The Norsemen in the West

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Contents

1. 01The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins.
2. 02Chapter Two.
3. 03Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
4. 04Chapter Three.
5. 05Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower—Voices and Legs do Good Service.
6. 06Chapter Four.
7. 07Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery.
8. 08Chapter Five.
9. 09Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Checks it—Poetical and Other Touches.
10. 10Chapter Six.
11. 11Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper and Feeling—Land Discovered, and Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive.
12. 12Chapter Seven.
13. 13Songs and Sagas—Vinland at Last!
14. 14Chapter Eight.
15. 15A Chapter of Incidents and Exploration, in which a Bear and a Whale Play Prominent Parts.
16. 16Chapter Nine.
17. 17The First Night in Vinland.
18. 18Chapter Ten.
19. 19Taking Possession of the New Home, an Event which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation.
20. 20Chapter Eleven.
21. 21Settling Down—Hake Proves that his Arms, as well as his Legs, are Good—A Wonderful Fishing Incident, which Ends in a Scene Between Freydissa and Krake.
22. 22Chapter Twelve.
23. 23Sage Converse Between Hake And Bertha—Biarne Is Outwitted—A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene.
24. 24Chapter Thirteen.
25. 25A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results.
26. 26Chapter Fourteen.
27. 27The First American Fur Traders—Strange Devices—Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries.
28. 28Chapter Fifteen.
29. 29Greenland Again—Flatface Turns up, Also Thorward, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland.
30. 30Chapter Sixteen.
31. 31Joyful Meetings and Hearty Greetings.
32. 32Chapter Seventeen.
33. 33Treats of the Friendship and Adventures of Olaf and Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents.
34. 34Chapter Eighteen.
35. 35Anxious Times—A Search Organised and Vigorously Carried Out.
36. 36Chapter Nineteen.
37. 37New Experiences—Difficulties Encountered and Overcome—Thorward and Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results.
38. 38Chapter Twenty.
39. 39Remarkable Experiences of Olaf and Snorro—The Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse.
40. 40Chapter Twenty One.
41. 41Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin—Foes Discovered in the Woods—A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters.
42. 42Chapter Twenty Two.
43. 43Hake Makes a Bold Venture, but does not Win—The Norsemen Find that There is Many a Slip ’twixt the Cup and the lip.
44. 44Chapter Twenty Three.
45. 45Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication—The Power of Finery Displayed—Also the Power of Song and Sentiment.
46. 46Chapter Twenty Four.
47. 47The Burning on the Fortress—A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship—Happy Reunion and Proposed Desertion.
48. 48Chapter Twenty Five.
49. 49The First Congress and the Last Farewell.
50. 50Chapter Twenty Six.
51. 51Changes in Brattalid—The Scots Continue to Plot and Plan.
52. 52Chapter Twenty Seven.
53. 53Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End.
54. 54The End.

About this edition

Author

R. M. Ballantyne

Language

English

Era

Modern (c. 1800–1945)

Reading level

Intermediate: some philosophy helps

Formats

EPUB, PDF

Length

328 pages

This edition

Modern Philosophers