Note: Translated by unknown. The text begins as Chapter I, "Many years ago there lived in the island of Fuhnen a noble knight, called Froda, the friend of the Skalds, who was so named because he not only offered free hospitality in his fair castle to every renowned and noble bard, but likewise strove with all his might to discover those ancient songs, and tales, and legends which, in Runic writings or elsewhere, were still to be found; ..." Unknown source for date 2001-09 As of December 2019, the HTML file header at Project Gutenberg gives two dates thus: -- Release Date: January 2, 2009 [EBook #2827] -- Last Updated: October 14, 2016