Leif Erikson and the Frost Giant
Author: Mark Philipson
Category: Other2
Published: 2017
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Read OnlineA summer storm blows Leif Erikson’s ship off course. The Greenland Vikings land in Trondheim. King Olaf, the first Christian monarch to rule Norway, gives Leif and his crew a choice: become Christians or die. Leif and his men get baptized. In becoming Christians, Leif and his crew have signed up for a five year service to the king. Leif is given a new ship and ordered to discover new lands. Leif journeys beyond the farthest reaches of Greenland. He discovers a land to the east. People known as the Beothuk inhabit this land. The chief of the Beothuk gets Leif to help him settle some old scores. Leif, and the crew embark on a journey in the hopes of finding precious stones. On the way, they encounter talking and walking spirits of the dead, a man crossed with a bear, and a lost city inhabited by a long dead race of super beings.