Eiriksdottir: a Tale of Dreams and Luck

by Joan Clark

Book Overview

A combination of fact, fiction, and fantasy, Eiriksdottir is the story of Norsemen who, 1,000 years ago, crossed the treacherous seas to Vinland, a land that became both mythical and real. Their final... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140249508
• ISBN13: 9780140249507
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada, Limited
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.9" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

A feminist explorer

Extremely well-written, using vocabulary evoking the period, the author takes an event with little historical documentation and creates a story that is both plausible and a little fantastic. There is a good feeling for daily life, the difficulty of living with the elements, climate and struggle to survive. Characters are well developed if not entirely believable. I found the ending quite good, bringing all the pieces to their possible historical end.

A fantastic tale of an age near lost in the mists of time...

This book is very involving. It details the third expedition to Vinland (Newfoundland- north America ot the Geographically challenged) by Freydis Eiriksdottir, bastard child of Erik the Red, and half-sister to Leif Eriksson. It's a fantastic tale, showing how women lived some 11 centuries ago, a detailed examination of events leading to a disasterous, bloody climax. (the plot. NOt the book. The book is great) Buy it!!!