Project Gutenberg 2005-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 107 Leighton, Robert 1859 1934 Olaf the Glorious: A Story of the Viking Age Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Martin Robb "Olaf the Glorious: A Story of the Viking Age" by Robert Leighton is a historical narrative likely written during the late 19th century. The story centers on real-life King Olaf Triggvison of Norway, tracing his journey from a slave in Esthonia, through his adventures as a Viking, his conversion to Christianity, and his eventual return to Norway. The book blends historical events with personal anecdotes from Olaf's life, immersing readers in the challenges and battles faced by this iconic figure of the Viking Age. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Olaf’s world and sets the stage for his remarkable life story. The reader is first introduced to Sigurd Erikson, a nobleman who encounters a gifted boy, Olaf, performing knife tricks at a port in Esthonia. Through this interaction, we learn that Olaf is actually the son of King Triggvi. The chapter also outlines Olaf's backstory of tragedy and hardship, revealing his mother's flight and the danger posed by those who murdered his father, King Triggvi. As Olaf wrestles with his identity and circumstances of slavery, the groundwork is laid for his growing ambitions and the conflict with the Viking Klerkon, which foreshadows a violent confrontation that will serve as a pivotal moment in his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Vikings -- Juvenile fiction Olav I Trygveson, King of Norway, 968-1000 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Historical Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Fiction 520574 519789 2024-10-04T10:48:26.417069 2023-10-04T09:41:16.632568 text/html text/html 514697 2012-08-15T20:24:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 181441 2012-08-16T09:40:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 268466 2024-10-04T10:48:35.274563 application/epub+zip 275893 2024-10-04T10:48:29.795175 application/epub+zip 255170 2024-10-04T10:48:28.550044 application/epub+zip 512218 2024-10-04T10:48:39.577476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487368 2024-10-04T10:48:34.509499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422020 2022-09-05T04:10:53.186508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507018 507012 2024-10-04T10:48:25.601032 2023-10-04T09:41:15.971597 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 506784 2012-08-15T20:24:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186864 2012-08-16T09:40:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19835 2024-10-04T10:48:39.701465 application/rdf+xml 15570 2024-10-04T10:48:29.105022 image/jpeg 3696 2024-10-04T10:48:28.827017 image/jpeg 260466 2024-10-04T10:48:26.465045 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog