H. Rider Haggard · 1890 · sea

H. Rider Haggard's 1890 Viking saga. In tenth-century Iceland the hero Eric Brighteyes wins renown and the love of Gudruda, but the sorceress Swanhild sets a doom upon him. From his home at Mosfell to a bloody exile among the vikings of Orkney and back, a tale of feud, witchcraft and Norse fate drives toward its tragic end.

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   Mosfell

   Eric's home in southern Iceland, where he wins the love of Gudruda and the deadly jealousy of Swanhild.

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   Orkney

   The northern isles where Eric passes his years of outlawry as a viking, ensnared in Swanhild's schemes.

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   Mosfell

   Iceland again, where Eric returns to claim Gudruda and meet the saga's tragic end.