Nicolo Zeno Having Been Shipwrecked In 13SO, On The Island Of Frislanda,
And Saved By Prince Zichmni From The Rude
Attacks of the natives, put
himself and all his people under the protection of this prince, who was
lord of
Certain islands lying to the south of Frislanda, which were
called Porlanda, and were the most fertile and most populous of all the
islands in those parts. Zichmni, or Sinclair, was besides this duke of
Sorany[3], a place which lies on one side of Scotland. Of these northern
parts, I, Antonio Zeno, have constructed a map, which hangs up in my house;
and which, though it be much decayed by time, may serve to give some
information to the curious.
Zichmni the lord of all these countries, was a man of great courages and
famous for his skill in navigation. The year before the arrival of Nicolo
Zeno, he had defeated the king of Norway in a pitched battle, and was now
come with his forces to conquer Frislandia, which is much larger than
Iceland. On account of the knowledge of Nicolo Zeno in maritime affairs,
the prince took him and all his crew on board his fleet, and gave orders to
his admiral to treat him with the highest respect, and to take his advice
in every affair of importance.
Zichmni had a fleet consisting of thirteen vessels, two of which only
were galleys, the rest being small barks, and only one of the whole was a
ship[4]. With all these they sailed to the westward, and without much
difficulty made themselves masters of Ledovo and Ilofe[5], and several
other smaller islands and turning into a bay called Sudero, in the haven
of the town of Sanestol[6] they took several small barks laden with
fish[7]; and here they found Zichmni who came by land with his army,
conquering all the country as he went.
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