This is the most famous "Viking novel", a golden classic of the genre. A fascinating story of the incredible adventures of Red Orm - his captivity, slavery to the Caliph of Cordoba, work as a galley rower, adoption of Christianity, liberation, marriage to the daughter of King Harald and, finally, the search for treasure at the Dnieper rapids.
Franz Bengtsson (1894–1954) is one of the most famous Swedish writers of the first half of the twentieth century. The author of a number of historical works, Bengtsson is best known for his series of novels about the brave Viking Red Orme.
This adventurous novel, full of battle scenes and incredible adventures, will be of interest to anyone interested in the glorious Viking era.