Vinland the Good
ISBN 1-889439-11-8 | | |
Vinland the Good is a description of
Greenlanders' Saga and Saga of Erik the Red. The term has been used as the title of two works of fiction by British authors.[1][2][3]
- Vinland the Good was used as the title of a film script by British author ISBN 1-8894-39-11-8). In his preface to the script, Shute says “I put a very little of [the story] into a novel which was published in 1939” – this was An Old Captivity, actually first published in 1940.[4]
- Vinland the Good is also the title of a 1967 juvenile historical novel by Leif Ericson is the main character, but several of his relatives are also important characters.[5]
References
- ^ "Vinland the Good". mnh.si.edu/vikings. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- JSTOR 40914945.
- ^ "Vinland the Good". The Viking Network. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Glenn Larum. "Vinland the Good". Nevil Shute Norway. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Vinland the Good by Henry Treece, with illustrations by William Stobbs". childrensbookshop.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
Related reading
- Blindheim, John Tindale (1970) Vinland the Good, The Saga of Leif Eriksson and the Viking Discovery of America (Oslo: Johan Grundt Tanum Forlag)
External links
- Vinland the Good at Faded Page (Canada)
- The Saga of Erik the Red translated by J. Sephton from the original Eiríks saga rauða (1880)