β Frans G. Bengtsson
π Fiction
π
2011;2010
π New York Review of Books
π English
β 456 KB
π 1 views
β¦ LIBER β¦
The Long Ships
β Scribed by Frans G. Bengtsson; Michael Meyer; Michael Chabon
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics;New York Review Books
- Year
- 1941;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780006126096
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
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.
About the Author
Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish essayist, novelist, poet, and biographer, was born in TossjΓΆ, near Kristianstad, as the son of the manager of an estate in SkΓ₯ne. Bengtsson was the first successful practitioner of the informal essay in Sweden, a genre that he virtually introduced to the literature of his own country. His best-known novel is RΓΆde orm (1941-45, The Long Ships), a Viking saga written in an ornate and romantic style.
Library : General
Universes : RΓΆde Orm [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9781590174166
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