The Saga of Erik the Viking

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His own books include the classics War Boy and War Game , winners of the Kate Greenaway Award and Smarties Book Prize respectively.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).Some of the pictures were scary but he just ate up all of the different stories and adventures Erik had- strongly recommend to anyone who has a kid who might like to hear about some viking adventures. Includes an exclusive foreword from Terry Jones and newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman. Erik learns from the wise woman Freya that Fenrir the wolf has swallowed the sun, plunging the world into the age of Ragnarök. Loki steals the Horn's mouthpiece in the night, without which it cannot be sounded, and persuades Keitel to throw it in the sea.

One story memorably shows that courage and strength are not always useful if unaccompanied by wisdom, and that a leader needs the latter more than the former. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Though lightly undertaken, this quest into the unknown turns into an exacting experience for the courageous companions whose strength, skill, wit and intelligence will be tested to the extreme limits. Being Scandinavian (and having an intense passion for vikings when I was little), my mother bought this book for me when I was learning how to read.Amadeus star Tom Hulce was originally going to star as Erik, but he decided instead to pursue his stage career. The lack of violence makes it a very safe read for any child, and the continual emphasis on morality also hangs true on the framework of the book's thematic structure. Most of the chapters are complete in themselves and can be read as a series of related short stories. We had just visited an exhibition of Vikings in the British Museum, so I asked him if he would like a story about Vikings and he said yes.