The Norsemen in the West

Robert Michael Ballantyne

• Publisher: Booklassic
• eBook ISBN: 9789635253654
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Historical Fiction
• Index: Literature

A tale of adventure and evangelism, 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 Norsemen in the West 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.

Table of contents

• Title
• Chapter 1 - The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins.
• Chapter 2 - Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
• Chapter 3 - Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower—Voices and Legs do Good Service.
• Chapter 4 - Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery.
• Chapter 5 - Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Checks it—Poetical and Other Touches.
• Chapter 6 - Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper and Feeling—Land Discovered, and Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive.
• Chapter 7 - Songs and Sagas—Vinland at Last!
• Chapter 8 - A Chapter of Incidents and Exploration, in which a Bear and a Whale Play Prominent Parts.
• Chapter 9 - The First Night in Vinland.
• Chapter 10 - Taking Possession of the New Home, an Event which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation.
• Chapter 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.
• Chapter 12 - Sage Converse Between Hake And Bertha—Biarne Is Outwitted—A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene.
• Chapter 13 - A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results.
• Chapter 14 - The First American Fur Traders—Strange Devices—Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries.
• Chapter 15 - Greenland Again—Flatface Turns up, Also Thorward, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland.
• Chapter 16 - Joyful Meetings and Hearty Greetings.
• Chapter 17 - Treats of the Friendship and Adventures of Olaf and Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents.
• Chapter 18 - Anxious Times—A Search Organised and Vigorously Carried Out.
• Chapter 19 - New Experiences—Difficulties Encountered and Overcome—Thorward and Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results.
• Chapter 20 - Remarkable Experiences of Olaf and Snorro—The Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse.
• Chapter 21 - Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin—Foes Discovered in the Woods—A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters.
• Chapter 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.
• Chapter 23 - Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication—The Power of Finery Displayed—Also the Power of Song and Sentiment.
• Chapter 24 - The Burning on the Fortress—A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship—Happy Reunion and Proposed Desertion.
• Chapter 25 - The First Congress and the Last Farewell.
• Chapter 26 - Changes in Brattalid—The Scots Continue to Plot and Plan.
• Chapter 27 - Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End.