Ebook {Epub PDF} The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson

 · The Long Ships by Frans Gunnar Bengtsson translation: from Swedish Michael Leverson Meyer introduction: Michael Chabon published: - Röde Orm 1: Sjöfarare i västerled — - Röde Orm: Hemma och i österled — - translated and combined. — - (crappy) introduction format: page paperback acquired: October read: Nov 23 - Dec 3 rating: 4½ This is /5().  · Frans Gunnar Bengtsson’s The Long Ships resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean. Bengtsson’s hero, Red Orm—canny, courageous, and above all lucky—is only a boy when he is abducted from his Danish home by the Vikings and made to take his place at the oars Brand: New York Review Books. The Long Ships. Bengtsson, Frans G., (Michael Meyer trans.) Published by Collins, London,

Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish essayist, novelist, poet, and biographer, was born in Tossjö, near Kristianstad, as the son of the manager of an estate in Skåne. Bengtsson was the first successful practitioner of the informal essay in Sweden, a genre that he virtually introduced to the literature of his own country. The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson Limited preview - The Long Ships: A Saga of the Viking Age Frans Gunnar Bengtsson Snippet view - View all» About the author () Frans G. Bengtsson, Swedish essayist, novelist, poet, and biographer, was born in Tossjö, near Kristianstad, as the son of the manager of an estate in Skåne. The Long Ships Overview. Bengtsson's epic novel tells the story of the Viking Orm Tostesson's life, from childhood until death. It is told through third person omniscient narration. The novel takes place in the late 1st century in Europe, as Orm sails from country to country in search of wealth.

Frans Gunnar Bengtsson’s The Long Ships resurrects the fantastic world of the tenth century AD when the Vikings roamed and rampaged from the northern fastnesses of Scandinavia down to the Mediterranean. Bengtsson’s hero, Red Orm—canny, courageous, and above all lucky—is only a boy when he is abducted from his Danish home by the Vikings and made to take his place at the oars of their dragon-prowed ships. Bengtsson's work draws heavily on the biography of Charles XII by Voltaire published in , thirteen years after the king’s death. Later, Bengtsson became widely known for his Viking saga novel Röde Orm (The Long Ships), published in two parts in and Swedish author Frans G. Bengtsson () was a poet, essayist, and biographer before.