The Vinland Sagas

Description

Product ID:	9780140447767
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Vinland Sagas
Authors:	Author: Leifur Eiricksson
Page Count:	144
Subjects:	Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Myth & legend told as fiction
Description:	Select Guide Rating Contains the descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. This title counts the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red and the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land. The Saga of the Greenlanders and Eirik the Red’s Saga contain the first ever descriptions of North America, a bountiful land of grapes and vines, discovered by Vikings five centuries before Christopher Columbus. Written down in the early thirteenth century, they recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik’s son Leif the Lucky’s perilous voyages to explore it. Wrecked by storms, stricken by disease and plagued by navigational mishaps, some survived the North Atlantic to pass down this compelling tale of the first Europeans to talk with, trade with, and war with the Native Americans.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Classics
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2008-04-24

Weight	112 g
Dimensions	197 × 128 × 10 mm