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Sto caricando le informazioni... Eiriksdottir: a Tale of Dreams and Luck (1994)di Joan Clark
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Freydis, daughter of the great Nordic explorer, Eirik the Red, seeks to gain fortune and independence by leading an expedition to Vinland, the first Viking settlement in North America. Eiriksdottir is a story of desire and revenge, where dreams and luck are as important as the seaworthiness of their ships. First published in 1994. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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The historical record has very little to say about Freydis, but what it does say is startling. Apparently, Freydis borrows Leif's boat and leads an expedition to Newfoundland. While there she incites a massacre of her fellow Greenlanders.
Every book, fiction or non-fiction, that I've read about Freydis portrays her as a bent, sick, perverted person. Joan Clark manages to make her human. She attributes motives to Freydis that the rest of us can understand. A proud woman with a lust for power, she sees her social position slipping away due to the decisions of the men in her family. The regrettable actions she takes in order to retain what she considers her birthright change her life forever.
The first two thirds of the book tell Freydis' story. Then comes a section that to me doesn't fit. It seems unnecessary. It ties up the loose ends of the people who remain in Newfoundland. To me the real story is about Freydis, the decisions she made and the consequences she bore. ( )