The Norsemen in the West, Or, America Before Columbus
by R. M. Ballantyne Author
(From Amazon): In this tale of adventure and evangelism, R. M. Ballantyne transforms into engaging historical fiction the well-known facts of the Icelandic Saga--stories of exploration and adventure, blessed marriage, alternating turmoil and peace with indigenous people--all sprinkled with delightful and humorous stories of day-to-day life surrounding the first European groundbreaking in America. The Norsemen in the West, or America Before Columbus carries the reader back in time nearly a thousand years, to the days of Leif Ericsson and the early settlements of the seafaring Norsemen. Journey from the shores of Greenland to earliest-recorded America, a plentiful land of lush forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and abundant fish and game. As America is introduced to its newest settlers, those settlers are being introduced to the Truth found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of the most important decisions made by the leaders of the settlement are influenced by this Truth as it begins to take root in their hearts. Accordingly, The Norsemen in the West offers the best elements of a frontier story: adventure, battle, peace, and redemption.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781934554265
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 25
- Pages
- 392
- Publisher
- Vision Forum, Inc.
- Copyright
- 2007
Chapters
- 1 The Curtain Rises and the Play Begins
- 2 Strong Emotions are Succeeded by Supper, and Followed by Discussions on Discovery, which End in a Wild Alarm!
- 3 Dark War-Clouds Lower, but Clear away without a Shower - Voices and Legs do Good Services
- 4 Important Events Transpire, which end in a Voyage of Discovery
- 5 Freydissa Shows Her Temper and a Whale Check it - Poetical and Other Touches
- 6 Changes in Wind and Weather Produce Changes in Temper & Feeling - Land Discovered, & Freydissa Becomes Inquisitive
- 7 Songs & Sagas, Vinland at Last!
- 8 A Chapter of Incidents & Explorations, in which is Celebrated by an Explosion and a Reconciliation
- 9 Settling Down - Hake Proves that his Arms, as well as his Legs, are Good - A wonderful Fishing Incidence, which Ends in a Scene Between Freydissa & Krake
- 10 Sage Converse Between Hake & Bertha - Biarne Is Outwitted - A Monster is Slain, and Savages Appear on the Scene
- 11 A Great but Comparatively Bloodless Fight, Which Ends Peculiarly, and with Singular Results
- 12 The First American Fur Traders - Strange Devices - Anxious Times and Pleasant Discoveries
- 13 Greenland Again - Flatface Turns up, Also Thorwald, who Becomes Eloquent and Secures Recruits for Vinland
- 14 Joyful Meetings & Hearty Greetings
- 15 Treats of the Friendship & Adventures of Olaf & Snorro, and of Sundry Surprising Incidents
- 16 Anxious Times - A Search Organised & Vigorously Carried Out
- 17 New Experiences - Difficulties Encountered & Overcome - Thorwald & Tyrker Make a Joint Effort, with Humbling Results
- 18 Remarkable Experiences of Olaf & Snorro - the Former Suffers the Pangs of Remorse
- 19 Reinforcements Sent off to Karlsefin - Foes Discovered in the Woods - A Night Attack, and other Warlike Matters
- 20 Hake Makes a Bold Venture, but does not Win - The Norsemen Find that There is Many a Slip 'twixt the Cup and the Lip
- 21 Difficulties Regarding Intercommunication - The Power of Finery Displayed - Also the Power of Song & Sentiment
- 22 The Burning on the Fortress - A Threatened Fight Ends in a Feast, Which Leads to Friendship - Happy Reunion & Proposed Desertion
- 23 The First Congress and the Last Farewell
- 24 Changes in Brattalid - The Scots Continue to Plot & Plan
- 25 Disappointment Terminates in Unlooked-for Success, and the Saga Comes to an End
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