Customer Review: Lauraine Snelling keeps us spell bound to Blessing and the characters we have learned to love. I hope she produces yet another in this wonderful, uplifting series. My friends cannot wait for me to add each book to the church library!
Customer Review: A very synthesized telling of the Sigurd myth, seen through the lens of an Icelandic telling. There is a lot more myth to this tale than, say, some of the Eddas or the Kalevala, which incorporate much more lore. While Siguard is still the main focus of the saga, there is much more done to... more info
Customer Review: This classic, written by Norwegian immigrant and professor O.E. Rolvaag, concerns a group of Norwegians who decide to move west from Minnesota. The hardships which beset them are described in detail, from hunger, to grasshopper plagues, to, finally, madness. This book is well written, with language... more info
Customer Review: I love this book. I bought it to read the story of Hrafnkel, Frey's Gothi, which depicts Icelandic concepts of honor, dedication of an animal to a specific God, sacrifice, Thing proceedings, etc.
Customer Review: Njall's Saga is generally regarded as the greatest of the Icelandic sagas. It tells the story of feuding women who sow seeds of nearly total destruction in two families. It is a story of tragedy and heroism, of bravery and death, and above all of loss. The story follows the families of Njal and... more info
Customer Review: When I was a kid, my dad read me the most fantastic stories of the gods of the norse. I have continued to learn what I can ever since, but until now had not found a good introduction for my own children. My 7 and 13 year old girls beg for more every night, and I wonder what I am to do when I finally... more info
Customer Review: This saga is amazing! a real solid story line and not just your average viking book. Defiantly check this series out. You will be lost if you don't start from the first book though.
Customer Review: A beautiful book combining stunning photography with an in-depth historical, literary, and cultural examination of Iceland. This book manages to be heavy on both text and photographs.
Recommended for those interested in Iceland, but it is not a travel guide-type book.
Customer Review: Dragons from the Sea is an excellent sequel to Viking Warrior. Halfdan begins to fulfil his quest against Toke by joining the raids against the Franks. There are several new characters introduced and they are drawn very well. Halfdan really begins to develop as a character, and the book works on the... more info