Retold from the Icelandic sagas for young readers, these linked stories begin with a baby on a Norwegian farm and the rise of Harald, who vows to make himself king of all Norway. The second part goes west over the seas, to the settling of Iceland, to Eric the Red in Greenland, and to his son Leif’s voyage to Wineland the Good.
A vivid first meeting with the Vikings for children, first published in 1902 and still a fine read-aloud. Download the free EPUB.