The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow

Living History Library

By: Allen French

Narrated by: John Lee

Rolf, son of Hiarandi the Unlucky, is a character who exemplifies the effect of Christ's teachings upon the Icelandic people during their heroic age. The book is set in Iceland in the days when Christianity has come to the island though the old customs still linger. Hiarandi, at the urging of his wife, does an unprecedented thing: he lights a signal fire on a dangerous point of his land, thereby challenging the accepted custom which places lucrative salvage at higher value than the saving of life. However, the life that is saved that night causes his own death and the unjust outlawing of his son Rolf. Rolf's response to this injustice creates a suspenseful, thought-provoking tale difficult to put down.

Public Domain (P)2015 Bethlehem Books

Great living book!

Used it for our Viking studies and it was great!! Loved it will get his others books

Excellent read!

Great book to listen to or read EXCEPT the last chapter is omitted!! Why kindle did it get left out? Disappointed!

Great light read!

Entertaining the whole way through! I was hoping for more in the series; then I realized the author was from the 1800's!

Love this story

My kids were engaged the whole story. The only problem was the last 2 minutes of Chapter 28 is cut off. And the ending of the book is too! Chapter 30 at the conclusion of the story is cut off! I had to find the book on Project Gutenberg to read the ending

A great book!

One of my favorite childhood books. The story is excellent; the narration somewhat halting though.