LEIF ERIKSSON

by Katherine B. Shippen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 19, 1951

Another biography -- and another spelling -- of the doughty Viking, the best of the three this season. (See PP. 438, 439) Any re-construction of the story of the lives of Leif Erikkson and his father, Eric the Red, must of necessity involve some guessing and selective chronology. The author has included the story of Leif's romance with a maid of the Hebrides, and his rescue of and marriage to the lovely Gudrid, as well as a more simplified version of the circumstances surrounding Eric's banishment to Greenland. Otherwise, the outline follows the pattern of the other biographies -- Leif's boyhood under the shadow of his father's exploits; Eric's voyages; Leif's visit to the King of Norway; the journey to Vinland, the new land; and return to Greenland. The emphasis is upon action and adventure, and the dialogue is clean, clipped, forceful.

Pub Date: Sept. 19, 1951

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1951

Categories: NONFICTION