The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow

by Allen French

Overview

The Soursop family live on the western coast of newly Christian Iceland. Rolf, the son, is everything his father Hiarandi could hope for. Very good with the bow and arrow he is also thoughtful, loyal and strong.

One night during a storm Rolf's mother convinces her husband to go against common practice and light a fire to help a ship struggling off the coast. In a time when the community lived off the plunder of wrecked ships this is not appreciated and begins a series of misfortunes for the family that end with Hiarandi murdered and Rolf a thrall.

Can Rolf return home and clear his father's name?

This edition is presented complete and unabridged, with all the original illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781922634528
Publisher:	Living Book Press
Publication date:	03/29/2021
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Allen French was born on November 28, 1870, in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1894 and for several years, beginning in 1908, taught English at his alma mater. His first interest, however, was history, and his contributions to historical writing are many and varied. Of special interest to readers of his Story of Grettir the Strong are his books Rolf and the Viking Bow, and Heroes of Iceland, an adaptation of Njal's Saga. Also of particular interest to young readers are his Sir Marrok: A Tale of the Days of King Arthur, The Red Keep: A Story of Burgundy in the Year 1165, and The Lost Baron: A Story of England in the Year 1200.