The Saga of Eric the Viking by Terry Jones

The Saga of Eric the Viking Reviews

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  Catherine Mason

  I started reading this before Terry Jones died and finished it after his death The last chapter was therefore extra moving because it was about the main character playing chess with Death This is a magical book Great fun and with beautiful illustrations by Michael Foreman Full of daring do but also kindness and love A fitting legacy for Terry Jones to have left
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  Noah Crocker

  One of my favorite early childhood books
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  Rebecca

  sets sat nav for the edge of the world
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  Jenny

  I wish I had found this when some of my grown up boys were younger so we could have read it together but that is my only sadness about this great book I was absolutely delighted by Erik and his companions as they sail in Golden Dragon seeking the land where the sun goes at night Adventure and imagination and Norse tradition all wrapped into one fun story The book is written in chapters which can stand alone as a short story but all together make the saga There are some good moral lessons addressed amid the sword play and monsters Really a great read I think it would make a great read aloud
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  Dave

  This is Terry Jones attempt at telling Viking sagas in the way that he hoped they would be full of adventure and excitement Told as in the real sagas in very episodic form this is the adventure of Erik and his crew on the Golden Dragon as they travel the world taking on deceitful trolls Dogfighters your actual dogs of war mystical mountains and go on to adventures at the edge pf the world and outwit The Old Man of The SeaThese are aimed at young teenagers but the stories are nicely told and generally great fun while retaining something of the flavour of the original sagas The only downside was that reading it on a black and kindle there was no colour in the pictures which are also delightful
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  Tzu-Mainn Chen

  One of the favored books from my childhood remembered and passed down to my daughter VIKINGS no one dies i reassured my daughter except for the chapter with the dog warriors turns out that one or two of the unnamed crew were butchered on the beach somehow she survived that trauma short episodic chapters that also form one AWESOME overarching story magic swords dragons a narwhal a chess match against death good morals subtly expressed awesome pictures get the edition with colored platesThis was a seminal book that has stayed with me and for the low price of an hour it can be yours as well
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  Paula

  This is one of my very favorite read alouds with children The first time I read it I shared it with my own 3 young boys when they were still at that magical age of childhood bedtime stories the years just beyond age 5 Their minds imaginations and eyes were full of wonder as each new chapter adventure unfolded was anticipated with pleas to read than one chapter a night
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  Jessica Pesic

  Being Scandinavian and having an intense passion for vikings when I was little my mother bought this book for me when I was learning how to read At that age it seemed monstrous to me almost like a text book but it was filled with beautiful illustrations so I didn't mind This book will always be special to because it was my mother and me book She used to read it to me all the time until I learnt how to read at which point I read it to myself over and over again
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  Jessica

  My 5 year old loved this book than any book we've ever read to him Some of the pictures were scary but he just ate up all of the different stories and adventures Erik had strongly recommend to anyone who has a kid who might like to hear about some viking adventures We are seriously thinking of buying it for our home library
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  Beth Rimell

  This was really useful to use during our Topic of the Vikings we used it to create our own viking saga inspired by these stories and following a similar structure Also as they are uite short sagas they are easy to dip in and out of