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The Long Ships
A Saga of the Viking Age
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Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction rich in adventure and exploration, especially those fascinated by Viking history and epic sagas.
This saga brings alive the world of the 10th century AD when the Vikings raided the coasts of England.
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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.
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Acclaimed as a masterpiece by the New York Times, the novel is praised for bringing the Viking era to life with vigorous enjoyment and simplicity, as noted by the Daily Telegraph. The Times highlights its boldly illuminated depiction of the Northmen, while the New Statesman lauds it as a banquet of adventure filled with battle, murder, and robbery.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780007560707
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 March 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Contributors:
- Translated by Michael Meyer
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 35.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 480
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About the Author
Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish essayist, novelist, poet, and biographer, was born in Tossjö, near Kristianstad, as the son of the manager of an estate in Skåne. 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 Röde orm (1941-45, The Long Ships), a Viking saga written in an ornate and romantic style.
Also by Frans G. Bengtsson
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