Northland Heroes
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1905. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 136 Northland heroes / by...
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- Northland Heroes
- FLORENCE HOLBROOK
- Author of "The Hiawatha Primer" "A Book of Nature Myths" etc.
- LONDON: GEORGE G. HARRAP & CO. LTD. 2 & 3 Portsmouth St. Kingsway WC AND AT CALCUTTA AND SYDNEY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- THE STORY OF FRITHIOF
- THE STORY OF BEOWULF
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- Ingeborg the Fair . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece King Bele and his sons Burial mounds Viking ship Frithiof asking for Ingeborg Ingeborg at Balder's temple Frithiof's song Into the hall came a man unknown to any there King Ring's sleigh The boy on the shield Ingeborg given to Frithiof The departure of Beowulf The landing of Beowulf in Hrothgar's realm Beowulf presenting his gifts to Hygelac The dragon Pronouncing vocabulary of proper names
- THE STORY OF FRITHIOF
- In Hilding's Garden
- King Bele and Thorsten
- King Bele and his sons
- Burial mounds
- Framness
- Viking ship
- King Helge and Frithiof
- Frithiof asking for Ingeborg
- In the Country of King Ring
- Ingeborg at Balder's Temple
- Frithiof's Answer
- In Balder's Grove
- The Parting
- Frithiof and Angantyr
- The Return
- Balder's Funeral Pile
- On the Sea
- Frithiof's Song
- The Viking's Code
- Frithiof's Return
- King Ring and the Stranger
- INTO THE HALL CAME A MAN UNKNOWN TO ANY THERE
- The Ride on the Ice
- King Ring's Sleigh
- In the Forest
- King Ring's Death
- The New King
- The Boy on the Shield
- Frithiof at his Father's Grave
- The Reconciliation
- INGEBORG GIVEN TO FRITHIOF
- THE STORY OF BEOWULF
- The Coming of Sheaf
- The Young Beowulf
- The Harper's Story
- Beowulf and his Men
- THE DEPARTURE OF BEOWULF
- The Warder of the Shore
- THE LANDING OF BEOWULF IN HROTHGAR'S REALM
- Beowulf received by Hrothgar
- The Contest with Grendel
- The Feast of Joy
- Grendel's Mother
- The Way to the Pool
- Beowulf in the Pool
- Beowulf's Return
- Hrothgar honours Beowulf
- Beowulf and Hygelac
- BEOWULF PRESENTING HIS GIFTS TO HYGELAC
- The Dragon of the Mountain
- Beowulf goes against the Dragon
- THE DRAGON
- Wiglaf aids his King
- The Death of Beowulf
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