The giant icebergs which are carried down the

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M the sea to the mountains farther inland; and these mountains, too,
glistened with snow. It seemed to the Norsemen a forbidding place, and
Leif christened it Helluland, or the country of slate or flat stones.
They did not linger, but sailed away at once. The description of the
snow-covered hills, the great slabs of stone, and the desolate aspect of
the coast conveys at least a very strong probability that the land was
Labrador. Leif and his men sailed away, and soon they discovered another
land. The chronicle does not say how many days they were at sea, so that
we cannot judge of the distance of this new country from the Land of
Stones. But evidently it was entirely different in aspect, and was
situated in a warmer climate. The coast was low, there were broad
beaches of white sand, and behind the beaches rose thick forests
spreading over the country. Again the Norsemen landed. Because of the
trees, they gave to this place the name of Markland, or the Country of
Forests. Some writers have thought that Markland must have been
Newfoundland, but the description also suggests Cape Breton or Nova
Scotia. The coast of Newfoundland is, indeed, for the most part, bold,
rugged, and inhospitable. Leif put to sea once more. For two days the
wind 
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