“Ollerus traverses the sea on his magic bone. 16th century woodcut”The story goes that h
“Ollerus traverses the sea on his magic bone. 16th century woodcut”The story goes that he [Ullr/Ollerus] was such a cunning wizard that he used a certain bone, which he had marked with awful spells, wherewith to cross the seas, instead of a vessel; and that by this bone he passed over the waters that barred his way as quickly as by rowing.Fama est, illum adeo praestigiarum usu calluisse, ut ad traicienda maria osse, quod diris carminibus obsignavisset, navigii loco uteretur nec eo segnius quam remigio praeiecta aquarum obstacula superaret.(Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, Liber 3, Caput 4) -- source link
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