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One of the great advantages of the study of old Norse or Icelandic literature is the insight given by it into the origin of world-wide superstitions. Norse tradition is transparent as glacier ice, and its origin is as unmistakable.
Sabine Baring-Gould
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"One of the great advantages of the study of old Norse or Icelandic literature is the insight given by it into the origin of world-wide superstitions. Norse tradition is transparent as glacier ice, and its origin is as unmistakable."
— Sabine Baring-Gould

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One of the great advantages of the study of old Norse or Icelandic literature is the insight given by it into the origin of world-wide superstitions. Norse tradition is transparent as glacier ice, and its origin is as unmistakable. — Sabine Baring-Gould

About Sabine Baring-Gould

Sabine Baring-Gould was a Clergyman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1834–1924).

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This quote is attributed to Sabine Baring-Gould, a Clergyman from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Sabine Baring-Gould lived from 1834 – 1924.