Sunday Post - 22.12.1940, Blaðsíða 10

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SUNDAY POST
John’s Christ-
mas Party.
For the Yuletide feast of the
Court, in 1213, King John ordered
40 oxen, 500 lambs, 200 deer,
420 head of pork, 5000 fowls,
an unspecified number of pheas-
ants and , partridges, 10000 salt
eels, 15000 herrings and other
fish, together with almonds,
pepper, and other condiments.
Large quantities of wine and ale
werp required to wash down
these few eatables, and 2000 ells
of linen were requisitioned for
tablecloths. The Papal interdict
Much lay over the country at
that time does not seem to have
notably interfered with the good
cheer; if this was John’s idea
of Christmas under a cloud it
may be wondered what sort of
a spread he would have arranged
if he had been on really good
terms with his spiritual advisers.
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he went to sleep and slept un-
til the following morning. The
rest of the people got up as
Usual and went to their work,
but he alone stayed in bed. Then
Snotra came and asked him
whether he oould now tell her
where she had spent Xmas. He
said he did not know, but des-
cribed the scene.
There upon Snotra said;
„Thank you sio much, now you
have freed me. I was under a
spell that I would never be able
to be with my husband except
Xmas, unless I oould find some-
body who was able to tell me
where I spent Xmas. You alone
have been able to do so, and
therefore I will give you all my
possessions here. You will from
now on be a very rich man.
After this Snotra disappeared
and has not been seen since.
Christmas Greetings

A merry Christmas.
Hotel SkjaldbreiS.
Lo5dyrarcektarfeIag
Islands.
4,Hverfisgata.
Christmas Greetings.
l»vottahusi3 Gryta.
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A merry Christmas and a
!; happy New Year.
Efnalaugin Glaesir.
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