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Author | : Frans G. Bengtsson |
Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2010-12-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 159017416X |
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A beloved Viking saga and masterpiece of historical fiction, The Long Ships is a high spirited adventure that stretches from Scandinavia to Spain, England, Ireland, and beyond. Frans Gunnar Bengtsson’s The Long Ships resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean. Bengtsson’s hero, Red Orm—canny, courageous, and above all lucky—is only a boy when he is abducted from his Danish home by the Vikings and made to take this place at the oars of their dragon-prowed ships. Orm is then captured by the Moors in Spain, where he is initiated into the pleasures of the senses and fights for the Caliph of Cordova. Escaping from captivity, Orm washes up in Ireland, where he marvels at those epicene creatures, the Christian monks, and from which he then moves on to play an ever more important part in the intrigues of the various Scandinavian kings and clans and dependencies. Eventually, Orm contributes to the Viking defeat of the army of the king of England and returns home an off-the-cuff Christian and a very rich man, though back on his native turf new trials and tribulations will test his cunning and determination. Packed with pitched battles and blood feuds and told throughout with wit and high spirits, Bengtsson’s book is a splendid adventure that features one of the most unexpectedly winning heroes in modern fiction.
Author | : Frans Gunnar Bengtsson |
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Total Pages | : 140 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Middle Ages |
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This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England. Acclaimed as one of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking adventure in 10th century northern Europe has a very appealing young hero, Orm Tostesson, whose story we follow from inexperienced youth to adventurous old age, through slavery and adventure to a royal marriage and the search for great treasure. Viking expeditions take him to lands as far apart as England, Moorish Spain, Gaardarike (the country that was to become Russia), and the long road to Miklagard. The salt-sea spray, the swaying deck awash in slippery blood are the backdrop to fascinating stories of King Harald Blue Tooth, the Jomsvikings, attempts to convert the Northmen to Christianity, and much else. Like H. Rider Haggard, Bengtsson is a master of the epic form.
Author | : Frans Gunnar Bengtsson |
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Total Pages | : 503 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Middle Ages |
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Author | : Frans G. Bengtsson |
Publisher | : London : Collins |
Total Pages | : 511 |
Release | : 1964 |
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Author | : R. A. Fletcher |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2013-04-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473383455 |
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Originally published in 1930, this is a wonderfully detailed look at the history of the Sailing Ship in the nineteenth century. Packed with photos and anecdotes, every major ship and Captain of the day is examined in depth. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include : Types of Ships The East Indiamen American Superiority and Atlantic Packets Navigation Laws, Utility Ships Opium and Tea Clippers Rushes To Californian and Australian Gold Fields, Some Fast Passages Wool, Wheat and Emigrant Ships Roaring Forties, Icebergs, Slow and Fast Passages, Etc Disasters, Rescues, Etc Life On A Sailing Ship
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Total Pages | : 64 |
Release | : 1942-10 |
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Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.
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Total Pages | : 24 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Civilization, Viking |
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In the eighth century, fierce warriors from Scandinavia came across the seas and invaded Europe. These men from the north country built ships that had never been seen before. They raided villages, plundered, and took slaves. These northmen were also adventurers, and with their remarkable ships, some made it as far as North America.
Author | : Andrea Hopkins, Ph.D. |
Publisher | : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2001-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780823958122 |
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Viking longships were wonders of shipbuilding.
Author | : James Francis Cobb |
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Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 1883 |
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Release | : 2013 |
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