The Long Ships
Author: Frans G. Bengtsson
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 Denm….Read More
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