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The Norsemen in the West (Annotated)
By Robert Michael Ballantyne
Length9h 52m
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This edition includes the following editor's introduction: Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people
First published in 1872, "The Norsemen in the West" (AKA The Norsemen in the West, or America Before Columbus) is a historical and adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Michael Ballantyne.
In "The Norsemen in the West," Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga -stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating turmoil and peace with indigenous people- all sprinkled with delightful and humorous stories of day-to-day life surrounding the first European ground breaking in America.
The novel carries readers back nearly a thousand years in time, to the days of Leif Ericsson and the early settlements of the seafaring Norsemen. Journey from the shores of Greenland to earliest-recorded America, a plentiful land of lush forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and abundant fish and game.
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Rating★★★★ 4.4 (23)
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GenreRomance, Historical Fiction, Action and Adventure
Length9 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 12, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Robert Michael Ballantyne, the Scottish master of the adventure genre for young people
2Chapter 1 - The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins.
3Chapter 2 - Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
4Chapter 3 - Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower—Voices and Legs do Good Service.
5Chapter 4 - Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery.
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6Chapter 5 - Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Checks it—Poetical and Other Touches.
7Chapter 6 - Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper and Feeling—Land Discovered, and Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive.
8Chapter 7 - Songs and Sagas—Vinland at Last!
9Chapter 8 - A Chapter of Incidents and Exploration, in which a Bear and a Whale Play Prominent Parts.
10Chapter 9 - The First Night in Vinland.
11Chapter 10 - Taking Possession of the New Home, an Event which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation.
12Chapter 11 - Settling Down—Hake Proves that his Arms, as well as his Legs, are Good—A Wonderful Fishing Incident, which Ends in a Scene Between Freydissa and Krake.
13Chapter 12 - Sage Converse Between Hake And Bertha—Biarne Is Outwitted—A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene.
14Chapter 13 - A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results.
15Chapter 14 - The First American Fur Traders—Strange Devices—Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries.
16Chapter 15 - Greenland Again—Flatface Turns up, Also Thorward, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland.
17Chapter 16 - Joyful Meetings and Hearty Greetings.
18Chapter 17 - Treats of the Friendship and Adventures of Olaf and Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents.
19Chapter 18 - Anxious Times—A Search Organised and Vigorously Carried Out.
20Chapter 19 - New Experiences—Difficulties Encountered and Overcome—Thorward and Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results.
21Chapter 20 - Remarkable Experiences of Olaf and Snorro—The Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse.
22Chapter 21 - Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin—Foes Discovered in the Woods—A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters.
23Chapter 22 - Hake Makes a Bold Venture, but does not Win—The Norsemen Find that There is Many a Slip ’twixt the Cup and the lip.
24Chapter 23 - Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication—The Power of Finery Displayed—Also the Power of Song and Sentiment.
25Chapter 24 - The Burning on the Fortress—A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship—Happy Reunion and Proposed Desertion.
26Chapter 25 - The First Congress and the Last Farewell.
27Chapter 26 - Changes in Brattalid—The Scots Continue to Plot and Plan.
28Chapter 27 - Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End.
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