Song Of The Vikings

Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137073716

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Song of the Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown Pdf

Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding and pillaging Vikings. Their creator is a thirteenth-century Icelandic chieftain by the name of Snorri Sturluson. Like Homer, Snorri was a bard, writing down and embellishing the folklore and pagan legends of medieval Scandinavia. Unlike Homer, Snorri was a man of the world—a wily political power player, one of the richest men in Iceland who came close to ruling it, and even closer to betraying it... In Song of the Vikings, award-winning author Nancy Marie Brown brings Snorri Sturluson's story to life in a richly textured narrative that draws on newly available sources.

Author : Judy Schachner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780525555773

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Yo, Vikings! by Judy Schachner Pdf

Yo-wee-o! In a milestone picture book, author-illustrator Judith Byron Schachner brings us an inspiring story about making dreams come true, seasoned with a hearty helping of heroic Viking history and lore. Emma is excited as she starts to read about Erik the Red for a school report on world explorers. The excitement grows to epic proportions when she sets her sights on obtaining a real Viking ship. With a tinfoil helmet, a fighting spirit, and the help of a kindly librarian, she hatches a plan . . . and amazes her entire town when an authentic, dragon-prowed ship arrives in her backyard! Rich with details and humor in art and text, this is a tale about the magic of discovery and how far imagination, fueled by knowledge, can take one determined little girl.

Author : Cressida Cowell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-15
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 1844562379

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Hiccup by Cressida Cowell Pdf

Long ago in a fierce and frosty land, there lived a small and lonely Viking and his name was Hiccup. Read superbly by Alan Davies.

Author : Alexandra Penfold
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780399554292

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The Littlest Viking by Alexandra Penfold Pdf

A hilarious story about what happens to the littlest and loudest Viking when an even littler and louder Viking arrives, perfect for fans of The Princess and the Pony and I Don't Want to Be a Frog. Sven might be the littlest Viking, but he has no trouble making himself known. He has the loudest warrior cry and the fiercest set of teeth. He loves to pillage and plunder. But there's a new kid in town--a warrior princess, who is smaller than Sven and even louder. What's a little Viking to do? "Penfold folds in fun ancient analogues to tried-and-true methods of appeasing cranky little ones, and Roxas's liberal use of a color perhaps best described as neon snot brings a punk edge to her scenes of Viking family life. Irreverent yet tender."--Publishers Weekly, Starred review "A warm tale of family togetherness."--Kirkus "A spirited tale about stopping a tantrum with a story, perfect for storytime or one-on-one sharing."--SLJ

Author : K. J. Charles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : England
ISBN : 0995799091

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Think of England by K. J. Charles Pdf

"Lie back and think of England ... England, 1904. Two years ago, Captain Archie Curtis lost his friends, fingers, and future to a terrible military accident. Alone, purposeless, and angry, Curtis is determined to discover if he and his comrades were the victims of fate, or of sabotage. Curtis's search takes him to an isolated, ultra-modern country house, where he meets and instantly clashes with fellow guest Daniel da Silva. Effete, decadent, foreign and all too obviously queer, the sophisticated poet is everything the straightforward British officer fears and distrusts. As events unfold, Curtis realizes that Daniel has his own secret intentions. And there's something else they share-- a mounting sexual tension that leaves Curtis reeling. And as the house party's elegant facade cracks to reveal treachery, blackmail, and murder, Curtis finds himself needing clever, dark-eyed Daniel as he has never needed a man before."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Tom Shippey
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780239507

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Laughing Shall I Die by Tom Shippey Pdf

Laughing Shall I Die explores the Viking fascination with scenes of heroic death. The literature of the Vikings is dominated by famous last stands, famous last words, death songs, and defiant gestures, all presented with grim humor. Much of this mindset is markedly alien to modern sentiment, and academics have accordingly shunned it. And yet, it is this same worldview that has always powered the popular public image of the Vikings—with their berserkers, valkyries, and cults of Valhalla and Ragnarok—and has also been surprisingly corroborated by archaeological discoveries such as the Ridgeway massacre site in Dorset. Was it this mindset that powered the sudden eruption of the Vikings onto the European scene? Was it a belief in heroic death that made them so lastingly successful against so many bellicose opponents? Weighing the evidence of sagas and poems against the accounts of the Vikings’ victims, Tom Shippey considers these questions as he plumbs the complexities of Viking psychology. Along the way, he recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of the Skjoldungs, the clash between the two great longships Ironbeard and Long Serpent, and the death of Thormod the skald. One of the most exciting books on Vikings for a generation, Laughing Shall I Die presents Vikings for what they were: not peaceful explorers and traders, but warriors, marauders, and storytellers.

Author : Barbara Ferry Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 0722150563

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Tara's Song by Barbara Ferry Johnson Pdf

Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466879133

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Ivory Vikings: The Mystery of the Most Famous Chessmen in the World and the Woman Who Made Them by Nancy Marie Brown Pdf

In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. Norse netsuke, each face individual, each full of quirks, the Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with them in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Housed at the British Museum, they are among its most visited and beloved objects. Questions abounded: Who carved them? Where? Nancy Marie Brown's Ivory Vikings explores these mysteries by connecting medieval Icelandic sagas with modern archaeology, art history, forensics, and the history of board games. In the process, Ivory Vikings presents a vivid history of the 400 years when the Vikings ruled the North Atlantic, and the sea-road connected countries and islands we think of as far apart and culturally distinct: Norway and Scotland, Ireland and Iceland, and Greenland and North America. The story of the Lewis chessmen explains the economic lure behind the Viking voyages to the west in the 800s and 900s. And finally, it brings from the shadows an extraordinarily talented woman artist of the twelfth century: Margret the Adroit of Iceland.

Author : Tamara Goranson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008455705

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The Voyage of Freydis (The Vinland Viking Saga, Book 1) by Tamara Goranson Pdf

The Vinland Viking Saga: Book 1 History set her fate in stone...

Author : George Allan England
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258968843

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Vikings of the Ice by George Allan England Pdf

This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.

Author : Cavan Scott
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506719306

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory by Cavan Scott Pdf

Fearless Vikings confront their destiny in this glory-seeking prequel to Ubisoft's next hit video game, Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Tensions escalate when a village caught between two rival kingdoms is brutally raided. Eivor, warrior and daughter of wise King Styrbjorn, dispatches the raiders, rescues the villagers, and claims the settlement for her father. She also seizes a prisoner--a woman, Gull, left behind by the rivals--who declares she possesses the secrets of Asgard itself. But there is more to Gull than meets the eye, and her capture will bring death and destruction to Eivor's family. In disgrace and lured by the promise of treasures and glory, Eivor undergoes a dangerous quest to regain her honor, but what terror awaits in the forgotten temple of a powerful god? All the time, her brother Sigurd forges his own legend while searching for fortune in the lands of the East. Far from home, he finds new weapons and fresh plunder, making a discovery that will change his destiny forever . . . The Assassin's Creed universe expands with a Viking epic brought to you by writer Cavan Scott (Star Wars: The High Republic, Doctor Who, Shadow Service) with art by Martin Tunica (Crossed Plus One Hundred), and colors by Michael Atiyeh (Star Wars, The Division, Dragon Age)! Collects Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory #1- #3.

Author : W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466832305

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People of the Songtrail by W. Michael Gear,Kathleen O'Neal Gear Pdf

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear comes an epic story of the first contact between Native Americans and Vikings. On the shores of what is now northeastern Canada, a small group of intrepid settlers have landed, seeking freedom to worship and prosper far from the religious strife and political upheaval that plague a war-ridden Europe . . . 500 years before Columbus set sail. While it has long been known that Viking ships explored the American coast, recent archaeological evidence suggests a far more vast and permanent settlement. It is from this evidence that archaeologists and early American history experts Kathy and Michael Gear weave their extraordinary tale. Based on recent archaeological discoveries, People of the Songtrail is the saga of the first European settlers to land on the shores of the new world. It is a story, like so many in America's history, of the swift and violent clash of cultures, and extraordinary men and women on both sides who are brave enough to work for the fragile hope of peace. A story that has remained untold, until now. "It’s a very satisfying reading experience – a winning entry in this venerable series." - Open Letters Monthly At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Janet Snider,Betty Sherwood
Publisher : Summerhurst Books
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0968804918

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The Vikings, Cabot and Cartier by Janet Snider,Betty Sherwood Pdf

Introduces the period of Canadian history from 900 to 1541 by discussing the explorations of the Vikings, John Cabot, and Jacques Cartier, and their encounters with the Native people of North America.

Author : Jean S. MacLeod
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:3124887

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Viking Song by Jean S. MacLeod Pdf

Author : Nancy Marie Brown
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250200839

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The Real Valkyrie by Nancy Marie Brown Pdf

In the tradition of Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriors “Once again, Brown brings Viking history to vivid, unexpected life—and in the process, turns what we thought we knew about Norse culture on its head. Superb.” —Scott Weidensaul, author of New York Times bestselling A World on the Wing "Magnificent. It captured me from the very first page." —Pat Shipman, author of The Invaders In 2017, DNA tests revealed to the collective shock of many scholars that a Viking warrior in a high-status grave in Birka, Sweden was actually a woman. The Real Valkyrie weaves together archaeology, history, and literature to imagine her life and times, showing that Viking women had more power and agency than historians have imagined. Nancy Marie Brown uses science to link the Birka warrior, whom she names Hervor, to Viking trading towns and to their great trade route east to Byzantium and beyond. She imagines her life intersecting with larger-than-life but real women, including Queen Gunnhild Mother-of-Kings, the Viking leader known as The Red Girl, and Queen Olga of Kyiv. Hervor’s short, dramatic life shows that much of what we have taken as truth about women in the Viking Age is based not on data, but on nineteenth-century Victorian biases. Rather than holding the household keys, Viking women in history, law, saga, poetry, and myth carry weapons. These women brag, “As heroes we were widely known—with keen spears we cut blood from bone.” In this compelling narrative Brown brings the world of those valkyries and shield-maids to vivid life.