THE VINLAND CHAMPIONS - A story of the First Viking Settlement in North America. E-book. Formato PDF Ottilie Liljencrantz   -  Abela Publishing, 2021  - 

It happened first in the history of the New World lands that the Northman Biorn Herjulfsson saw them when he had lost his way in journeying to Greenland. But he lacked the adventuresomeness to go ashore and explore them. Then Leif the Lucky, son of Eric the Red of Greenland, heard of the omission and set out to remedy it. He rediscovered the lands and went upon them and named them, after which he built booths at a place he called Vinland and passed a winter there. Next, Leif's brother Thorwald Ericsson came over the ocean; but his luck was less for he was shipwrecked on one cape and killed on another, and his men returned disheartened. He was followed by the third brother, Thorstein; but this expedition had no success whatever for they spent a whole summer in wandering in a circle that landed them finally upon the west coast of Greenland itself. And here Thorstein died of a plague, leaving his young wife Gudrid to return to the hospitality of Leif at Brattahlid. The explorer who came next and who did the most was Thorfinn Karlsefne of Iceland. While he was visiting at Brattahlid he married Gudrid, the widow of Thorstein, and she—together with others—talked to him so much about the new lands that he resolved upon settling them. In the spring of 1007AD he set out from Greenland with three ships heavily laden and came to Vinland and wakened the sleeping camp to new life. This story begins on an autumn day in the second year of Karlsefne's settlement, and on board the little ship called the Wind-Raven which he had sent out at the beginning of summer to explore the eastern coast. 10% of the profit from this book will be donated to charities. ====================== Keywords/Tags: Leif Ericsson, Viking, action, adventure, explore, sail, ships. Vinland, Newfoundland, Greenland, Brattahlid, Thorfinn Karlsefne, Gudrid, Brood, Wind-Raven, Alrek, Viking Camps, Skraelling, Native American, American Indian, Cape of the Crosses, Sword-Bearer, Storm-Giant, bluster, Strange Find, Keel Cape, Lawman, Champions, Hall Of The Vinland Champions, Huntsman, Chase Vinland Elk, Trade, Mysterious End, Flee, Disgrace, Chief, Huntsman's Prey, Fire, Runs-On-The-Waves, Empty Hands, Power, Break, Thread, Huntsman's Net, Grim Bargain, Men Of The Forest, Bagged, Game , Face Death,

THE THRALL OF LEIF THE LUCKY - A Story of Viking Days. E-book. Formato PDF Ottilie Liljencrantz   -  Abela Publishing, 2020  - 

Leif Ericsson, also known as “LEIF THE LUCKY”, was the second son of Erik the Red and certainly displayed the Viking spirit of action, adventure and exploration. As a young man Leif Ericsson visited Norway, where he converted to Christianity. He was charged with returning to Greenland to convert the populace, but instead sailed further west and is believed to have landed somewhere in Nova Scotia. He spent a year in North America before returning home to Greenland, where he served as governor. THE Anglo-Saxon race was in its boyhood in the days when the Vikings lived. For every heroic vice, the Vikings laid upon the opposite scale an heroic virtue. They plundered and robbed, but where they raided, they traded, as most men did in the times when “Might made Right.” Yet the heaven-sent instinct of hospitality was in the marrow of their bones. No beggar went from their doors without alms; no traveller asked in vain for shelter. As cunningly false as they were to their foes, just so superbly true were they to their friends. Above all, they were a race of conquerors, whose knee bent only to its proved superior. Their allegiance was not given to the man who was king-born, but to the man who showed himself their leader in courage and their master in skill. The film The Viking (1928) was based on this novel, which has, to some extent, been based on Viking history. 10% of the publisher’s profit from the sale of this book will be donated to Charities. -------------------- KEYWORDS/TAGS: Thrall, Leif the Lucky, Leif Erikson, Viking, Norse, Saga, trade, raid, might made right, hospitality, marrow, bones, Erik the Red, Action, Adventure, exploration, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, runes, runic, Nova Scotia, Vinland, Wolves, lambs, maid, silver helmet, gallant, outlaw, viking lair, shield-maiden, song, smiting steel, king, guardsman, cross-bearer, chieftain, royal blood, Alfred the great, scar, domain, cross, wolf-pack, leash, courtier, king, wooing, Helga, witchs den, tales, unknown west, alwins bane, shadow, sword, familiar blade, strange, sheath, love, mightier, fated, battle, strong, over the sea, A-Viking, Christianity -------------------- OTTILIE A. LILJENCRANTZ (January 1876 – October 1910) was an American writer of Norse-themed historical novels. Books by Liljencrantz included The Scrape That Jack Built (1897, a children's book), The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days (1902, a novel about Leif Erikson), The Ward of King Canute (1903), The Vinland Champions (1904), Randvar the Songsmith: A Tale of Norumbega (1906, a novel with a werewolf theme), and A Viking's Love and Other Tales of the North (1911, a collection of short stories published posthumously). Troy Kinney and Margaret West Kinney illustrated three of Liljencrantz's books.