Bibliograph

The Vinland sagas, the Icelandic sagas about the first documented voyages across the North Atlantic

Type

Label

The Vinland sagas, the Icelandic sagas about the first documented voyages across the North Atlantic

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxix-xliii) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Vinland sagas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

421758765

Series statement

World of the sagasPenguin classics

Sub title

the Icelandic sagas about the first documented voyages across the North Atlantic

Summary

Written down in the early 13th century, 'The Vinland Sagas' recount the Icelandic settlement of Greenland by Eirik the Red, the chance discovery by seafaring adventurers of a mysterious new land, and Eirik's son Leif the Lucky's perilous voyages to explore it

Table Of Contents

The saga of the Greenlanders -- Eirik the Red's saga

Classification