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Loading... They Came on Viking Ships (2005)by Jackie French
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Summary: This is the story of a Scottish wolfhound called Snarf and his owner, Hekja. When Vikings raid Hekja’s village she and Snarf are captured by Freydis Eriksdottir, daughter of the infamous Erik the Red, the founder of the Viking Greenland colony, and half sister to Leif Erikson, usually credited with ‘discovering’ America. Hekja becomes a thrall, a slave, in Greenland, but fiery determination wins the admiration of her mistress. When Freydis leads an expedition to Vinland in what is now North America, Hekja and Snarf go with her. no reviews | add a review
As a puppy, Snarf is fortuitously rescued by a young girl called Hekja when he is badly injured. Their simple but happy lives are changed unrecognisably when their village is raided by Vikings. This work is suitable for children aged 10-14. No library descriptions found. |
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In some ways, I wish this story had been delivered as an adult novel rather than children's, because the story of Freydis Eriksdottir and her voyage could have been richer than the focus on Hekja the thrall allows. However I have no complaints and am very happy to have read it.
There are footnotes for vocab and cultural notes, which of course can be ignored, but I think the inclusion of these makes the book best suited to a YA or middle grade readership.
Very enjoyable. ( )