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The Vinland Sagas

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Description for The Vinland Sagas paperback. 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. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DQ; FQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.



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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140447767
SKU
9780140447767
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

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