A Viking Voyage

Download or read book A Viking Voyage written by W. Hodding Carter and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinated since childhood with Leif Eriksson’s triumphant sailing voyage a thousand years ago from Greenland to North America, Hodding Carter could not shake his admittedly crazy idea of reenacting Eriksson’s epic journey in a precise replica of the precarious Viking cargo ship known as a knarr. This extraordinary book is the account of how he pulled it off. By turns thrilling and slapstick, sublime and outrageous, A Viking Voyage is an unforgettable adventure story that will take you to the heart of some of the most magnificent, unspoiled territory on earth, and even deeper, to the heart of a journey like no other. A celebration of the people and places Carter visits and a treasure-trove of fascinating Viking lore, here is an unforgettable story of friendship and teamwork–and the thrill of accomplishing a goal that once seemed impossible.

Download or read book Voyage with the Vikings written by Paul McCusker and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 1 million sold in series! While visiting Mr. Whittaker at Whit’s Soda Shoppe, Beth and Patrick find a mysterious letter in the Imagination Station requesting a Viking sunstone. The letter is old and says that someone named Albert will be imprisoned if the sunstone isn’t found. Mr. Whittaker sends cousins Patrick and Beth to Greenland circa 1000. On their quest for the sunstone, the cousins meet Vikings Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson—and find the sunstone as they join Leif on his first voyage to North America. But the adventure is just beginning, for when they return to Mr. Whittaker’s workshop with the sunstone, there is another note waiting for them, requesting a silver goblet. Join Patrick and Beth as they continue their travel to various lands and time in the Imagination Station book series.

Download or read book An Illustrated Viking Voyage written by W. Hodding Carter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, journalist and history buff W. Hodding Carter, along with a band of amateur sailers, set out to retrace Leif Eriksson's journey to North America. They sailed in a handmade ship modeled after a traditional Viking "knarr." It was the first voyage by Westerners to precisely follow the Vikings' route in nearly 1000 years. The chronicle of this voyage is told in this book, through photographs and colorful running text.

Download or read book The Voyage of Freydis (The Vinland Viking Saga, Book 1) written by Tamara Goranson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vinland Viking Saga: Book 1 History set her fate in stone...

Download or read book The Far Traveler written by Nancy Marie Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brown's enthusiasm is infectious as she re-teaches us our history."--The Boston Globe Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for three years, giving birth to a baby before sailing home. Or so the Icelandic sagas say. Even after archaeologists found a Viking longhouse in Newfoundland, no one believed that the details of Gudrid's story were true. Then, in 2001, a team of scientists discovered what may have been this pioneering woman's last house, buried under a hay field in Iceland, just where the sagas suggested it could be. Joining scientists experimenting with cutting-edge technology and the latest archaeological techniques, and tracing Gudrid's steps on land and in the sagas, Nancy Marie Brown reconstructs a life that spanned--and expanded--the bounds of the then-known world. She also sheds new light on the society that gave rise to a woman even more extraordinary than legend has painted her and illuminates the reasons for its collapse. "Brown rightly leaves scholarly work to scholars. Instead, her account presents an enthusiastic appreciation of her education in how fieldwork and literature offer insights into the past."--The Seattle Times "[Brown has] a lovely ear for storytelling."--Los Angeles Times Book Review NANCY MARIE BROWN is the author of A Good Horse Has No Color and Mendel in the Kitchen. She lives in Vermont with her husband, the writer Charles Fergus.

Download or read book A Viking Voyage written by Raff Stuart and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Viking Voyage Introduction In this the second book in the chronicles of Adam Black, Adam is with his mates in the Army Cadets down in Northumberland when he is chased by a gang of local boys and in escaping from them finds himself transported back to the age of the Vikings. He is carried off on a great adventure with battles, attacks by pirates, storms, wolves and shipwrecks all being part of the fun. As in the previous adventure he makes a good many friends including a girlfriend and is given a dire warning from a monk from the 41st Century. Other Books in the series: Book 1 A Roman Odyssey Book 3 A Nazi Nightmare Book 4 A Voyage to Victory

Download or read book Voyage of a Viking written by Orrin Woodward and published by . This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An inspiring journey into the depths of the human experience, the power of small acts of kindness and the resiliency of mankind's spirit. For every little boy or girl classified as hopeless; for every discouraged parent; for every entrepreneur losing their passion; this true story is ready to restore faith. Voyage of a Viking is a treasure to nurture the soul, rekindle lost strength and be passed along for generations to come. With his customary warmth, humor and kind demeanor, Tim Marks peels back the often painful layers of his life with hope of making a difference in yours"--Publisher's description.