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    The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
    The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
    The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow
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    The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow

    By Allen French

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    Rolf is the son of Hiarandi the Unlucky. Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unforgivable thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, challenging the accepted custom that place lucrative salvage at a higher value than the saving of life. However, the life that is saved that night causes his own death and the unjust outlawing of his son Rolf. This tale exemplifies the effect of Christ's teachings upon the Icelandic people during their heroic age. The book is set in Iceland in the days when Christianity has come to the island though the old customs still linger.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Publishing LLC
    Release dateMar 1, 2013
    ISBN9781625585301
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      Rolf and his family are very poor and live in Iceland. When Rolf's father is slain by servants of a rival family Rolf is unfairly outlawed. He then goes on a quest in which he defeats Vemund the Pitiless, becomes a Thrall (a servant), and wins the Viking Bow.The story has some Old English language, but is easy to understand after a while. The story and plot are great.

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