Mon, 20 Oct 2003

Lovely place for a holiday.
A quote regarding Ultima Thule (i.e. Iceland), by the monk Dicuil, scholar in residence at the court of Charlemagne:

It is now the thirtieth year since some monks who dwelt upon that island told me that not only during the summer solstice but also during the days near that time, toward evening the setting sun hides itself as if behind a small hill, so that there is no darkness for even a very short time; but a man may do whatever he wishes, actually pick the lice from his shirt as if it were by the light of the sun; and if they had been on top of the mountains the sun probably never would have hidden from their eyes.