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ACCOUNT OF DANISH LAPLAND BY LEEMS, 465
7. Guuli-bafti-vaerre, that is, mountain of the rock of fifhing.
Paffe-Varek, or facred mountains which the Laplanders worfhipped beyond Va-
rangar, along the coaft, are the following celebrated ones.
1. Raudo-Vaerre, that is, the mountain Ravdo ; Raudo is a frefh water fifth, reddith
under the belly, called in the Lapland Raudo, but in the Norwegian Ror.
2. Baelje-Vaerre, that is, mountain of the ear. The meaning of this name, as far as I
can conjecture, is, that the wretches who make their fupplications to this idol, are per-
fuaded that he will gracioufly lend his ear to their fupplications.
3. Ryto-Zhiok, that is, the top of the Pot Mountain. On this mountain ts fhewn a
ftone, refembling a man in his natural pofition and form, clothed ina hood. It feems
too very prabable that this name was given to the rock for this reafon, that the Lap-
landers boiled there in pots the meat of the facrifices, which they ate according to their
ufual manner of facrificing, leaving the bones for their gods.
4. Eimar-Sieide, that is, oracle of Einar.
5. Sicide Vack-Aldo, that is, rein-deer endowed with the faculty of an oracle, or of
divining.
Paffe Varek, or facred mountains near the river Thana. ’
1. Golle Vaerre, that is, mountain of gold. Here formerly, on account of the fignal
fuccefs in taking of wild rein-deer, frequent, and, confidering the condition of the
nation, fumptuous and fat facrifices were ufually offered.
2. Galdo-Oaaive, that is, head of the fpring of water; a mountain fo called.
Paffe Varek, or facred mountains in the diftrict of Thana are the following :
Sieid, that is, the oracle.
Giems Bafte, that is, rock Giems.
Stang-Naes.
Jokkel Nearg, that is, promontory, or little tongue of land, Jokkel.
Kolds Niarg, that is, promontory Kolds.
Stoppel Niarg, that is, promontory Stoppel.
. Horne bafte, that is, rock of horn.
Pafé Varek, or facred mountains, which the Laplanders have confecrated at Hobs.
Eidet, the ifthmus of Hobfen, to the worfhip of idols, .are as follow :
1. Vuoide-Ged’ge, that is, the ftone of unétion ; deriving its name from the blood or
oil of the victim, with which, at facrifices, it was anointed.
2. Ravos-Niarg, that is, promontory of fafting.
3. Klem-Niarg, that is, promontory Klem.
4. Sagga-Niarg.
5- Loidofh. P
The facred mountains which were formerly religioufly adored in the bay of Laxefi-
ord are the following :
1. Vaddes-Bafte, that is, difficult mountain.
2. Gie-Vuoude-Aldo, that is, rein-deer of the wood of Gien.
3. Ailekes-Vaerre, mountain of holinefs.
4. Lieule-Oaaive, head of vapour.
Paffe Varek, or facred mountains in Porfanger bay, are mentioned as the fol-
lowing :
1. * tlok-Bafte, that is, fea-green rock.
2. Sélfar-Kapper, that is, hood of Solfar. This was the moft celebrated of all thofe
places devoted to facrifices and religious worfhip by the Laplanders; it was fituated
in the fouthern part of the bay, half a mile diftant from the fea. The place itfelf,
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