'The lands beyond Iceland are eldritch and dreadful, and yet rich beyond belief. 'I myself have been in those northern waters, and I have spoken with other men, Icelanders most of them, who have sailed beyond the seas we know. Some spoke of dragons, some spoke of trolls, some spoke of stranger things. Some spoke also of the riches that are to be found in those lands...' Thorkill the Icelander comes to regret his bragging words to Gorm,...