Eric Brighteyes by H. Rider Haggard

"Eric Brighteyes" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1891. Set in 10th-century Iceland, it follows Eric Thorgrimursson as he battles to win the hand of Gudruda the Fair against her father's opposition. His quest becomes perilous when Gudruda's half-sister Swanhild, a sorceress who desires Eric for herself, unleashes deadly intrigues and treachery. Written as an early pastiche of saga literature, this epic Viking tale blends violent conflict with Norse mysticism in a doom-laden adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925
Title Eric Brighteyes
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Brighteyes
Credits John Bickers, Dagny, Emma Dudding and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fantasy fiction
Subject Vikings -- Fiction
Subject Sisters -- Fiction
Subject Adventure stories
Subject Iceland -- Fiction
Subject Norse cults -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 2721
Release Date
Last Update May 3, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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