World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

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Authors: Eva March Tappan In Year : 1914

Book Language: English

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The humiliating entry of Sonnavater and Knut into Stockholm, by C. G. Hellquist, (Swedish artist, 1851-1890), painting frontispiece
Norway Part I: Stories from Scandinavian mythology: Historical note
The wolf Fenris, from the Younger Edda
The horse Sleipnir, from the Younger Edda
Thor fishes for the Midgard Serpent, from the Younger Edda
Thor among the giants, from the Younger Edda
The death of Balder, from the Younger Edda
Proverbs from the Eddas
Boinnis Glacier and river, photograph p. 28
Norway Part II: Tales of the sea-rovers: Historical note
The discoverer of the North Cape (about 890), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The story of Hakon the Good (934-961), from the Heimskringla
Stories of Olaf Tryggvason (king of Norway from 996 to 1000)
Iron-Beard, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Stories of Olaf the Saint (1015-1030)
The ancient church of Göl, photograph p. 76
King Magnus, who was reformed by a poem (reigned from 1035-1047), by Hjalmar H. Boyesen
How King Harald Hard-Ruler gave his treasure for his life (1049), by Hjalmar H. Boyesen
How King Sigurd smoked out the pirates (1107), from the Heimskringla
Birchlegs carrying King Hakon, by Knut Bergslien (Norwegian painter, born 1827), painting p. 88
Norway Part III: Life in the Far North: Historical note
Finn blood (nineteenth century), by Jonas Lie
A home in the North, photograph p. 92
The Naerodal and Jordalsnut, photograph p. 100
How the Laplanders live, by A. F. Mockler-Ferryman
Market day in the Far North, photograph p. 106
The music of Ole Bull, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Sweden Part I: Stories of Viking life and adventure: Historical note
The hall of the early chiefs, by Henry Morley
How the Swedes elected their king, by Neander N. Cronholm
How the Swedes learned of Christianity (850), by S. Baring-Gould
How Ragnar Lodbrog won a wife and a nickname, by Saxo Grammaticus
The defeat of the Jomsburg Vikings (983), by Neander N. Cronholm
Sigrid the Haughty (about 988-1000)
Sweden Part II: Tales from Swedish history: Historical note
The blood-bath of Stockholm (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr.
Gustavus Vasa, the saviour of Sweden (1520), by William Widgery Thomas, Jr.
The marriage of Gustavus Vasa (1523), by Wilhelm Jensen
Gustavus Adolphus at Lützen (1632), by Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller
The battle-song of Gustavus Adolphus, by Michael Altenburg
The crossing of the Little Belt (1658), by Z. Topelius
How the ''Madman of the North'' defended himself at Bender (1713), by François Marie Arouet Voltaire
Bringing home the body of Charles XII, by Gustav Olaf Cederström (Swedish painter, 1845), painting p. 208
The Nobel Prize, by Vance Thompson
Denmark Part I: Tales of the Dark Ages: Historical note
The ghost of Hamlet's father, by William Shakespeare
The play scene in ''Hamlet'', by Daniel Maclise (Irish painter, 1806-1870), painting p. 234
The slaying of the monster Grendel, retold by Florence Holbrook (from ''Beowulf'', an ancient epic poem of Denmark)
How King Rorik regained the tribute, by Saxo Grammaticus
The speaking of Prince Uffe the Speechless, by Saxo Grammaticus
The letter of King Canute (1027)
Waldemar Atterdag and the Hansa (1361), by Helen Zimmerman
Denmark Part II: Folk-stories and legends: Historical note
King Volmer and Elsie, by John G. Whittier (after the Danish of Christian Winter)
The King of Denmark's ride, by Caroline Norton
Molboer stories
Denmark Part III: Scenes from Danish history: Historical note
The ''Madman of the North'' overcomes Copenhagen (1700), by François Marie Arouet Voltaire
King Christian (1677-1730), by Johannes Evald
Stories of Tordenskjöld the great Danish admiral (early eighteenth century)
The fall of Queen Caroline Mathilda (1772), by G. Hesekiel, from the memoirs of Baron Simolin
Hans Christian Andersen as a boy, by himself
Iceland Part I: In Saga times: Historical note
How the Sagas came to be written, by Sabine Baring-Gould
How the early Icelanders dressed, by J. Fulford Vicary
Paying visits in Saga time, by J. Fulford Vicary
How the laws were made in Saga time
Iceland Part II: Stories from the Icelandic Sagas: Historical note
The Irish in Thule (eighth century), from the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason
Glum and his man Ingolf (about 950), from ''Viga-Glum's Saga''
How Kjartan of Iceland became a Christian (about 1000), from the Laxdaeler's Saga
Thangbrand the priest (about 1000), by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
How Grettir the outlaw saved the farmhouse (early eleventh century), from the Saga of Grettir the Strong, rewritten by Sabine Baring-Gould
The burning of Njal (1014), from the Saga of Burnt Njal
How the boy Sigurd won the horse Greyfell, by William Morris
Iceland Part III: Iceland and its people: Historical note
The fire mountains of Iceland (1783), by Lord Dufferin
Climbing Mount Hekla (1854), by Pliny Miles
Waiting for the Great Geyser to spout (1874), by Bayard Taylor
How Icelandic children get their surnames, by Mrs Disney Leith
Greenland Part I: Stories from the history of Greenland: Historical note
How Eric the Red came to Greenland (983), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
How the Greenlanders got a bishop (1126), by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
The search for the lost colonies of Greenland (1579-1671), by Dr. Henry Rink
The apostle to Greenland (1721-1736), by Jacob A. Riis
A model parliament, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
Greenland Part II: Stories of life in Greenland: Historical note
Greenland customs of two centuries ago, by Hans Egede
How to build a ''woman's boat'', by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
The Eskimos and their ways, from the Cornhill magazine
The farewell of the Greenlanders, from the Cornhill magazine
What is an iceberg ?, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
Escaping from a glacier, by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes
The search for the Poles Part I: Adventures in the frozen North: Historical note
Spitzbergen, the island that belongs to no one, by Lord Dufferin
Fifteen hundred miles of floating ice (1871-1872), by Hans Hendrik
How to build a snow-hut, by Roald Amundsen
The Northwest Passage, by Sir John Everett Millais (English painter, 1829-1896), painting p. 518
Paying a call in the Northwest Passage (1906), by Roald Amundsen
The search for the Poles Part II: The North Pole: Historical note
The fate of Sir John Franklin (1849), by Elizabeth Doten
A balloon search for the North Pole (1897), by G. Firth Scott
The attack of the ice (1893), by Fridtjof Nansen
The discovery of the North Pole (1909), by Admiral Robert E. Peary
Admiral Peary in his North-Pole costume, photograph p. 546
The search for the Poles Part III: The South Pole: Historical note
In Antarctic winter quarters (1908-1909), by Sir Ernest H. Shackleton
Norway at the South Pole (1911), by Roald Amundsen
At the South Pole, photograph p. 574
The rivals in the Antarctic (1911), from Harper's Weekly
Captain Scott's last message (1912), by Robert F. Scott

This is the eighth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world's history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part VIII include excerpts from the Eddas, the life of the Vikings, the Scandinavian kings' fight for supremacy and the race towards the North and South Pole. - Summary by Sonia

Cast list for The ghost of Hamlet's father:
Bernardo: alanmapstone / Francisco: Jim Locke / Horatio: Eva Davis / Marcellus: Tomas Peter / Hamlet: Nemo / Narrator: Sonia