Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-04-05
Mr.. THIERRY expressed himself as follows

Mr.. THIERRy expressed himself as follows:
M. GUIIor, advocate in the Royal Court Of Paris has
presented to the Academy his translation Of the History
Norten, the work of one Of its corresponding members
Mr. WHEAroS In fact the present work may be considered
new edition Of the original rather tina mere translation mas
much the translation made nder the inspection Of the
author and has been revised sd and considerably aug
mented by him. The translator has also coopeated with great
intelligence and extensive knowed the subject in these i'm
by the addition onob explanatory the text and
Of new documents which 70 volumnous appendix The
original edition Of the History Of the Mortimer was published
in London and Philadelphia in 1881 Since
that PERIOD the field OF ,hera antiquities has been much on
arged and diligently exp od The abors of learned archie
ologss in Denmark, Enganc Germany and France have
devoted to exor ng the original sources Of
history In England. MIR. WHEAroS himself has recently
published, in conu ncti with learned Scotsman CDR
CnIcHros, under the title Of Scandinavia very curious re-
searches in this branch of history In Denmark the pubca-
lion OF the ancient uscpt Sagas Iceland have been
nued under the auspn of the Anna commission
whilst the 6can s at have pursued coaieray with zeal
ana SUCCESS their als ious investigations in Northern archie
oogy France hene has participated in this scientific
mens by the public ion of the esmabe work Of M DAME
naL upon Scandinavian poetry France, which ought be
most ANXIOUS ean the early history of those northern ad
whence
proceeded the eoicuero of England In order to improve
and perfect his work. Mr. WHEAroS has laid under contribu
ton these rich mate ras of which he might justly re-
claim as his own
The history Of the Mortimer, traced by Mr. WHEATON,
embraces the heroic age Of these people or might rather
say their 5abGa age The other branches of the great Teu
tonic family after the destruction of the Roman empire easily
BENT at least in certain degree Roman civilization which
their conversion to Christianity, the necessities Of the
quest ITSELF imposed them and, in the 9th century, they
had nearly become incorporated into the European society On
the other hand the Mortimer, fanatic enemies Of the Chris
tan religion and of civilization, continued against the Teu
tonic nations, Christian and halfcivxed that of exte
minaton they had together waged against the Roman empire
Their barbarian life proacted until the th century,
and during this Icing period of praca page and romantic
adventure they in contact with almost every European
State The hist who follows them in their armed pill
grmages ay passes in review the entire history of the
modern world. This is what Mr. WHEATON has done, with
breviy and discretion to lose sight Of the main OBJ
ect of his work, but always with neatness Of STYLE and often
with prooundn of views invoke the special attention of
the Academy to the 9th, 10th, and lh chapters, relating
the expeditions Of the Mortimer in France and to the founda
ton of the Duchy of Normandy also consider worthy
of the highest the chapter which terminates the
work and the history Of the Norman soveregne
Apulia and Sicily.
This book necessarily embraces various questions of
era and philosophical interest," such those which relate to
the origin Of nations and religions In respect the origin
of the Scandinavian race Mr. WHEATON, in opinion
with the greater part Of his contemporaries in placing in Asia
the cradle of nearly every nation which nhabs Europe
In examining the elements of the ancient Scandinavian
language he very correctly connects the by which
Spoken well the other branches of the Gemanc group
with those human families who speak have spoken the Per
aan the Zend and the Sansc The author conducts into
Scana the Goths who, according his view, belong
primitive migration. The Sviar, he Suones of Tactus,
the modern Swedes arrived from the borders of the Palus
Meots under the conduct of ODIN, in the first century
the Christian ODrS, combining the triple character
warrior, legislator, and priest founded religion in which he
placed himself the highest object of worship. rather he
established reform by founding his religion the basis Of
the worship and conoundng himself with the great
scandinavian deity called by the similar of Woda
oDIS The result double parsonage Of that name-he
historical the other NEUROLOGICAL. Mr.. WHEATON has hap
PLY extrcated himself from this difficulty know nothing
more satisfactory than the Interpretation which he gives of the
scandinavian religion It's described in the Edda He per-
ceves lurking under these symbols often grand and majestic
often highly extravagant many dogmas which again
be found in the religions of ancient Asia, which have
occupied place in those religions judging by their evident
analogy This also furnishes additional confirmation of
the opinion which places in the cradle of the Scandna-
Wan
One Of the most interesting and instructive parts of Mr.
WHEAroSs work is that where he describes the discovery
and colonization Of Iceland We follow with an eager and
sustained curiosity the creation, in prio of
scandinavian State organizing itself under the eyes of
history The auth has here collected together the
tons he had to make poetry, considered a social ee-
ment among the Mortimer. The Skalds-those northern
bards and minstrcls-their moral authority, their political
rank the part they bore the military expeditions and the
courts q the Kings and Jas furnish the author with the
teas Of of his finest pages Nothing is omitted the
composition of the Edda and the system Iceanc posody
are fully explained.
But the question towards which Mr. WHEATON has direct
ed his piercing attention. naturally attracted by patriotic
feeling is that Of the discovery of America by the Norhe
which his investigations have thrown considerable light
With the aid of the sagas, Of which he has perfect know
ledge, the author follows the Nohmen adventure from Ice
land and Greenland Huuland (now called Labrador
Marklnd Qower Canada and to Wnakand (snce become
New Engand) The existence of these three colonies,
founded by Mortimer the eleventh century, demonstra
ted by precise and nconovebe and invesga
tions in which Mr. WHKkToS has paraken Of which he
proed have placed this historical point beyond all doubt
NJ GurLor, in the appendix suboned to his translation, has
given wemerited place the celebrated inscription the
Dghonrock, whose scandinavian origin can longer be
contested since the publication Of the Saga Of Thornn and
the explanation given Of the inscription by Professor FINN
MAsxussrx.
conclude by stating that the original edition Of the History
On ne Northmen, which already excellent work. has