[books 2012] Viking
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inulro56. Viking: Odinn's Child by Tim Severin
Historical fiction following the adventures of Thorgils, son of Leif Eriksson through Iceland, Greenland, Vinland and Ireland.
Pretty average, but it got better towards the end as Thorgils is no longer a child. I have the other two volumes in the series; I'm definitely going to read them, but possibly not right away.
One throw-away line alone made it worth it. I've been reading a lot about the settlement of Iceland recently, all repeating the story about how the first settler there threw his furniture overboard and vowed to settle where it washed up on shore, presenting it as a "isn't pagan superstition funny" kind of way. Thorgils suggests that this was really to see where the currents generally wash things up on the shore, to ensure having ownership of that bit of coast, and thus everything that washes up on it. Which makes a lot of sense.
September reading
Seeing as I don't know what happened to September, it's not surprising that I barely finished 6 books. 2 non-fiction. 2 from the library. I suspect I acquired more books than that.
I also figured out how I read so many more books in the first few months I was at this job, in the interminable bus journey to the gym. When I started working, I was doing that 3-4 days a week, and it is now down to 1-2. That's a lot of reading time.
Historical fiction following the adventures of Thorgils, son of Leif Eriksson through Iceland, Greenland, Vinland and Ireland.
Pretty average, but it got better towards the end as Thorgils is no longer a child. I have the other two volumes in the series; I'm definitely going to read them, but possibly not right away.
One throw-away line alone made it worth it. I've been reading a lot about the settlement of Iceland recently, all repeating the story about how the first settler there threw his furniture overboard and vowed to settle where it washed up on shore, presenting it as a "isn't pagan superstition funny" kind of way. Thorgils suggests that this was really to see where the currents generally wash things up on the shore, to ensure having ownership of that bit of coast, and thus everything that washes up on it. Which makes a lot of sense.
September reading
Seeing as I don't know what happened to September, it's not surprising that I barely finished 6 books. 2 non-fiction. 2 from the library. I suspect I acquired more books than that.
I also figured out how I read so many more books in the first few months I was at this job, in the interminable bus journey to the gym. When I started working, I was doing that 3-4 days a week, and it is now down to 1-2. That's a lot of reading time.
