church a history of the world down to 414
A.D. King Alfred (849-901) translated this work and added at least one
important story, that of the voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan. The part
of the story used by Longfellow may be found in Cook and Tinkers's
Translations from Old English Prose, in Bosworth's, and in Sweet's
editions.

2. Helgoland: an island in the North Sea, belonging to Prussia.

42. Hebrides: islands west of Scotland.

90. a nameless sea. They sailed along the coast of Lapland and into the
White Sea.

96-100. Alfred reports simply, "He says he was one of a party of six who
killed sixty of these in two days."

116. The original says: "He made this voyage, in addition to his purpose
of seeing the country, chiefly for walruses, for they have very good bone
in their teeth--they brought some of these teeth to the king--and their
hides are very good for ship-ropes."

SANDALPHON

Sandalphon: one of the oldest angel figures in the Jewish system. In the
second century a Jewish writing described him as follows: "He is an angel
who stands on the earth;.. he is taller than his fellows by the length
of a journey of 500 years; he binds crowns for his Creator." These
crowns are symbols of praise, and with them he brings before the Deity
the prayers of men. See the Jewish Encyclopaedia for further
particulars.

1. Talmud: the work which embodies the Jewish law of church and state.
It consists of texts, and many commentaries and illustrations.

12. Refers to Genesis 28: 10-21.

39. Rabbinical: pertaining to Jewish rabbis or teachers of law.

44. welkin: poetical term for the sky.

48. nebulous: indistinct.

THE LANDLORD'S TALE

The "Tales of a Wayside Inn" were series of stories told on three
separate days by the travelers at the Inn at Sudbury, Mass. It is the
same device used by writers since the days of Chaucer, but cleverly
handled furnishes an interesting setting for a variety of tales. Some of
Longfellow's best-known narratives are in these series, among them the
following selections.

The story is self-explanatory. It is probably the best example of the
simple poetic narrative of an historic event.

107-110. The reference is to one of the seven men who were killed at
Lexington--possibly to Jonathan Harrington, Jr., who dragged himself to
his own door-step before he died. Many books tell the story, but the
following are the most interesting; Gettemy, Chas. F. True "Story of