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Imayalsoadd，thatitappearsbysomepapersinmypossession，thattheofficersorCountryKeepersontheborder，wereaccustomedtotormenttheirprisonersbybindingthemtotheironbarsoftheirchimneys，toextortconfession。 NOTETOCHAPTERXXXI NoteF——Ulrica’sDeathsong。 Itwillreadilyoccurtotheantiquary，thattheseversesareintendedtoimitatetheantiquepoetryoftheScalds——theminstrelsoftheoldScandinavians——therace，astheLaureatesohappilytermsthem，``Sterntoinflict，andstubborntoendure，Whosmiledindeath。’’ ThepoetryoftheAnglo-Saxons，aftertheircivilisationandconversion，wasofadifferentandsoftercharacter；butinthecircumstancesofUlrica，shemaybenotunnaturallysupposedtoreturntothewildstrainswhichanimatedherforefathersduringthetimeofPaganismanduntamedferocity。 NOTETOCHAPTERXXXII NoteG——RichardCur-de-Lion。 TheinterchangeofacuffwiththejollypriestisnotentirelyoutofcharacterwithRichardI。，ifromancesreadhimaright。 IntheverycuriousromanceonthesubjectofhisadventuresintheHolyLand，andhisreturnfromthence，……