George Mackay Brown : Vinland : 1st Edition : Orkney Viking Age

Vinland

By George Mackay Brown

Published by John Murray, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardnack book in an unclipped dust jacket. 232 pages.

CONDITION
A very good clean first edition in a lovely unclipped dust jacket. No tears, marks, writing or names. Pages very clean throughout. Overall very good.

SUMMARY
The novel's protagonist is Ranald Sigmundson, an Orkneyman who journeys to Vinland as a youth, fights in the battle of Clontarf, and has other adventures. Later in life, Ranald tends his farm and warns his family and friends against becoming too involved in worldly affairs.

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