Northland Heroes

A collection of heroic narratives drawn from northern saga tradition retells the adventures of Frithiof and other legendary figures alongside a clear retelling of the Beowulf cycle. It traces youthful friendship and forbidden love, royal rivalry and exile, sea voyages, skull-to-skull combats, and funerary rites, emphasizing courage, honor, loyalty, and the Viking code. The Beowulf sequence follows the hero's arrival at a besieged hall, his contests with a monstrous assailant and its avenging kin, and a final fight with a dragon aided by a loyal companion. Short illustrations and a glossary of names accompany the accessible, child-oriented prose.