A colleague about to teach _Laxdaela's Saga_ asked me whether its
13th-century author's depiction of a pre-Christian Icelandic ritual in
which newborn infants were sprinkled with water is considered historically
accurate. Clueless, I told her I'd put the question to our always
reliable list. Anyone know?
John
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