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The Long Ships

Frans G. Bengtsson

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The book is set in the late 10th century & follows the adventures of Orm ("serpent"), called "Red" for his hair & his temper, a native of Scania. The story portrays the political situation of Europe in the later Viking Age, Andalusia under Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, Denmark under Harold Bluetooth, followed by the struggle between Eric the Victorious & Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, Ireland under Brian Boru, England under Ethelred the Unready, the Battle of Maldon, all before the backdrop of the gradual Christianisation of Scandinavia, contrasting the pragmatic Norse pagan outlook with Islam & Christianity.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1994

Publisher:: HarperCollins

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 000612609X

ISBN13:: 9780006126096

kindle Asin:: B003WUYOP2

The Long Ships

Frans G. Bengtsson

4.27/5 (6802 ratings)

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The book is set in the late 10th century & follows the adventures of Orm ("serpent"), called "Red" for his hair & his temper, a native of Scania. The story portrays the political situation of Europe in the later Viking Age, Andalusia under Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, Denmark under Harold Bluetooth, followed by the struggle between Eric the Victorious & Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, Ireland under Brian Boru, England under Ethelred the Unready, the Battle of Maldon, all before the backdrop of the gradual Christianisation of Scandinavia, contrasting the pragmatic Norse pagan outlook with Islam & Christianity.

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:: 1994

Publisher:: HarperCollins

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 000612609X

ISBN13:: 9780006126096

kindle Asin:: B003WUYOP2

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