Maalan Aruum (aka Walam Olum) Pictographs
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Pictograph | Paraphrase of Old Norse (Click on stanza for decipherment) |
 3.1 |
When the waves were calm in the land they left, the decent people lived together there in strong hollow houses with thick roofs |
 3:2 |
They lived where it snowed. They lived where it stormed. They lived where it was always winter. |
 3:3 |
While still in their cold land They remembered longingly the mild weather, the many deer, and also foxes |
| HUNTERS GO EVERYWHERE | |
 3:4 |
The poor, lonely, but tough men became hunters and left those living in strong houses. |
 3:5 |
Separated from home like breasts on the same body the hunters became tougher extremely good and they reached for the sky. |
 3:6 |
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| CHRIST TRUMPS ODIN | |
 3.7 |
The man, who ruled in that old, northern land that they all left, was baptized to be pure. |
 3.8 |
The discouraged people were worried about worn out land they had to abandon. The priest said, "We decent people should go somewhere else." |
 3.9 |
The common people in the east stole away the brothers abandoned all with great discouragement and again discouragement |
| EXPLORING AKOMEN (Land of Haakon's men, where Men = People) |
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 3.11 |
After moving down from the snowy land and discreetly leaving the cousins separated through out all the land |
 3.12 |
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 3.13 |
Floating up the streams in their canoes, our fathers were rich. They were in the light when they were at these Islands. |
| THE DECISION | |
 3.14 |
"Head Beaver and Big Bird |
 3.15 |
All say they will go along, |
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Those of the north agreed. |
| THE MIGRATION | |
 3.17 |
On the wonderful slippery water, |
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[I tell you it was a big mob] |
 3.19 |
The men from the north, the east, the south, The eagle clan, the beaver clan the wolf clan, The best men, the rich men, the head men Those with wives, Those with daughters, Those with dogs |
 3.20 |
They all come. |
