The History of Lapland: Wherein Are Shewed the Original, Manners, Habits, Marriages, Conjurations, &c. of That People — John Shaqi
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)
not be supposed he lives only in rocks and cliffes of mountains, but
also on the shores of Lakes and banks of Rivers, for there also he is
peculiarly worshipped, because the _Laplanders_ have observed the same
apparitions in these places, that they usually do upon rocks and hills,
namely _Storjunkar_ habited and armed according to the description
already given, by which his presence they think he testifies his great
love for those places, which therefore they have in great veneration,
and call them _Passewara_, i. e. _Sacred mountains_, or rocks belonging
to _Storjunkar_, supposing they cannot pay their devotion to him in
any place better; or be surer of finding him, then where he himself
appears. To these places they allot their certain bounds and confines,
that all people may know how far the sanctified ground reaches, and
avoid those evils, which otherwise _Storejunkar_ would certainly
inflict upon them for violating his holy place. Now since every family,
that is given to this superstition hath its peculiar place of worship,
it is manifest that there is good store of them throughout _Lapland_.
_Sam. Rheen_ reckons up thirty of them in the Province of _Luhla_.
The first by the River _Waikijaur_, about 1/2 a mile from the
Laplandish Church called _Jochmochs_.
The second by the hill _Piednackwari_ about 1/2 a mile farther from the
said Church.
The third in an Island of the River _Porkijaur_, a mile and half off
the River.
The fourth on the top of a very high hill, which they call
_Ackiakikwari_, i. e. Fathers or _Thors_ hill, 5 miles beyond
_Jochmoch_, near _Porkijaur_.
The 5 near the Lake _Skalkatræsk_, 8 miles from the aforesaid place.
The 6 at a Cataract of _Muskoummokke_, 11 miles off.
The 7 on the top of an high hill _Skierphi_.
The 8 on the top of the hill _Tiackeli_.
The 9 at the hill _Haoraoaos_.
The 10 at the top of a high hill _Cafla_, near a little Lake called
_Salbut_.
The 11 on a hill half a mile from _Wallawari_.
The 12 on the top of a prodigious hill called _Darrawaori_, 2 miles
from the aforesaid place.
The 13 near _Kiedkiewari_. The 14 at a place called _Nobbel_, near a
Lake by _Wirrijaur_.
The 15 at the Lake _Kaskajaur_.
The 16 at the hill _Enudda_ towards _Norway_.
The 17 at the hill _Rarto_, near the same place.
The 18 in an Island of the Lake _Luhlatræsk_ called _Hiertshulos_.
The 19 on a high mountain towards _Norway_ called _Skipoiwe_.
The 20 at the Lake _Saiivo_.
The 21 at _Ollapassi_, a bay of the Lake _Stoor Luhlatræsk_.
The 22 at the Lake _Lugga_.
The 23 on the hill _Kierkowari_.
The 24 on the hill _Kautom Jaurlis_.
The 25 at the Cataract _Sao_.
The 26 on the top of a high hill called _Kaiszikiæ_.
The 27 at the Lake _Zyggtræsk_.
The 28 at the hill _Piouki_.
The 29 in an Island of the Lake _Waikejaur_ called _Lusbyshulos_.
The 30 in a mountain near the River _Juleo_ called _Warieluth_.
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