Letters of William Morris: April 11, 1883: "I propose Odin Thor and Frey the three great Gods above the adventurers of Vinland; & in the small lights, a ship the middle, & on each side a scroll, with the passages from Hávamál (Edda) about undying fame on it." April 15, 1885: "Gudrinn is holding a rune-staff because in the Thorfinns saga in the part about the 'little vala' it says that Gudrinn was wise in ancient lore and incantation. The background to the heroes is a conventional representation of the sea. The inscription on Gudrinns' rune-staff is only pictorial & can't be read."