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CONCERNING LAPLAND. 307
SECTION XXV.
Of the Magic Art prattifed by the Laplanders: Runic Drum,
Ganic Flies, Juoige, and Noaaid.
HE magic art is faid to have been introduced in the North
by Odin, who brought it with him from the Eaft, and in-
ftructed the Finni; which people becoming great proficients in
the art of directing the agency of fpirits, obtained the name in
thefe countries of Finne-kunff, that is to fay, the fcience of the
Fins. The early chronicles of Norway record the extraordinary
feats of magic performed by their kings Haldan and Gunner;
how that the firft caufed a banquet to vanifh from before his
guefts, and that the laft, by his invifible agents, procured fuch in-
telligence of the fecret practices of his enemies, as to enable him
to fruftrate all their defigns. They make mention likewife of
Eric Windus, a king of Sweden, who could change the wind
with a turn of his hat; and of Siwald, another Swedifh monarch,
who had feven fons ail equally fkilful in the arts of magic.
It is unneceflary to mention the great knowledge which the
female fex have attained to in this fcience: there is fcarcely a
perfon who has not heard of Lapland witches. A forcerefs pro-
duced a number of infernal fpirits before Hadin, a king of Nor-
Rr2 way,
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