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Apr 22, 2011
Rod
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it was amazing
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Swiftly moving, endlessly entertaining, and brimming with historically accurate 10th-century flavor, this recounts in Norse saga fashion the adventures of Orm Tostesson (aka "Red Orm"), beginning with his capture as a young lad by Vikings, where, initially taken as a slave, he quickly proves his mettle and is initiated into the group as one of their own, and is eventually elected chieftain. The book follows Orm as he travels far and wide, makes lifelong friendships (and a few enemies), fights ba
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This is the best book I've read in forever. Written in 1952 in Norway, it's a sprawling historical fiction that follows the plundering career of Orm "Red Orm" Tostesson, a viking raider in the year 980. Orm and his followers go a-viking through England, Ireland, and Spain in an always believable if dramatic fashion. Historically interesting, if not accurate, the most fascinating accounts are the clashes between Christian and Muslim beliefs, as well as Christian and Pagan, that could have been wr
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Jul 27, 2010
Kristina
marked it as to-read
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Oct 28, 2012
Maureen
is currently reading it
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