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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I may add that I have employed 'old Norse' with the meaning 'norwegian-icelandic.' The adjectives Norse' and 'norwegian' are indifferently applied to the inhabitants Of Norway in early times. 'northern' frequently replaces' Scandinavian.' I make no apology for using the noun 'motive' (norwegian motz'v, German matej') in the sense Of 'feature, incident, episode.' This word has been used for a number of years in English works dealing with questions Of literary history, and is so convenient that it may well be adopted.