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id: 981
title: Beowulf
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flesch: 85
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  Old men together, hoary-haired, of the hero spake; the warrior would not, they weened, again, proud of conquest, come to seek their mighty master. Beowulf spake, the bairn of Ecgtheow: -- 'Tis known and unhidden, Hygelac Lord, to many men, that meeting of ours, struggle grim between Grendel and me, which we fought on the field where full too many sorrows he wrought for the Scylding-Victors, evils unending.


id: 15186
title: Folk-Lore and Legends: Scandinavian
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words: 48904
sentence: 2190
flesch: 84
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  You see I happened by chance to come too near the cross, a thing we little people may not do, and then I was held fast, and obliged instantly to let my body become visible. A variety of thoughts and conjectures passed through his mind, and he remembered what he had often heard from his father and other old people, that when any of the underground people chance to touch anything holy they are held fast and cannot quit the spot, and so they are extremely careful to avoid all such things.


id: 3529
author: Wollstonecraft, Mary
title: Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
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sentence: 1767
flesch: 63
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  The men of business are domestic tyrants, coldly immersed in their own affairs, and so ignorant of the state of other countries, that they dogmatically assert that Denmark is the happiest country in the world; the Prince Royal the best of all possible princes; and Count Bernstorff the wisest of ministers. Most of the merchants have country houses to retire to during the summer; and many of them are situated on the banks of the Elbe, where they have the pleasure of seeing the packet-boats arrive--the periods of most consequence to divide their week.


id: 12481
author: Riis, Jacob A. (Jacob August)
title: Hero Tales of the Far North
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sentence: 3007
flesch: 82
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  Nils Ingemarsson was the name he received in baptism, and to that he added Linnæus, never dreaming that in doing it he handed down the name and the fame of the friend of his play hours to all coming days. Great men flocked to his door, but the testy old Dutchman let them wait until it suited him to receive them.


id: 42132
author: Edwards, William Seymour
title: Through Scandinavia to Moscow
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words: 59947
sentence: 2435
flesch: 72
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  ] THROUGH SCANDINAVIA TO MOSCOW With Many Illustrations and Maps by WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS Author of In to the Yukon, etc. We have also to-day met many young men, tall and stalwart, clad in the dark blue uniform of the Norwegian National Guard.


id: 46019
author: Hannah, Ian C.
title: Capitals of the Northlands: Tales of Ten Cities
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sentence: 2615
flesch: 73
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  Each appears to have been piled up over a cairn of stones covering the ashes of a funeral pyre--which is curious in the light of Snorri Sturluson's express statement:[97] The first age is called the age of Burning, whereas the wont was to burn all dead men, and raise up standing stones to them; but after that Frey was laid in barrow at Upsala, many great men fell to raising barrows to the memory of their kin, no less often than standing stones. Great things he suffered, great delights he had, Unto great kings he gave good deeds for bad; He ruled o'er kingdoms where his name no more Is had in memory, and on many a shore He left his sweat and blood to win a name Passing the bounds of earthly creatures' fame.


id: 6622
author: Mabie, Hamilton Wright
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words: 77126
sentence: 2938
flesch: 77
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title:
  Legends That Every Child Should Know; a Selection of the Great Legends of All Times for Young People

summary:
  This neighbourhood, at the time of which I am speaking, was one of those highly favoured places which abound with chronicle and great men. We may perish under the war-storm, and our names be no longer remembered by good men, nor be repeated in the dance and song.


id: 1894
author: Pfeiffer, Ida
title: Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North
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sentence: 3767
flesch: 73
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  I cannot help mentioning an arrangement which certainly deserves to be universally carried out;--I mean, the setting apart of many large houses, partly belonging to the royal family, partly to rich private people or to companies, for the reception of poor people, who are here lodged at a much cheaper rate than is possible in ordinary dwellings. But the thought that many other people are worse off, and can get on, was always the anchor of consolation to which I held; I argued with myself that I was made of the same stuff as other human beings, only spoiled and pampered, but that I could bear what they bore.


id: 20549
author: Morris, Charles
title: Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 09 (of 15), Scandinavian
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sentence: 3727
flesch: 76
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  That this king reigned and was a famous man in his days there is no reason to doubt, but around his career gathered many fables, as was apt to be the case with the legends of great men in those days. King Rolf may have a small kingdom, she said, but he has gained fame by his courage and ability, and is as powerful as many kings with a wider rule.


id: 26653
author: Optic, Oliver
title: Up The Baltic; Or, Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
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sentence: 5350
flesch: 82
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  Other boats were at hand in case of a real accident, or if any naturally timid fellow lost his presence of mind. They have a regular routine of study, replied Mr. Lowington, addressing the lady, and declining even to glance at the original inquirer, for the rudeness of Mr. Clyde in interrupting the conversation seemed to merit a rebuke.


id: 21730
author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
title: Erling the Bold
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words: 100553
sentence: 3969
flesch: 78
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  Thy news, old man, is no news, said Ulf; the token for a Thing has been sent out, and it is natural that the bonders should obey the summons. Besides this, to say the truth, we had already lost a number of good men on the cruise and could ill afford to lose more.


id: 1150
author: Saxo, Grammaticus
title: The Danish History, Books I-IX
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sentence: 5992
flesch: 73
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  Barrow-burials.--The obsequies of great men (such as the classic funeral of Beowulf's Lay, 3138-80) are much noticed by Saxo, and we might expect that he knew such a poem (one similar to Ynglingatal, but not it) which, like the Books of the Kings of Israel and Judah, recorded the deaths and burials, as well as the pedigrees and deeds, of the Danish kings. When the queen came in, and saw him covered over with filth and clad in the mean, patched clothes of a peasant, the ugliness of her guest's dress made her judge him with little heed; and, measuring the man by the clothes, she reproached him with crassness of wit, because he had gone before greater men in taking his place at table, and had assumed a seat that was too good for his boorish attire.


