jokul (iceberg), another Froste
- ↑ The word fornjot can be explained in two ways: either as fornjot = the first enjoyer, possessor; or as forn-jot, the ancient giant. He would then correspond to Ymer.
- ↑ Notice this trinity: Hler is the sea (comp. the Welsh word Ih/r = sea); Loge is fire (comp. the Welsh llwg), he reminds us both by his name and his nature of Loke; Kare is the wind.
