Books with title Viking Tales:

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

"Viking Tales" By: Jennie Hall. Four delightful stories that will take you and your child back in time to the days of hero kings and newly discovered lands Enjoy these exciting and educational stories of our folk written lovingly by a scholar whos hope it was to share a wider knowledge of the Vikings and their customs with young people. You will learn how Vikings came in to their adulthood, how they spoke to their Gods, and how they passed down their beliefs to their youth. This book is a real find. Enjoy AsaFolk!

Excerpt from Viking TalesThey stood about for hours and lis tened. They shouted applause. When the skald was tired, some other man would come up from the crowd and sing or tell a story. As the skald stepped down from his high position, some rich man would rush up to him and say.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Jennie Hall was one of the few authors that wrote about the world’s most significant historic events and achievements in such a lively, entertaining and overall delightful manner, that children can’t help but be fascinated with her words. Through works such as Buried Cities, Four Old Greeks or The Story of Chicago, the author managed to touch the minds and hearts of many young and aspiring history scholars throughout the generations that followed, her books remaining as timeless as ever, even today.Viking Tales is a book that faithfully follows what its name represents. Telling tales of one of Europe’s least understood civilizations, it paints a vivid and colorful picture of Vikings, their daily chores and activities, as well as their dreams, aspirations and achievements, without ignoring the facts. The author manages to accurately fold all the historical facts about Vikings into a series of entertaining stories that your little one won’t be able to even glance away from. The book is particularly interesting in its portrayal of the Golden Age of Vikings, a period when the seafaring Germanic raiders and traders from the North managed to expand as far south as the Kingdom of Nekor and as far east as Constantinople.One of the most exciting things about Viking Tales is that the book is divided into short, beautifully written illustrated stories about Vikings and their various legends, beliefs and the interests they held at times when they were a thriving European people. The stories feature examples of what it was like to live as a Viking, genuine representations of their culture and religion, and entertaining adventures that children will adore.Whether your little ones know anything about history or not, these stories will enchant them and them into a realistic world of old, where they have the chance to not only read about real Vikings in action, but learn all about their unique culture and understanding.

PART I IN NORWAY The Baby The Tooth Thrall Olaf's Farm Olaf's Fight With Havard Foes'-fear Harald is King Harald's Battle Gyda's Saucy Message The Sea Fight King Harald's Wedding King Harald Goes West-Over-Seas PART II WEST-OVER-SEAS Homes in Iceland Eric the Red Leif and His New Land Wineland the Good Iceland is a little country far north in the cold sea. Men found it and went there to live more than a thousand years ago. During the warm season they used to fish and make fish-oil and hunt sea-birds and gather feathers and tend their sheep and make hay. But the winters were long and dark and cold. Men and women and children stayed in the house and carded and spun and wove and knit. A whole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. That fire gave the only light. Shadows flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams in the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people were on a long narrow bench that they had pulled up to the light and warmth. Everybody's hands were busy with wool. The work left their minds free to think and their lips to talk. What was there to talk about?

ICELAND is a little country far north in the cold sea. Men found it and went there to live more than a thousand years ago. During the ,varm season they used to fish and make fish-oil and hunt sea-birds and gath~r feathers and tend their sheep and ID{lke hay. But the 'winters vere long and dark and cold. Men and' women and children stayed in the house and carded and spun and wove and knit. 'A vhole family sat for hours around the fire in the middle of the room. Tha t fire gave the only light. Shadovs flitted in the dark corners. Smoke curled along the high beams in the ceiling. The children sat on the dirt floor close by the fire. The grown people were on a lo~g narrow bench that they had pulled up to the light and warmth .. Everybody's hands were busv with wool. The work left their minds free to think and their lips to talk. What vas there to talk about? The summer's fishing, the killing of a fox, a voyage to Norway. But 9Table of Contents A List of the Illustrations; Wlzat tile Sagas Were ; PART I; IN NORTtVAY; The Baby; The Tooth-thrall ; Olaf's Farm ; Olaf's Fight with Havard; Foes' -fear ; Harald is K;ing; Harald's Battle; Gyda's Saucy 1fessagc; The Sea Fight ; King Harald's Vedding; King Harald Goes West-aver-Seas; PART II -; 117EST-OVER-SEAS; Homes in Iceland ; Eric the Red ; Leif and His New Land ; Wineland the Good ; Descriptive Notes; Suggestions to Teachers; A Reading Lt'st ; A Pronouncing IndexAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately

Skald's at one time were the one that passed down the ancient stories among the Viking clans, trusting these famed story tellers to pass down the wisdom of past generations down to young and old alike. Within these pages are some of those stories told by the Icelandic skald's. Stories of their ancient heroes and the eventual journey west which brought them to their new volcanic and cold homes of Iceland.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. For those wanting an interesting peek into the lifestyle of the vikings and an insight into their mindset, this will be a worthwhile read. Find out how slaves (or thralls) were used and treated by the privileged of society. Get a glimpse into the clothing worn and foods eaten. Most importantly, this text will help explain the worldview of these mysterious people. They worshiped strange gods, and felt their life after death would be humiliating if they didn't die courageously in battle. To die any other way would've been shameful. The sense of extreme entitlement struck me strongly as I read, seeing these men take what they wanted, whenever they felt the need, killing persons standing in their way. You'll gain insight into some more famous men and vikings from history and lore: Harald, King of Norway, as well as Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky. Stories are told in a straight-forward manner with little building of tension or drama. Includes vintage illustration!

"Jennie Hall has captured the true spirit of the ancient age of the Viking. We follow Herald from just after his birth, through many Viking adventures and his eventual crowning as King of Norway. We also go exploring ever westward with other Vikings eager to get away from their crowded homeland and partake in great adventures and claim vast fortunes."

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.