The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That PeopleScheffer, Johannes
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The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People
Scheffer, Johannes
Lapland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; Sami (European people)
The like _Cataracts_ are found at _Torna_, the most remarkable
is called _terrafors_ near the _Norway_ mountains. Next
_Cængerbrooks-fors_ then _Lappia-fors_, then three more meeting
in an head called by one name _Pælloforser_, next _Kettille-fors_
and lastly _Kukula-fors_ near _Torna_. Although these _Cataracts_
are a great hindrance to sailers, yet they are advantagious to the
mettal-melters, and afford an incredible plenty of Fish. Besides these
rivers there are abundance of pooles, so numerous that but few can be
named, one is _Lulafræsk_ by _Lughla_, by which _Lughleao_ the greater
runs. Next _Lugga_ and _Sabbaig_ all abounding with Salmons. By the
lesser _Lughleao_ are _Saggatt_, _Ritfack_, _Pirrijaur_, _Skalka_,
_Sittijock_, _waykijaur_, and _Karra-green_ which exceeds them all,
each affording plenty of Fish. _Pitha_ has these remarkable ones near
it, _Hornafvandijaur_, _Arfussierf_, _Pieskejaur_, but especially
_Stoorafuan_ in which there are as many Ilands as daies in the year;
but above all _Enarefræsk_ near _Kimus_. _Wexionius_ saith the Hills
and Ilands in it are innumerable, and without an hyperbole, for
_Tornæus_ affirmes that never any inhabitant lived long enough to
survey them all.
There be some Marshes, little but full of Fish, in that language called
_Suino_ i. e. holy, and they account it a sin to foul them. These
marches have two Channels one above the Other: somtimes it happens that
the fish leave the upper and retreat into the lower, upon which account
the superstitious natives bring sacrifice to appease the _Dæmon_ of
that marsh whom they suppose to be angry.
CHAP. XXXV.
_Of their Mountains._
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