| The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow Contributor(s): French, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604595221 ISBN-13: 9781604595222 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This turn-of-the-century novel by Allen French is in the style and tradition of the great Icelandic sagas and is set in the time just after Iceland had become Christian. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Ancient Civilizations - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Scandinavian - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Home Schooling |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rolf is the son of Hiarandi the Unlucky. Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unforgivable thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, challenging the accepted custom that place lucrative salvage at a higher value than the saving of life. However, the life that is saved that night causes his own death and the unjust outlawing of his son Rolf. This tale exemplifies the effect of Christ's teachings upon the Icelandic people during their heroic age. The book is set in Iceland in the days when Christianity has come to the island though the old customs still linger. |