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The long ships : a saga of the Vikings age by Bengtsson, Frans G. [Bengtsson, Frans G.] is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Note: This book is in the Kobo epub format (kepub), which works best on Kobo eReaders.The book is set in thelate 10th century & follows the adventures of Orm ("serpent"),called "Red" for his hair & his temper, a native of Scania. Thestory portrays the political situation of Europe in the later VikingAge, Andalusia under Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir, Denmark under HaroldBluetooth, followed by the struggle between Eric the Victorious &Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, Ireland under Brian Boru, England underEthelred the Unready, the Battle of Maldon, all before the backdrop ofthe gradual Christianisation of Scandinavia, contrasting the pragmaticNorse pagan outlook with Islam & Christianity.
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- Author
- Bengtsson, Frans G. [Bengtsson, Frans G.]
- Publisher
- NYRB Classics;New York Review Books
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780002214537
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Rating
- 4.28 / 5 (2,554 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) (2010)
- The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) (2011)
- Die Abenteuer des Röde Orm. (6990 606). (1976)
- The long ships : a saga of the Vikings age (1977)
- Röde Orm (2012)
- The long ships : a saga of the Viking Age (2014)
- The Long Ships (New York Review Books Classics) (1972)
- Röde orm - En berättelse från okristen tid (2012)
- Die Abenteuer des Röde Orm. (1997)
- The long ships : a saga of the Vikings age (1941)
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