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Description edit
The Norseman is the first volume of the vividly-detailed historical chronicles of Halldorr, an orphan whose entire desire was to lay beside both a warm hearth and a plump wife, but fate had another thread to spin. Instead, he found himself exiled, resigned to a life of raiding, killing for... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Halldorr Olefsson: Main character
- Erik Thorvaldsson: Erik the Red, Halldorr's adopted father.
- Leif Eriksson: Add a description of this character.
- Freydis Eriksdottir: Daughter of Erik the Red. Enchantress of Halldorr.
- Olaf Tryggvason: King of Norway, former Viking raider, who was kidnapped as a child and sold for the price of a cloak
- Gytha
- Aelfheah
- Crevan
- Bjarni Herjolfsson
- Huarwar
- Thorberg Skaffhog
- Thorvald Eriksson
- Sveinn Haakonsson
- Einar Tambarskelver
- Eirik Haakonsson
- Thorstein
- Frey
- Thorgunna
- Sindri Sindrisson
- Jarl Sigurd
- Harald Fairhair
- Sigrid
- Jonah
- Herjolf
- Truls
- Wulfstan
- Auda
- Vikar
- Sif
- Brandr
- Alfred
- Jarl Haakon
- Thorkel Leira
- Sweyn Forkbeard
- Erling
- Thordis
- Fife
- King Burizlaf
- Meili
- Brokk
- Magnus
- Thor
- Skialgr
- Geira
- Odin
- Runi
- Cnute
- Aki Tree-Arm
- Tofa
- Scot
- Tormod
- Raud
- Gudrod
- Amleth
- Kvaran
- Fenris
- Earl Byrhtnoth
- Thorir
- Thyre
- Vigi
- Randulfr
- Sigvaldi
- Mjolnir Geirsson
- Loki
- Tyrkr
- Thjordhildr
- Arne
- Kenna
Setting & Locations edit
- Eystribyggo, Greenland
- Dyflin, Ireland
- Maldon, England
- Kaupangen, Norway
- Greenland
- Norway
- England
- Kaupangen
- London
- Sweden
- Charging Boar
- Iceland
- Freydis
- Eystribyggo
- Wales
- Scotland
- Brattahlid
- Denmark
- Fridr Rock
- Roskilde
- Huarwar
- Sweynsey
- Skialgr
- East Anglia
- Ireland
First Sentence edit
Fate rarely leaves time for eloquence; unless you are a Christian monk or an old man living longer than you ought.
Glossary edit
- Thing: An assembly of all free Norse men and women to adjudicate disputes.
- Eystribyggo: Eastern settlement of Greenland. The larger of two settlements established by Erik the Red around 986 A.D.
- skraeling: A catch-all term for foreigners used by Norse Vikings, especially in regard to the peoples they encountered in the new world.
- saex: A machete-like blade carried by Vikings.
- strandhogg: Most likely what the Vikings became most famous for, a strandhogg is a lightening attack to reprovision their ships. They took riches, livestock, food, women, children, etc.
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Fate: Halldorr has many plans throughout his life and must come to terms over and again that they are often not to be.
- Faith: The Vikings were followers of their old gods of Odin and Thor and their two main god dynasties until the late 10th Century when Christianity began to firmly take root. It was a time of confusion for those living as to what they would hold in their hearts as their own beliefs.
- Duty: Describe this theme.
- Friendship
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in The Norseman Chronicles. (standard series)
Followed by Paths of the Norseman (The Norseman Chronicles) .
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › History › Europe › Norway
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